What is the postal code of Russikon?

Russikon has 2 postal codes: 8322, 8332.

What is the tax rate in Russikon?

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

How much tax do you pay in Russikon?

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

How many residents does Russikon have?

Russikon has 4'687 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Russikon?

Russikon has 705 foreign residents, a share of 15.04% (2025).

Russikon (ZH): Postal Codes 8322–8332, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'363 50.4%

Men

2'324 49.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

987 21.1%

Swiss citizens

3'982 85.0%

Foreign residents

705 15.0%

Population density

330 pop./km²

0–19 · 987 · 21.1%20–64 · 2'661 · 56.8%65+ · 1'039 · 22.2%

Foreign residents 15.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Russikon

BFS

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

62.2% YesNo 37.8%

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

56.0% YesNo 44.0%

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

58.7% YesNo 41.3%

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

23.1% YesNo 76.9%

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

61.2% YesNo 38.8%

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

23.6% YesNo 76.4%

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 · 39.3% Yes

22.2% YesNo 77.8%

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

64.0% YesNo 36.0%

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

21.2% YesNo 78.8%

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

30.7% YesNo 69.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.9% · strongest party

SVP42.9%

FDP13.9%

GLP9.7%

SP9.7%

Mitte8.0%

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 108 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%)

RussikonCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Russikon	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 1991–20208.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'339 mm

8.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

816 m

Mean elevation

656 m

Relief

271 m

Mean slope

7.9°

Flat share

30.6%

South-facing

13.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 271 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

34.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

48.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'600

34 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

0.54 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

2'042

Built before 194621.7%

Built since 200121.6%

0.54 %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 59 min · Car 38 min

AgglomerationPT 47 min · Car 30 min

Remoteness 62/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiterussikon.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities4'687 #83 ZH · #470 CH Families & children21.1% #61 ZH · #770 CH Age structure22.2% #31 ZH · #818 CH Women share50.4% #57 ZH · #661 CH Foreign residents15% #124 ZH · #1275 CH Population density330/km² #110 ZH · #714 CH Tax burden11'564 #113 ZH · #224 CH Taxes113% #108 ZH Warmest municipalities8.6 °C #152 ZH · #1524 CH Sunniest municipalities40.6% #68 ZH · #1545 CH Rainiest municipalities1'339 mm #20 ZH · #438 CH Voter turnout62.6% #51 ZH · #263 CH Against Switzerland18% #26 ZH · #671 CH Aligned with Switzerland82% #122 ZH · #720 CH SVP strongholds42.9% #47 ZH · #497 CH SP strongholds9.7% #143 ZH · #1538 CH Centre strongholds8% #90 ZH · #1434 CH FDP strongholds13.9% #43 ZH · #928 CH GLP strongholds9.7% #113 ZH · #354 CH Green strongholds5.4% #126 ZH · #1450 CH Largest by area14.2 km² #26 ZH · #685 CH Highest municipalities647 m #10 ZH · #696 CH Remotest municipalities59 min #62 ZH · #1355 CH Best-connected municipalities59 min #100 ZH · #732 CH Highest peaks816 m #28 ZH · #958 CH Highest-lying municipalities656 m #14 ZH · #866 CH Greatest vertical range271 m #47 ZH · #1077 CH Steepest municipalities7.9° #44 ZH · #1123 CH Solar potential34 GWh #64 ZH · #585 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #82 ZH · #143 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #118 ZH · #2003 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Gündisau8322 Madetswil8322 Rumlikon8332 Russikon8332

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Russikon?: Russikon has 2 postal codes: 8322, 8332.
What is the tax rate in Russikon?: The municipal tax multiplier of Russikon is 113% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Russikon?: A single person without children pays about 11'564 CHF income tax in Russikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 105 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Russikon have?: Russikon has 4'687 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Russikon?: Russikon has 705 foreign residents, a share of 15.04% (2025).

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