What is the postal code of Rheinau?

Rheinau has 2 postal codes: 8462, 8464.

What is the tax rate in Rheinau?

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

How much tax do you pay in Rheinau?

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

How many residents does Rheinau have?

Rheinau has 1'334 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rheinau?

Rheinau has 266 foreign residents, a share of 19.94% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH

Rheinau

8462–8464

ZH CANTON8462 8464

Residents

1'334

Area

9 km²

Population density

149 pop./km²

Elevation

400 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

112%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

673 50.4%

Men

661 49.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

253 19.0%

Swiss citizens

1'068 80.1%

Foreign residents

266 19.9%

Population density

149 pop./km²

0–19 · 253 · 19.0%20–64 · 751 · 56.3%65+ · 330 · 24.7%

Foreign residents 19.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Rheinau

BFS

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

48.9% YesNo 51.1%

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

46.4% YesNo 53.6%

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

60.3% YesNo 39.7%

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 · 41.1% Yes

34.0% YesNo 66.0%

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

59.0% YesNo 41.0%

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

36.7% YesNo 63.3%

32.7% YesNo 67.3%

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

59.1% YesNo 40.9%

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

33.7% YesNo 66.3%

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

30.5% YesNo 69.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP32.3% · strongest party

SVP32.3%

SP17.9%

Mitte13.9%

GRÜNE9.9%

GLP8.9%

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 94 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%)

RheinauCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rheinau	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 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020909 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

443 m

Mean elevation

379 m

Relief

97 m

Mean slope

3.9°

Flat share

76.4%

South-facing

3.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 97 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

14.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

19.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'300

15 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

3.9

Dwellings

690

Built before 194636.7%

Built since 20018.1%

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 75 min · Car 51 min

AgglomerationPT 37 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 9/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiterheinau.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'334 #136 ZH · #1256 CH Families & children19% #133 ZH · #1432 CH Age structure24.7% #5 ZH · #424 CH Women share50.4% #52 ZH · #656 CH Foreign residents19.9% #88 ZH · #874 CH Population density149/km² #142 ZH · #1228 CH Tax burden11'517 #101 ZH · #209 CH Taxes112% #94 ZH Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #4 ZH · #297 CH Sunniest municipalities40.1% #99 ZH · #1790 CH Rainiest municipalities909 mm #150 ZH · #1925 CH Voter turnout65.6% #26 ZH · #133 CH Against Switzerland14% #42 ZH · #968 CH Aligned with Switzerland86% #95 ZH · #424 CH SVP strongholds32.3% #114 ZH · #1131 CH SP strongholds17.9% #23 ZH · #625 CH Centre strongholds13.9% #3 ZH · #899 CH FDP strongholds7.6% #137 ZH · #1628 CH GLP strongholds8.9% #132 ZH · #443 CH Green strongholds9.9% #15 ZH · #584 CH Largest by area9 km² #66 ZH · #1041 CH Highest municipalities400 m #146 ZH · #1889 CH Remotest municipalities75 min #9 ZH · #871 CH Best-connected municipalities75 min #153 ZH · #1221 CH Highest peaks443 m #157 ZH · #2029 CH Highest-lying municipalities379 m #159 ZH · #2036 CH Greatest vertical range97 m #135 ZH · #1846 CH Steepest municipalities3.9° #129 ZH · #1754 CH Solar potential15 GWh #121 ZH · #1250 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #27 ZH · #88 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #63 ZH · #1948 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Ellikon am Rhein8464 Rheinau8462

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rheinau?: Rheinau has 2 postal codes: 8462, 8464.
What is the tax rate in Rheinau?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rheinau is 112% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Rheinau?: A single person without children pays about 11'517 CHF income tax in Rheinau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 94 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rheinau have?: Rheinau has 1'334 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rheinau?: Rheinau has 266 foreign residents, a share of 19.94% (2025).

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