What is the postal code of Rorbas?

Rorbas has 2 postal codes: 8427, 8428.

What is the tax rate in Rorbas?

The municipal tax multiplier of Rorbas is 103% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Rorbas?

A single person without children pays about 11'091 CHF income tax in Rorbas on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 55 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rorbas have?

Rorbas has 3'078 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rorbas?

Rorbas has 834 foreign residents, a share of 27.1% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Bülach

Rorbas

8427–8428

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'506 48.9%

Men

1'572 51.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

719 23.4%

Swiss citizens

2'244 72.9%

Foreign residents

834 27.1%

Population density

693 pop./km²

0–19 · 719 · 23.4%20–64 · 1'924 · 62.5%65+ · 435 · 14.1%

Foreign residents 27.1%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +70 (+2.3%) · 29 births · 11 deaths · net migration +39

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 Rorbas

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 Bülach: 23.4% Yes

23.3% YesNo 76.7%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 31.1% Yes

37.8% YesNo 62.2%

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 Bülach: 65.0% Yes

58.8% YesNo 41.2%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 34.7% Yes

34.0% YesNo 66.0%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 57.1% Yes

56.6% YesNo 43.4%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 50.2% Yes

55.2% YesNo 44.8%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 60.7% Yes

69.4% YesNo 30.6%

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% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 36.1% Yes

34.5% YesNo 65.6%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 57.9% Yes

59.2% YesNo 40.8%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 37.6% Yes

37.1% YesNo 62.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP39.0% · strongest party

SVP39.0%

SP19.4%

FDP8.0%

GRÜNE7.5%

GLP7.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier103%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

103%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 55 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'091 CHF(11.1%)

Rank 55 of 160 in the canton · 129 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:11'091 CHF(~11.1%)

RorbasCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rorbas	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.9%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.1%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.2%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.3%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.3%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.1%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.8%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.5%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.3%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	16.8%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.4%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	19.8%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.2%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.3%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.3%	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 1991–20209.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020995 mm

9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

558 m

Mean elevation

432 m

Relief

215 m

Mean slope

11.3°

Flat share

22.6%

South-facing

5.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 215 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

13.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

17.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'900

Per inhabitant

4'256 kWh/yr

13 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

11.86 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

7.9 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.46 Rp./kWh

23.87 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 24.63 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

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 Rorbas →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

0.62 %

Second homes

7.1 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

1'299

Built before 194627.1%

Built since 200123.4%

0.62 %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

578

Workplaces

189

Services share

77.3 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 9 (1.6%) · Secondary 122 (21.1%) · Tertiary 447 (77.3%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

102 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 65 min · Car 33 min

AgglomerationPT 46 min · Car 28 min

Remoteness 38/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number68

Websiterorbas.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Bülach

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Rorbas ranks

Largest municipalities3'078 #103 ZH · #711 CH Growing municipalities2.3% #14 ZH · #272 CH Shrinking municipalities2.3% #147 ZH · #1830 CH Jobs per resident0.19 #148 ZH · #1803 CH Families & children23.4% #11 ZH · #238 CH Age structure14.1% #154 ZH · #2041 CH Women share48.9% #138 ZH · #1542 CH Foreign residents27.1% #42 ZH · #443 CH Population density693/km² #69 ZH · #363 CH Tax burden11'091 #55 ZH · #129 CH Taxes103% #55 ZH Warmest municipalities9.5 °C #107 ZH · #940 CH Sunniest municipalities39.6% #150 ZH · #2013 CH Rainiest municipalities995 mm #121 ZH · #1638 CH Voter turnout48.3% #151 ZH · #1903 CH Against Switzerland10.9% #75 ZH · #1143 CH Aligned with Switzerland89.1% #72 ZH · #312 CH SVP strongholds39% #71 ZH · #719 CH SP strongholds19.4% #12 ZH · #511 CH Centre strongholds6.9% #122 ZH · #1576 CH FDP strongholds8% #131 ZH · #1593 CH GLP strongholds7% #150 ZH · #743 CH Green strongholds7.5% #48 ZH · #965 CH Largest by area4.4 km² #131 ZH · #1636 CH Highest municipalities416 m #127 ZH · #1804 CH Second homes7.1% #77 ZH · #1796 CH Organic farming0% #138 ZH · #1605 CH Best-connected municipalities65 min #123 ZH · #925 CH Remotest municipalities65 min #38 ZH · #1155 CH Highest peaks558 m #117 ZH · #1685 CH Highest-lying municipalities432 m #138 ZH · #1842 CH Greatest vertical range215 m #76 ZH · #1291 CH Steepest municipalities11.3° #16 ZH · #825 CH Solar potential13 GWh #127 ZH · #1345 CH Solar potential per capita4'256 kWh #134 ZH · #2034 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #49 ZH · #133 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #74 ZH · #1937 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Rorbas8427 Teufen ZH8428

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rorbas?: Rorbas has 2 postal codes: 8427, 8428.
What is the tax rate in Rorbas?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rorbas is 103% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Rorbas?: A single person without children pays about 11'091 CHF income tax in Rorbas on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 55 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rorbas have?: Rorbas has 3'078 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rorbas?: Rorbas has 834 foreign residents, a share of 27.1% (2025).

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