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

Rorbas

8427–8428

ZH CANTON8427 8428

Residents

3'078

Area

4.4 km²

Population density

693 pop./km²

Elevation

416 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

103%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Rorbas

BFS

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

56.6% YesNo 43.4%

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

34.5% YesNo 65.6%

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

59.2% YesNo 40.8%

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

37.1% YesNo 62.9%

35.1% YesNo 64.9%

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

62.1% YesNo 37.9%

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

37.3% YesNo 62.7%

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

40.3% YesNo 59.7%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 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

0.62 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiterorbas.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'078 #103 ZH · #711 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% #150 ZH · #1855 CH Against Switzerland11.1% #75 ZH · #1144 CH Aligned with Switzerland88.9% #72 ZH · #311 CH SVP strongholds39% #71 ZH · #719 CH SP strongholds19.4% #12 ZH · #508 CH Centre strongholds6.9% #122 ZH · #1573 CH FDP strongholds8% #131 ZH · #1589 CH GLP strongholds7% #150 ZH · #742 CH Green strongholds7.5% #48 ZH · #961 CH Largest by area4.4 km² #131 ZH · #1636 CH Highest municipalities416 m #127 ZH · #1804 CH Remotest municipalities65 min #38 ZH · #1155 CH Best-connected municipalities65 min #123 ZH · #925 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 Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #45 ZH · #106 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #81 ZH · #1966 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Rorbas8427 Teufen ZH8428

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

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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