What is the postal code of Schwerzenbach?

Schwerzenbach has 2 postal codes: 8600, 8603.

What is the tax rate in Schwerzenbach?

The municipal tax multiplier of Schwerzenbach is 103% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Schwerzenbach?

A single person without children pays about 11'091 CHF income tax in Schwerzenbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 55 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Schwerzenbach have?

Schwerzenbach has 5'256 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Schwerzenbach?

Schwerzenbach has 1'508 foreign residents, a share of 28.69% (2025).

Schwerzenbach (ZH): Postal Codes 8600–8603, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'662 50.6%

Men

2'594 49.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'039 19.8%

Swiss citizens

3'748 71.3%

Foreign residents

1'508 28.7%

Population density

1'983 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'039 · 19.8%20–64 · 3'248 · 61.8%65+ · 969 · 18.4%

Foreign residents 28.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Schwerzenbach

BFS

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

53.2% YesNo 46.8%

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

43.1% YesNo 56.9%

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

58.4% YesNo 41.6%

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

36.9% YesNo 63.1%

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

60.4% YesNo 39.6%

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

39.7% YesNo 60.3%

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 · 39.3% Yes

35.2% YesNo 64.8%

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

63.1% YesNo 36.9%

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

35.9% YesNo 64.1%

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

26.7% YesNo 73.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP26.7% · strongest party

SVP26.7%

SP16.8%

GLP16.2%

FDP12.1%

GRÜNE11.0%

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 56 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%)

SchwerzenbachCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Schwerzenbach	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 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'130 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

456 m

Mean elevation

442 m

Relief

21 m

Mean slope

1.6°

Flat share

96.7%

South-facing

2.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 21 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

24.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

32.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'400

24 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

0.04 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

2'467

Built before 19463.6%

Built since 200120.6%

0.04 %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 32 min

AgglomerationPT 37 min · Car 32 min

Remoteness 142/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteschwerzenbach.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities5'256 #75 ZH · #405 CH Families & children19.8% #118 ZH · #1209 CH Age structure18.4% #111 ZH · #1562 CH Women share50.6% #45 ZH · #561 CH Foreign residents28.7% #31 ZH · #365 CH Population density1'983/km² #15 ZH · #78 CH Tax burden11'091 #56 ZH · #130 CH Taxes103% #56 ZH Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #48 ZH · #587 CH Sunniest municipalities41.3% #38 ZH · #1267 CH Rainiest municipalities1'130 mm #62 ZH · #925 CH Voter turnout56.6% #114 ZH · #845 CH Against Switzerland7% #130 ZH · #1358 CH Aligned with Switzerland93% #22 ZH · #82 CH SVP strongholds26.7% #147 ZH · #1469 CH SP strongholds16.8% #39 ZH · #754 CH Centre strongholds9% #55 ZH · #1295 CH FDP strongholds12.1% #59 ZH · #1138 CH GLP strongholds16.2% #3 ZH · #9 CH Green strongholds11% #5 ZH · #442 CH Largest by area2.7 km² #152 ZH · #1915 CH Highest municipalities443 m #99 ZH · #1589 CH Remotest municipalities37 min #142 ZH · #1918 CH Best-connected municipalities37 min #19 ZH · #183 CH Highest peaks456 m #154 ZH · #2013 CH Highest-lying municipalities442 m #129 ZH · #1782 CH Greatest vertical range21 m #160 ZH · #2085 CH Steepest municipalities1.6° #160 ZH · #2035 CH Solar potential24 GWh #93 ZH · #860 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #90 ZH · #151 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #126 ZH · #2011 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Dübendorf8600 Schwerzenbach8603

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Schwerzenbach?: Schwerzenbach has 2 postal codes: 8600, 8603.
What is the tax rate in Schwerzenbach?: The municipal tax multiplier of Schwerzenbach is 103% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Schwerzenbach?: A single person without children pays about 11'091 CHF income tax in Schwerzenbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 55 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Schwerzenbach have?: Schwerzenbach has 5'256 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Schwerzenbach?: Schwerzenbach has 1'508 foreign residents, a share of 28.69% (2025).

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