What is the postal code of Ottenbach?

The postal code of Ottenbach is 8913.

What is the tax rate in Ottenbach?

The municipal tax multiplier of Ottenbach is 115% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Ottenbach?

A single person without children pays about 11'659 CHF income tax in Ottenbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 120 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Ottenbach have?

Ottenbach has 3'038 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Ottenbach?

Ottenbach has 514 foreign residents, a share of 16.92% (2025).

Ottenbach (ZH): Postal Codes 8913, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'523 50.1%

Men

1'515 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

651 21.4%

Swiss citizens

2'524 83.1%

Foreign residents

514 16.9%

Population density

605 pop./km²

0–19 · 651 · 21.4%20–64 · 1'704 · 56.1%65+ · 683 · 22.5%

Foreign residents 16.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Ottenbach

BFS

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

57.5% YesNo 42.5%

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

51.4% YesNo 48.6%

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

56.4% YesNo 43.6%

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

29.3% YesNo 70.7%

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

61.3% YesNo 38.7%

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

29.7% YesNo 70.3%

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

26.6% YesNo 73.4%

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

66.1% YesNo 33.9%

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

27.4% YesNo 72.6%

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

25.4% YesNo 74.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP34.9% · strongest party

SVP34.9%

GLP15.8%

SP13.5%

FDP10.6%

Mitte7.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier115%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

115%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 120 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'659 CHF(11.7%)

Rank 120 of 160 in the canton · 239 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:11'659 CHF(~11.7%)

OttenbachCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Ottenbach	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.2%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.4%	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	9.8%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.6%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.7%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.6%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.4%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.1%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	15%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.7%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.6%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19.2%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.7%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	22.1%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.3%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24.3%	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 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'155 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

531 m

Mean elevation

439 m

Relief

150 m

Mean slope

4.2°

Flat share

69.0%

South-facing

2.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 150 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

19.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

25.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'300

19 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

0.43 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

1'386

Built before 194620.6%

Built since 200133.8%

0.43 %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 61 min · Car 31 min

AgglomerationPT 43 min · Car 24 min

Remoteness 49/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteottenbach.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities3'038 #104 ZH · #722 CH Families & children21.4% #47 ZH · #672 CH Age structure22.5% #27 ZH · #759 CH Women share50.1% #73 ZH · #837 CH Foreign residents16.9% #111 ZH · #1139 CH Population density605/km² #79 ZH · #423 CH Tax burden11'659 #120 ZH · #239 CH Taxes115% #120 ZH Warmest municipalities10 °C #17 ZH · #468 CH Sunniest municipalities40.9% #52 ZH · #1435 CH Rainiest municipalities1'155 mm #60 ZH · #821 CH Voter turnout62.1% #53 ZH · #310 CH Against Switzerland7% #127 ZH · #1355 CH Aligned with Switzerland93% #19 ZH · #79 CH SVP strongholds34.9% #99 ZH · #972 CH SP strongholds13.5% #80 ZH · #1101 CH Centre strongholds7.6% #102 ZH · #1484 CH FDP strongholds10.6% #79 ZH · #1306 CH GLP strongholds15.8% #6 ZH · #14 CH Green strongholds7.4% #54 ZH · #989 CH Largest by area5 km² #121 ZH · #1539 CH Highest municipalities409 m #138 ZH · #1847 CH Remotest municipalities61 min #49 ZH · #1274 CH Best-connected municipalities61 min #108 ZH · #792 CH Highest peaks531 m #127 ZH · #1775 CH Highest-lying municipalities439 m #134 ZH · #1805 CH Greatest vertical range150 m #112 ZH · #1590 CH Steepest municipalities4.2° #124 ZH · #1703 CH Solar potential19 GWh #109 ZH · #1045 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #12 ZH · #73 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #48 ZH · #1933 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8913

Ottenbach

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Ottenbach8913

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Ottenbach?: The postal code of Ottenbach is 8913.
What is the tax rate in Ottenbach?: The municipal tax multiplier of Ottenbach is 115% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Ottenbach?: A single person without children pays about 11'659 CHF income tax in Ottenbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 120 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ottenbach have?: Ottenbach has 3'038 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ottenbach?: Ottenbach has 514 foreign residents, a share of 16.92% (2025).

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