What is the postal code of Ossingen?

Ossingen has 2 postal codes: 8466, 8475.

What is the tax rate in Ossingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Ossingen is 113% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Ossingen?

A single person without children pays about 11'564 CHF income tax in Ossingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 105 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Ossingen have?

Ossingen has 1'859 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Ossingen?

Ossingen has 240 foreign residents, a share of 12.91% (2025).

Ossingen (ZH): Postal Codes 8466–8475, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

924 49.7%

Men

935 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

405 21.8%

Swiss citizens

1'619 87.1%

Foreign residents

240 12.9%

Population density

142 pop./km²

0–19 · 405 · 21.8%20–64 · 1'103 · 59.3%65+ · 351 · 18.9%

Foreign residents 12.9%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Ossingen

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

56.5% YesNo 43.5%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

52.4% YesNo 47.6%

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

58.4% YesNo 41.6%

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% Yes

32.1% YesNo 67.9%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

63.3% YesNo 36.8%

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

32.3% YesNo 67.7%

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 · 39.3% Yes

27.6% YesNo 72.4%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates vom 17. November 2025Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 57.9% Yes

65.3% YesNo 34.7%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative für mehr günstige und gemeinnützige Wohnungen («Wohnungsinitiative»)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.3% Yes

26.8% YesNo 73.2%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Wohneigentum wieder ermöglichen (Wohneigentums-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 25.1% Yes

29.6% YesNo 70.4%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP37.7% · strongest party

SVP37.7%

SP14.1%

FDP11.3%

GLP10.8%

Mitte10.7%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier113%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

113%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 113 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'564 CHF(11.6%)

Rank 105 of 160 in the canton · 216 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:11'564 CHF(~11.6%)

OssingenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Ossingen	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.1%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.3%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.6%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.7%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.7%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.5%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.6%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.5%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.3%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.9%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.6%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.4%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19.1%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.5%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	22%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.1%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24.1%	20.7–25.3%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020924 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

485 m

Mean elevation

420 m

Relief

128 m

Mean slope

4.2°

Flat share

70.2%

South-facing

15.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 128 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

21.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

26.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'700

21 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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

24.14 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.11 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.23 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.46 Rp./kWh

24.14 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 24.76 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ)

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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.94 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

847

Built before 194632.5%

Built since 200133.5%

0.94 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 75 min · Car 44 min

AgglomerationPT 44 min · Car 19 min

Remoteness 8/160 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteossingen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities1'859 #125 ZH · #1012 CH Families & children21.8% #33 ZH · #578 CH Age structure18.9% #93 ZH · #1452 CH Women share49.7% #99 ZH · #1095 CH Foreign residents12.9% #133 ZH · #1456 CH Population density142/km² #147 ZH · #1256 CH Tax burden11'564 #111 ZH · #222 CH Taxes113% #113 ZH Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #77 ZH · #759 CH Sunniest municipalities39.4% #157 ZH · #2050 CH Rainiest municipalities924 mm #144 ZH · #1880 CH Voter turnout58.3% #98 ZH · #650 CH Against Switzerland11% #77 ZH · #1149 CH Aligned with Switzerland89% #64 ZH · #269 CH SVP strongholds37.7% #77 ZH · #789 CH SP strongholds14.1% #67 ZH · #1031 CH Centre strongholds10.7% #20 ZH · #1127 CH FDP strongholds11.3% #67 ZH · #1224 CH GLP strongholds10.8% #92 ZH · #229 CH Green strongholds7.9% #33 ZH · #882 CH Largest by area13.1 km² #31 ZH · #744 CH Highest municipalities416 m #126 ZH · #1803 CH Remotest municipalities75 min #8 ZH · #870 CH Best-connected municipalities75 min #152 ZH · #1220 CH Highest peaks485 m #147 ZH · #1930 CH Highest-lying municipalities420 m #146 ZH · #1909 CH Greatest vertical range128 m #124 ZH · #1697 CH Steepest municipalities4.2° #125 ZH · #1704 CH Solar potential21 GWh #100 ZH · #974 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #26 ZH · #87 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #62 ZH · #1947 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Ossingen8475 Trüllikon8466

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Ossingen?: Ossingen has 2 postal codes: 8466, 8475.
What is the tax rate in Ossingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Ossingen is 113% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Ossingen?: A single person without children pays about 11'564 CHF income tax in Ossingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 105 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ossingen have?: Ossingen has 1'859 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ossingen?: Ossingen has 240 foreign residents, a share of 12.91% (2025).

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