What is the postal code of Opfikon?

Opfikon has 2 postal codes: 8052, 8152.

What is the tax rate in Opfikon?

The municipal tax multiplier of Opfikon is 94% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Opfikon?

A single person without children pays about 10'665 CHF income tax in Opfikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 28 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Opfikon have?

Opfikon has 21'462 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Opfikon?

Opfikon has 9'928 foreign residents, a share of 46.26% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Bülach

Opfikon

8052–8152

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

10'275 47.9%

Men

11'187 52.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

4'375 20.4%

Swiss citizens

11'534 53.7%

Foreign residents

9'928 46.3%

Population density

3'839 pop./km²

0–19 · 4'375 · 20.4%20–64 · 14'512 · 67.6%65+ · 2'575 · 12.0%

Foreign residents 46.3%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −92 (−0.4%) · 229 births · 103 deaths · net migration −226

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Opfikon

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 23.4% Yes

24.9% YesNo 75.1%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 31.1% Yes

33.8% YesNo 66.2%

27.09.2026Patientinnen- und Patientengesetz und Gesundheitsgesetz (Änderung vom 30. März 2026; Gegenvorschlag zur Volksinitiative «Selbstbestimmung am Lebensende auch in Alters- und Pflegeheimen»)Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 68.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 65.0% Yes

64.7% YesNo 35.3%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 34.7% Yes

39.1% YesNo 60.9%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 57.1% Yes

53.0% YesNo 47.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 50.2% Yes

46.1% YesNo 54.0%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 60.7% Yes

63.5% YesNo 36.5%

14.06.2026C. Stichfrage: Welche der beiden Vorlagen soll in Kraft treten, falls sowohl die kantonale Volksinitiative als auch der Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates angenommen werden?Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 41.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 36.1% Yes

43.2% YesNo 56.8%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 57.9% Yes

54.4% YesNo 45.6%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 37.6% Yes

46.6% YesNo 53.4%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP32.5% · strongest party

SVP32.5%

SP19.7%

GLP12.5%

FDP12.1%

Mitte8.6%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier94%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

94%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 31 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

10'665 CHF(10.7%)

Rank 28 of 160 in the canton · 91 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 11'375 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Zumikon 9'577 CHF · most expensive Bachs 12'273 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:10'665 CHF(~10.7%)

OpfikonCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Opfikon	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.7%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	5.8%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	6.9%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	8.9%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	9.6%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	10.7%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	11.6%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.3%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	13.8%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	14.5%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	16.2%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	17.8%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	19.2%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	20.5%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	21.6%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	22.6%	20.7–25.3%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'097 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

481 m

Mean elevation

439 m

Relief

64 m

Mean slope

2.8°

Flat share

85.4%

South-facing

4.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 64 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

68.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

98 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

15'300

Per inhabitant

3'205 kWh/yr

69 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

23.04 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.35 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.66 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.8 Rp./kWh

23.04 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 24.63 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Energie Opfikon AG

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300583 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Opfikon →Canton Zurich →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Zurich. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Zurich (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.13 %

Second homes

6.3 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

10'213

Built before 19462.8%

Built since 200138.9%

0.13 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

26'825

Workplaces

1'662

Services share

87.2 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 7 (0.0%) · Secondary 3'426 (12.8%) · Tertiary 23'392 (87.2%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

95 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 35 min · Car 22 min

AgglomerationPT 35 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 150/160 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number66

Websiteopfikon.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Bülach

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Opfikon ranks

Largest municipalities21'462 #11 ZH · #51 CH Growing municipalities-0.4% #144 ZH · #1621 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.4% #17 ZH · #487 CH Jobs per resident1.25 #2 ZH · #51 CH Families & children20.4% #89 ZH · #986 CH Age structure12% #160 ZH · #2098 CH Women share47.9% #158 ZH · #1879 CH Foreign residents46.3% #3 ZH · #24 CH Population density3'839/km² #2 ZH · #18 CH Tax burden10'665 #30 ZH · #93 CH Taxes94% #31 ZH Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #55 ZH · #664 CH Sunniest municipalities40.5% #73 ZH · #1584 CH Rainiest municipalities1'097 mm #88 ZH · #1120 CH Voter turnout40.4% #160 ZH · #2100 CH Against Switzerland3.9% #143 ZH · #1444 CH Aligned with Switzerland96.1% #4 ZH · #10 CH SVP strongholds32.5% #113 ZH · #1124 CH SP strongholds19.7% #9 ZH · #483 CH Centre strongholds8.6% #67 ZH · #1354 CH FDP strongholds12.1% #58 ZH · #1138 CH GLP strongholds12.5% #49 ZH · #115 CH Green strongholds6.5% #96 ZH · #1198 CH Largest by area5.6 km² #115 ZH · #1449 CH Highest municipalities459 m #78 ZH · #1460 CH Second homes6.3% #108 ZH · #1940 CH Organic farming0% #137 ZH · #1604 CH Best-connected municipalities35 min #9 ZH · #154 CH Remotest municipalities35 min #150 ZH · #1945 CH Highest peaks481 m #148 ZH · #1940 CH Highest-lying municipalities439 m #135 ZH · #1806 CH Greatest vertical range64 m #154 ZH · #1986 CH Steepest municipalities2.8° #151 ZH · #1917 CH Solar potential69 GWh #19 ZH · #184 CH Solar potential per capita3'205 kWh #155 ZH · #2088 CH Cheapest electricity23.04 Rp./kWh #3 ZH · #69 CH Most expensive electricity23.04 Rp./kWh #157 ZH · #2038 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

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Glattbrugg8152 Glattpark (Opfikon)8152 Opfikon8152 Zürich8001 8002 8003 8004 8005 8006 8008 8032 8037 8038 8041 8044 8045 8046 8047 8048 8049 8050 8051 8052 8053 8055 8057 8064

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Opfikon?: Opfikon has 2 postal codes: 8052, 8152.
What is the tax rate in Opfikon?: The municipal tax multiplier of Opfikon is 94% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Opfikon?: A single person without children pays about 10'665 CHF income tax in Opfikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 28 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Opfikon have?: Opfikon has 21'462 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Opfikon?: Opfikon has 9'928 foreign residents, a share of 46.26% (2025).

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