What is the postal code of Rümlang?

Rümlang has 3 postal codes: 8052, 8152, 8153.

What is the tax rate in Rümlang?

The municipal tax multiplier of Rümlang is 113% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Rümlang?

A single person without children pays about 11'564 CHF income tax in Rümlang on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 105 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rümlang have?

Rümlang has 8'363 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rümlang?

Rümlang has 2'559 foreign residents, a share of 30.6% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH

Rümlang

8052–8153

ZH CANTON8052 8152 8153

Residents

8'363

Area

12.4 km²

Population density

674 pop./km²

Elevation

449 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

113%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

4'113 49.2%

Men

4'250 50.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'782 21.3%

Swiss citizens

5'804 69.4%

Foreign residents

2'559 30.6%

Population density

674 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'782 · 21.3%20–64 · 5'213 · 62.3%65+ · 1'368 · 16.4%

Foreign residents 30.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Rümlang

BFS

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

56.1% YesNo 43.9%

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

56.5% YesNo 43.5%

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

66.0% YesNo 34.1%

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

38.3% YesNo 61.7%

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

57.7% YesNo 42.3%

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

39.9% YesNo 60.1%

35.7% YesNo 64.3%

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

60.2% YesNo 39.8%

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

36.7% YesNo 63.3%

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

36.1% YesNo 63.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP44.0% · strongest party

SVP44.0%

SP17.1%

GLP9.0%

FDP7.1%

Mitte6.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier113%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

113%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 106 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'564 CHF(11.6%)

Rank 105 of 160 in the canton · 216 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:11'564 CHF(~11.6%)

RümlangCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rümlang	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	7.6%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.7%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.7%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.5%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.6%	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	14.9%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.6%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.4%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19.1%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.5%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	22%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.1%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24.1%	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 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'068 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

504 m

Mean elevation

449 m

Relief

89 m

Mean slope

2.7°

Flat share

87.1%

South-facing

3.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 89 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

70.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

87.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

15'600

70 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

27.44 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.88 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.93 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

27.44 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 24.76 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk Rümlang Genossenschaft

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

1.11 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

3'787

Built before 19467.0%

Built since 200128.8%

1.11 %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 37 min · Car 24 min

AgglomerationPT 37 min · Car 24 min

Remoteness 140/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteruemlang.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities8'363 #40 ZH · #236 CH Families & children21.3% #49 ZH · #698 CH Age structure16.4% #142 ZH · #1860 CH Women share49.2% #125 ZH · #1417 CH Foreign residents30.6% #26 ZH · #290 CH Population density674/km² #70 ZH · #377 CH Tax burden11'564 #114 ZH · #225 CH Taxes113% #106 ZH Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #40 ZH · #579 CH Sunniest municipalities40.6% #67 ZH · #1544 CH Rainiest municipalities1'068 mm #100 ZH · #1280 CH Voter turnout46.6% #153 ZH · #1953 CH Against Switzerland13% #57 ZH · #1042 CH Aligned with Switzerland87% #89 ZH · #373 CH SVP strongholds44% #41 ZH · #448 CH SP strongholds17.1% #36 ZH · #719 CH Centre strongholds6.8% #129 ZH · #1586 CH FDP strongholds7.1% #144 ZH · #1686 CH GLP strongholds9% #130 ZH · #424 CH Green strongholds5.7% #121 ZH · #1391 CH Largest by area12.4 km² #38 ZH · #777 CH Highest municipalities449 m #93 ZH · #1540 CH Remotest municipalities37 min #140 ZH · #1916 CH Best-connected municipalities37 min #17 ZH · #181 CH Highest peaks504 m #138 ZH · #1861 CH Highest-lying municipalities449 m #120 ZH · #1722 CH Greatest vertical range89 m #144 ZH · #1888 CH Steepest municipalities2.7° #154 ZH · #1931 CH Solar potential70 GWh #18 ZH · #180 CH Cheapest electricity27.44 Rp./kWh #145 ZH · #770 CH Most expensive electricity27.44 Rp./kWh #16 ZH · #1337 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Glattbrugg8152 Rümlang8153 Zürich8001 8002 8003 8004 8005 8006 8008 8032 8037 8038 8041 8044 8045 8046 8047 8048 8049 8050 8051 8052 8053 8055 8057 8064

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rümlang?: Rümlang has 3 postal codes: 8052, 8152, 8153.
What is the tax rate in Rümlang?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rümlang is 113% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Rümlang?: A single person without children pays about 11'564 CHF income tax in Rümlang on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 105 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rümlang have?: Rümlang has 8'363 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rümlang?: Rümlang has 2'559 foreign residents, a share of 30.6% (2025).

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