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).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Pfäffikon

Russikon

8322–8332

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

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%

Population change 2025: +53 (+1.1%) · 28 births · 36 deaths · net migration +61

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 Russikon

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 Pfäffikon: 24.4% Yes

22.0% YesNo 78.0%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 32.6% Yes

36.0% YesNo 64.0%

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 Pfäffikon: 62.1% Yes

63.5% YesNo 36.6%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 32.7% Yes

29.4% YesNo 70.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 58.4% Yes

62.2% YesNo 37.8%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 52.3% 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% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 58.3% 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% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 32.2% Yes

23.1% YesNo 76.9%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 59.2% Yes

61.2% YesNo 38.8%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 33.4% Yes

23.6% YesNo 76.4%

All federal votes →

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

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 25.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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

Per inhabitant

7'301 kWh/yr

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 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 Russikon →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

0.54 %

Second homes

8 %

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 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

1'183

Workplaces

304

Services share

66.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 92 (7.8%) · Secondary 299 (25.3%) · Tertiary 792 (66.9%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

11.5 %

Farmland

702 ha

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

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number178

Websiterussikon.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Pfäffikon

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Russikon ranks

Largest municipalities4'687 #83 ZH · #470 CH Growing municipalities1.1% #59 ZH · #711 CH Shrinking municipalities1.1% #102 ZH · #1393 CH Jobs per resident0.25 #111 ZH · #1510 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 turnout63.3% #53 ZH · #302 CH Against Switzerland17.6% #26 ZH · #671 CH Aligned with Switzerland82.4% #122 ZH · #720 CH SVP strongholds42.9% #47 ZH · #497 CH SP strongholds9.7% #143 ZH · #1545 CH Centre strongholds8% #90 ZH · #1438 CH FDP strongholds13.9% #43 ZH · #931 CH GLP strongholds9.7% #113 ZH · #354 CH Green strongholds5.4% #126 ZH · #1454 CH Largest by area14.2 km² #26 ZH · #685 CH Highest municipalities647 m #10 ZH · #696 CH Second homes8% #55 ZH · #1621 CH Organic farming11.5% #101 ZH · #1110 CH Best-connected municipalities59 min #100 ZH · #732 CH Remotest municipalities59 min #62 ZH · #1355 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 Solar potential per capita7'301 kWh #55 ZH · #1620 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #87 ZH · #171 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #112 ZH · #1975 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 4

Gündisau8322 Madetswil8322 Rumlikon8332 Russikon8332

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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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