What is the postal code of Pfäffikon?

Pfäffikon has 3 postal codes: 8330, 8331, 8623.

What is the tax rate in Pfäffikon?

The municipal tax multiplier of Pfäffikon is 110% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Pfäffikon?

A single person without children pays about 11'422 CHF income tax in Pfäffikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 82 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Pfäffikon have?

Pfäffikon has 12'881 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Pfäffikon?

Pfäffikon has 2'657 foreign residents, a share of 20.63% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Pfäffikon

Pfäffikon

8330–8623

ZH CANTON8330 8331 8623

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

6'568 51.0%

Men

6'313 49.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'437 18.9%

Swiss citizens

10'224 79.4%

Foreign residents

2'657 20.6%

Population density

660 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'437 · 18.9%20–64 · 7'587 · 58.9%65+ · 2'857 · 22.2%

Foreign residents 20.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +131 (+1%) · 93 births · 123 deaths · net migration +161

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 Pfäffikon

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 Pfäffikon: 24.4% Yes

27.3% YesNo 72.7%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 32.6% Yes

27.2% YesNo 72.8%

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 Pfäffikon: 62.1% Yes

61.9% YesNo 38.1%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 32.7% Yes

37.7% YesNo 62.3%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 58.4% Yes

53.0% YesNo 47.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 52.3% Yes

45.6% YesNo 54.4%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 58.3% Yes

55.3% YesNo 44.8%

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 Pfäffikon: 32.2% Yes

36.8% YesNo 63.2%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 59.2% Yes

55.6% YesNo 44.4%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 33.4% Yes

38.4% YesNo 61.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP29.9% · strongest party

SVP29.9%

SP15.6%

GLP11.4%

FDP10.5%

Mitte9.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier110%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

110%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 83 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'422 CHF(11.4%)

Rank 82 of 160 in the canton · 178 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:11'422 CHF(~11.4%)

PfäffikonCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Pfäffikon	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	7.5%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.5%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.6%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.3%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.4%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.4%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.2%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.9%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.7%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.4%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.2%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.9%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.3%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.7%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.9%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.9%	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 1991–20209.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'438 mm

9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

820 m

Mean elevation

603 m

Relief

283 m

Mean slope

4.7°

Flat share

62.4%

South-facing

10.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 283 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

72 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

97.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

16'000

Per inhabitant

5'586 kWh/yr

72 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

23.87 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.75 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.22 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

23.87 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator Gemeindewerke Pfäffikon ZH

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 Pfäffikon →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

0.13 %

Second homes

6.8 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

6'107

Built before 194617.3%

Built since 200132.7%

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

5'767

Workplaces

877

Services share

69.4 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 238 (4.1%) · Secondary 1'527 (26.5%) · Tertiary 4'002 (69.4%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

14.3 %

Farmland

1'095 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 58 min · Car 37 min

AgglomerationPT 47 min · Car 27 min

Remoteness 68/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number177

Websitepfaeffikon.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Pfäffikon

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Pfäffikon ranks

Largest municipalities12'881 #26 ZH · #121 CH Growing municipalities1% #64 ZH · #775 CH Shrinking municipalities1% #96 ZH · #1329 CH Jobs per resident0.45 #39 ZH · #653 CH Families & children18.9% #137 ZH · #1455 CH Age structure22.2% #30 ZH · #817 CH Women share51% #21 ZH · #376 CH Foreign residents20.6% #84 ZH · #805 CH Population density660/km² #73 ZH · #387 CH Tax burden11'422 #84 ZH · #180 CH Taxes110% #83 ZH Warmest municipalities9.1 °C #142 ZH · #1280 CH Sunniest municipalities41.5% #25 ZH · #1205 CH Rainiest municipalities1'438 mm #9 ZH · #305 CH Voter turnout59.8% #88 ZH · #605 CH Against Switzerland8.8% #101 ZH · #1260 CH Aligned with Switzerland91.2% #45 ZH · #159 CH SVP strongholds29.9% #133 ZH · #1272 CH SP strongholds15.6% #53 ZH · #880 CH Centre strongholds9.6% #40 ZH · #1237 CH FDP strongholds10.5% #82 ZH · #1331 CH GLP strongholds11.4% #79 ZH · #183 CH Green strongholds8.7% #23 ZH · #755 CH Largest by area19.5 km² #15 ZH · #492 CH Highest municipalities578 m #25 ZH · #893 CH Second homes6.8% #87 ZH · #1856 CH Organic farming14.3% #82 ZH · #899 CH Best-connected municipalities58 min #95 ZH · #700 CH Remotest municipalities58 min #68 ZH · #1386 CH Highest peaks820 m #27 ZH · #953 CH Highest-lying municipalities603 m #23 ZH · #999 CH Greatest vertical range283 m #45 ZH · #1037 CH Steepest municipalities4.7° #110 ZH · #1619 CH Solar potential72 GWh #17 ZH · #174 CH Solar potential per capita5'586 kWh #93 ZH · #1888 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #6 ZH · #90 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #154 ZH · #2017 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Auslikon8331 Pfäffikon ZH8330 Wetzikon ZH8620 8623

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Pfäffikon?: Pfäffikon has 3 postal codes: 8330, 8331, 8623.
What is the tax rate in Pfäffikon?: The municipal tax multiplier of Pfäffikon is 110% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Pfäffikon?: A single person without children pays about 11'422 CHF income tax in Pfäffikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 82 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Pfäffikon have?: Pfäffikon has 12'881 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Pfäffikon?: Pfäffikon has 2'657 foreign residents, a share of 20.63% (2025).

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