What is the postal code of Pfungen?

The postal code of Pfungen is 8422.

What is the tax rate in Pfungen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Pfungen is 112% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Pfungen?

A single person without children pays about 11'517 CHF income tax in Pfungen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 94 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Pfungen have?

Pfungen has 4'170 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Pfungen?

Pfungen has 1'104 foreign residents, a share of 26.47% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH

Pfungen

8422

ZH CANTON8422

Residents

4'170

Area

5 km²

Population density

836 pop./km²

Elevation

431 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

636 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

112%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'079 49.9%

Men

2'091 50.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

872 20.9%

Swiss citizens

3'066 73.5%

Foreign residents

1'104 26.5%

Population density

836 pop./km²

0–19 · 872 · 20.9%20–64 · 2'644 · 63.4%65+ · 654 · 15.7%

Foreign residents 26.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Pfungen

BFS

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

57.1% YesNo 42.9%

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

50.4% YesNo 49.6%

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

61.4% YesNo 38.6%

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

34.2% YesNo 65.8%

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

59.4% YesNo 40.6%

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

34.7% YesNo 65.3%

32.9% YesNo 67.1%

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

62.0% YesNo 38.0%

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

33.6% YesNo 66.5%

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

30.3% YesNo 69.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP36.0% · strongest party

SVP36.0%

SP18.3%

GLP13.1%

FDP7.8%

GRÜNE7.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier112%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

112%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 95 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'517 CHF(11.5%)

Rank 94 of 160 in the canton · 202 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:11'517 CHF(~11.5%)

PfungenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Pfungen	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	8.6%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.6%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.4%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.5%	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	14.8%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.5%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.4%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.5%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.9%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24%	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 1991–20201'042 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

636 m

Mean elevation

459 m

Relief

262 m

Mean slope

12.4°

Flat share

28.4%

South-facing

4.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 262 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

25.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

32.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'700

25 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

0.87 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

1'846

Built before 194614.3%

Built since 200139.3%

0.87 %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 58 min · Car 38 min

AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 69/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitepfungen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'170 #88 ZH · #535 CH Families & children20.9% #71 ZH · #833 CH Age structure15.7% #146 ZH · #1921 CH Women share49.9% #95 ZH · #987 CH Foreign residents26.5% #50 ZH · #473 CH Population density836/km² #55 ZH · #279 CH Tax burden11'517 #100 ZH · #208 CH Taxes112% #95 ZH Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #88 ZH · #770 CH Sunniest municipalities40.1% #104 ZH · #1795 CH Rainiest municipalities1'042 mm #105 ZH · #1424 CH Voter turnout50.2% #142 ZH · #1679 CH Against Switzerland10% #93 ZH · #1205 CH Aligned with Switzerland90% #60 ZH · #216 CH SVP strongholds36% #91 ZH · #894 CH SP strongholds18.3% #20 ZH · #589 CH Centre strongholds6.5% #138 ZH · #1623 CH FDP strongholds7.8% #136 ZH · #1603 CH GLP strongholds13.1% #39 ZH · #89 CH Green strongholds7.8% #39 ZH · #905 CH Largest by area5 km² #123 ZH · #1541 CH Highest municipalities431 m #115 ZH · #1694 CH Remotest municipalities58 min #69 ZH · #1387 CH Best-connected municipalities58 min #96 ZH · #700 CH Highest peaks636 m #73 ZH · #1399 CH Highest-lying municipalities459 m #114 ZH · #1670 CH Greatest vertical range262 m #52 ZH · #1110 CH Steepest municipalities12.4° #11 ZH · #733 CH Solar potential25 GWh #88 ZH · #825 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #101 ZH · #162 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #137 ZH · #2022 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8422

Pfungen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Pfungen8422

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Pfungen?: The postal code of Pfungen is 8422.
What is the tax rate in Pfungen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Pfungen is 112% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Pfungen?: A single person without children pays about 11'517 CHF income tax in Pfungen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 94 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Pfungen have?: Pfungen has 4'170 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Pfungen?: Pfungen has 1'104 foreign residents, a share of 26.47% (2025).

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