What is the postal code of Otelfingen?

Otelfingen has 2 postal codes: 8107, 8112.

What is the tax rate in Otelfingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Otelfingen is 108% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Otelfingen?

A single person without children pays about 11'327 CHF income tax in Otelfingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 77 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Otelfingen have?

Otelfingen has 2'861 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Otelfingen?

Otelfingen has 644 foreign residents, a share of 22.51% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Dielsdorf

Otelfingen

8107–8112

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'403 49.0%

Men

1'458 51.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

625 21.8%

Swiss citizens

2'217 77.5%

Foreign residents

644 22.5%

Population density

400 pop./km²

0–19 · 625 · 21.8%20–64 · 1'697 · 59.3%65+ · 539 · 18.8%

Foreign residents 22.5%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −63 (−2.2%) · 17 births · 16 deaths · net migration −64

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 Otelfingen

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 Dielsdorf: 22.2% Yes

24.6% YesNo 75.4%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 35.7% Yes

27.9% YesNo 72.1%

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 Dielsdorf: 64.3% Yes

65.7% YesNo 34.3%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 30.5% Yes

32.9% YesNo 67.1%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 58.8% Yes

55.9% YesNo 44.1%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 55.7% Yes

47.0% YesNo 53.0%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 63.0% Yes

59.2% YesNo 40.8%

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 Dielsdorf: 34.3% Yes

30.1% YesNo 69.9%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 58.9% Yes

60.2% YesNo 39.8%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 35.8% Yes

32.5% YesNo 67.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP36.9% · strongest party

SVP36.9%

GLP19.0%

SP13.5%

FDP10.1%

Mitte8.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier108%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

108%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 78 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'327 CHF(11.3%)

Rank 77 of 160 in the canton · 164 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:11'327 CHF(~11.3%)

OtelfingenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Otelfingen	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.2%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.4%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.5%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.5%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.2%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.3%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.3%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.7%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.6%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.3%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.1%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.8%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.2%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.6%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.7%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.7%	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 1991–20209.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'094 mm

9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

860 m

Mean elevation

495 m

Relief

444 m

Mean slope

8.4°

Flat share

42.2%

South-facing

39.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 444 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

39.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

48.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'800

Per inhabitant

13'848 kWh/yr

40 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

33.65 Rp./kWh

Energy

18.9 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.45 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

33.65 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator Elektrizitätsgenossenschaft Otelfingen

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 3

Standard model, deductible 300544 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 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

0.23 %

Second homes

10.5 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

1'316

Built before 194612.6%

Built since 200140.0%

0.23 %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

2'362

Workplaces

282

Services share

74.3 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 100 (4.2%) · Secondary 507 (21.5%) · Tertiary 1'755 (74.3%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

22.2 %

Farmland

253 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 44 min · Car 33 min

AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 122/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number94

Websiteotelfingen.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Dielsdorf

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Otelfingen ranks

Largest municipalities2'861 #108 ZH · #754 CH Growing municipalities-2.2% #159 ZH · #1998 CH Shrinking municipalities-2.2% #2 ZH · #111 CH Jobs per resident0.83 #7 ZH · #142 CH Families & children21.8% #34 ZH · #579 CH Age structure18.8% #97 ZH · #1471 CH Women share49% #135 ZH · #1499 CH Foreign residents22.5% #73 ZH · #683 CH Population density400/km² #100 ZH · #613 CH Tax burden11'327 #79 ZH · #166 CH Taxes108% #78 ZH Warmest municipalities9.6 °C #96 ZH · #858 CH Sunniest municipalities40.7% #60 ZH · #1513 CH Rainiest municipalities1'094 mm #91 ZH · #1137 CH Voter turnout59.4% #94 ZH · #654 CH Against Switzerland6.9% #129 ZH · #1357 CH Aligned with Switzerland93.1% #23 ZH · #83 CH SVP strongholds36.9% #82 ZH · #843 CH SP strongholds13.5% #84 ZH · #1108 CH Centre strongholds8.1% #86 ZH · #1424 CH FDP strongholds10.1% #92 ZH · #1381 CH GLP strongholds19% #1 ZH · #2 CH Green strongholds5.2% #130 ZH · #1504 CH Largest by area7.2 km² #92 ZH · #1219 CH Highest municipalities458 m #79 ZH · #1466 CH Second homes10.5% #16 ZH · #1130 CH Organic farming22.2% #42 ZH · #534 CH Best-connected municipalities44 min #40 ZH · #309 CH Remotest municipalities44 min #122 ZH · #1788 CH Highest peaks860 m #18 ZH · #883 CH Highest-lying municipalities495 m #76 ZH · #1448 CH Greatest vertical range444 m #9 ZH · #756 CH Steepest municipalities8.4° #39 ZH · #1066 CH Solar potential40 GWh #54 ZH · #470 CH Solar potential per capita13'848 kWh #5 ZH · #550 CH Cheapest electricity33.65 Rp./kWh #159 ZH · #2048 CH Most expensive electricity33.65 Rp./kWh #1 ZH · #59 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Buchs ZH8107 Otelfingen8112

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Otelfingen?: Otelfingen has 2 postal codes: 8107, 8112.
What is the tax rate in Otelfingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Otelfingen is 108% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Otelfingen?: A single person without children pays about 11'327 CHF income tax in Otelfingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 77 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Otelfingen have?: Otelfingen has 2'861 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Otelfingen?: Otelfingen has 644 foreign residents, a share of 22.51% (2025).

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