What is the postal code of Seegräben?

The postal code of Seegräben is 8607.

What is the tax rate in Seegräben?

The municipal tax multiplier of Seegräben is 111% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Seegräben?

A single person without children pays about 11'469 CHF income tax in Seegräben on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 86 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Seegräben have?

Seegräben has 1'486 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Seegräben?

Seegräben has 263 foreign residents, a share of 17.7% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Hinwil

Seegräben

8607

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

722 48.6%

Men

764 51.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

307 20.7%

Swiss citizens

1'223 82.3%

Foreign residents

263 17.7%

Population density

394 pop./km²

0–19 · 307 · 20.7%20–64 · 883 · 59.4%65+ · 296 · 19.9%

Foreign residents 17.7%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +26 (+1.8%) · 9 births · 5 deaths · net migration +18

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 Seegräben

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 Hinwil: 25.9% Yes

28.6% YesNo 71.5%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 34.5% Yes

31.2% YesNo 68.8%

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 Hinwil: 60.8% Yes

66.6% YesNo 33.4%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 33.2% Yes

32.6% YesNo 67.4%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 56.7% Yes

57.7% YesNo 42.4%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 53.3% Yes

49.4% YesNo 50.6%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 59.3% Yes

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

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 Hinwil: 33.9% Yes

30.0% YesNo 70.0%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 58.5% Yes

64.0% YesNo 36.1%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 35.0% Yes

30.2% YesNo 69.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP43.9% · strongest party

SVP43.9%

GLP12.2%

GRÜNE10.1%

Mitte8.3%

FDP8.3%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier111%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

111%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 92 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'469 CHF(11.5%)

Rank 86 of 160 in the canton · 187 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:11'469 CHF(~11.5%)

SeegräbenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Seegräben	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	7.5%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.6%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.6%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.4%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.5%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.4%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.2%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.9%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.7%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.5%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.3%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.4%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.8%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.9%	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 1991–20209.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'249 mm

9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

582 m

Mean elevation

549 m

Relief

87 m

Mean slope

5.5°

Flat share

63.7%

South-facing

6.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 87 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

10.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

13.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'400

Per inhabitant

7'180 kWh/yr

11 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 Seegräben →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 %

Second homes

8.8 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

694

Built before 194632.6%

Built since 200122.8%

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 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

588

Workplaces

126

Services share

80.4 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 55 (9.4%) · Secondary 60 (10.2%) · Tertiary 473 (80.4%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

27.3 %

Farmland

377 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 48 min · Car 33 min

AgglomerationPT 33 min · Car 30 min

Remoteness 107/160 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number119

Websiteseegraeben.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Hinwil

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Seegräben ranks

Largest municipalities1'486 #132 ZH · #1173 CH Growing municipalities1.8% #29 ZH · #419 CH Shrinking municipalities1.8% #132 ZH · #1687 CH Jobs per resident0.4 #52 ZH · #835 CH Families & children20.7% #81 ZH · #901 CH Age structure19.9% #77 ZH · #1248 CH Women share48.6% #150 ZH · #1663 CH Foreign residents17.7% #104 ZH · #1071 CH Population density394/km² #102 ZH · #623 CH Tax burden11'469 #91 ZH · #192 CH Taxes111% #92 ZH Warmest municipalities9.6 °C #97 ZH · #859 CH Sunniest municipalities42% #16 ZH · #1120 CH Rainiest municipalities1'249 mm #39 ZH · #588 CH Voter turnout64% #47 ZH · #262 CH Against Switzerland16.7% #30 ZH · #751 CH Aligned with Switzerland83.3% #118 ZH · #642 CH SVP strongholds43.9% #42 ZH · #453 CH SP strongholds7.2% #159 ZH · #1763 CH Centre strongholds8.3% #81 ZH · #1399 CH FDP strongholds8.3% #126 ZH · #1562 CH GLP strongholds12.2% #60 ZH · #136 CH Green strongholds10.1% #11 ZH · #554 CH Largest by area3.8 km² #139 ZH · #1742 CH Highest municipalities561 m #30 ZH · #963 CH Second homes8.8% #35 ZH · #1432 CH Organic farming27.3% #26 ZH · #385 CH Best-connected municipalities48 min #53 ZH · #400 CH Remotest municipalities48 min #107 ZH · #1693 CH Highest peaks582 m #102 ZH · #1605 CH Highest-lying municipalities549 m #49 ZH · #1219 CH Greatest vertical range87 m #145 ZH · #1899 CH Steepest municipalities5.5° #95 ZH · #1462 CH Solar potential11 GWh #143 ZH · #1501 CH Solar potential per capita7'180 kWh #58 ZH · #1642 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #74 ZH · #158 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #99 ZH · #1962 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8607

Aathal-Seegräben

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Aathal-Seegräben8607

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Seegräben?: The postal code of Seegräben is 8607.
What is the tax rate in Seegräben?: The municipal tax multiplier of Seegräben is 111% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Seegräben?: A single person without children pays about 11'469 CHF income tax in Seegräben on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 86 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Seegräben have?: Seegräben has 1'486 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Seegräben?: Seegräben has 263 foreign residents, a share of 17.7% (2025).

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