What is the postal code of Schleinikon?

The postal code of Schleinikon is 8165.

What is the tax rate in Schleinikon?

The municipal tax multiplier of Schleinikon is 106% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Schleinikon?

A single person without children pays about 11'233 CHF income tax in Schleinikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 63 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Schleinikon have?

Schleinikon has 884 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Schleinikon?

Schleinikon has 107 foreign residents, a share of 12.1% (2025).

Schleinikon (ZH): Postal Codes 8165, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

422 47.7%

Men

462 52.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

161 18.2%

Swiss citizens

777 87.9%

Foreign residents

107 12.1%

Population density

156 pop./km²

0–19 · 161 · 18.2%20–64 · 554 · 62.7%65+ · 169 · 19.1%

Foreign residents 12.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Schleinikon

BFS

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

59.1% YesNo 40.9%

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

61.5% YesNo 38.5%

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

61.3% YesNo 38.7%

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

33.6% YesNo 66.4%

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

59.5% YesNo 40.5%

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

35.3% YesNo 64.7%

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

29.6% YesNo 70.4%

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

59.4% YesNo 40.6%

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

33.0% YesNo 67.0%

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

28.3% YesNo 71.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP48.2% · strongest party

SVP48.2%

SP12.2%

GLP11.2%

GRÜNE10.4%

Mitte5.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier106%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

106%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 66 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'233 CHF(11.2%)

Rank 63 of 160 in the canton · 144 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:11'233 CHF(~11.2%)

SchleinikonCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Schleinikon	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.1%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.3%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.4%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.4%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.2%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.2%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.2%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.9%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.6%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.5%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.2%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.6%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.4%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.6%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.5%	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 1991–20209.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020984 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

842 m

Mean elevation

581 m

Relief

391 m

Mean slope

10.1°

Flat share

26.1%

South-facing

11.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 391 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

6.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

8.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'500

7 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 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

418

Built before 194618.9%

Built since 200137.1%

0 %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 55 min · Car 42 min

AgglomerationPT 51 min · Car 24 min

Remoteness 83/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteschleinikon.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

29

Largest municipalities884 #149 ZH · #1531 CH Families & children18.2% #148 ZH · #1625 CH Age structure19.1% #89 ZH · #1411 CH Women share47.7% #159 ZH · #1916 CH Foreign residents12.1% #141 ZH · #1535 CH Population density156/km² #139 ZH · #1190 CH Tax burden11'233 #70 ZH · #151 CH Taxes106% #66 ZH Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #124 ZH · #1102 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #94 ZH · #1706 CH Rainiest municipalities984 mm #127 ZH · #1694 CH Voter turnout56.1% #115 ZH · #921 CH SVP strongholds48.2% #21 ZH · #289 CH SP strongholds12.2% #107 ZH · #1259 CH Centre strongholds5% #151 ZH · #1783 CH FDP strongholds4.6% #156 ZH · #1876 CH GLP strongholds11.2% #84 ZH · #198 CH Green strongholds10.4% #10 ZH · #500 CH Largest by area5.7 km² #113 ZH · #1438 CH Highest municipalities472 m #64 ZH · #1371 CH Remotest municipalities55 min #83 ZH · #1477 CH Best-connected municipalities55 min #80 ZH · #612 CH Highest peaks842 m #23 ZH · #922 CH Highest-lying municipalities581 m #30 ZH · #1082 CH Greatest vertical range391 m #18 ZH · #828 CH Steepest municipalities10.1° #25 ZH · #915 CH Solar potential7 GWh #153 ZH · #1779 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #63 ZH · #124 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #99 ZH · #1984 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8165

Schleinikon

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Schleinikon8165

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Schleinikon?: The postal code of Schleinikon is 8165.
What is the tax rate in Schleinikon?: The municipal tax multiplier of Schleinikon is 106% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Schleinikon?: A single person without children pays about 11'233 CHF income tax in Schleinikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 63 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Schleinikon have?: Schleinikon has 884 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Schleinikon?: Schleinikon has 107 foreign residents, a share of 12.1% (2025).

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