What is the postal code of Steinmaur?

Steinmaur has 2 postal codes: 8155, 8162.

What is the tax rate in Steinmaur?

The municipal tax multiplier of Steinmaur is 108% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Steinmaur?

A single person without children pays about 11'327 CHF income tax in Steinmaur on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 77 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Steinmaur have?

Steinmaur has 3'758 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Steinmaur?

Steinmaur has 1'079 foreign residents, a share of 28.71% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Dielsdorf

Steinmaur

8155–8162

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'810 48.2%

Men

1'948 51.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

756 20.1%

Swiss citizens

2'679 71.3%

Foreign residents

1'079 28.7%

Population density

400 pop./km²

0–19 · 756 · 20.1%20–64 · 2'298 · 61.1%65+ · 704 · 18.7%

Foreign residents 28.7%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +42 (+1.1%) · 32 births · 23 deaths · net migration +42

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 Steinmaur

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 Dielsdorf: 22.2% Yes

21.8% YesNo 78.2%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 35.7% Yes

32.6% YesNo 67.5%

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 Dielsdorf: 64.3% Yes

63.2% YesNo 36.8%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 30.5% Yes

31.0% YesNo 69.0%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 58.8% Yes

61.0% YesNo 39.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 55.7% Yes

52.9% YesNo 47.1%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 63.0% Yes

59.9% YesNo 40.2%

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 Dielsdorf: 34.3% Yes

29.6% YesNo 70.4%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 58.9% Yes

62.8% YesNo 37.2%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 35.8% 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

SVP40.1% · strongest party

SVP40.1%

SP11.2%

FDP10.7%

GLP10.5%

Mitte9.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier108%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

108%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 79 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'327 CHF(11.3%)

Rank 77 of 160 in the canton · 164 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:11'327 CHF(~11.3%)

SteinmaurCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Steinmaur	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.2%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.4%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.5%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.5%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.2%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.3%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.3%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.7%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.6%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.3%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.1%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.8%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.2%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.6%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.7%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.7%	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 1991–20209.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'083 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

786 m

Mean elevation

499 m

Relief

376 m

Mean slope

5.9°

Flat share

60.4%

South-facing

9.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 376 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

27.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

35.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'000

Per inhabitant

7'211 kWh/yr

27 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 Steinmaur →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

1.82 %

Second homes

6.4 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

1'699

Built before 194613.7%

Built since 200126.0%

1.82 %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

850

Workplaces

230

Services share

59.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 211 (24.8%) · Secondary 130 (15.3%) · Tertiary 509 (59.9%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

21.7 %

Farmland

578 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 47 min · Car 37 min

AgglomerationPT 45 min · Car 31 min

Remoteness 111/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number101

Websitesteinmaur.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Dielsdorf

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Steinmaur ranks

Largest municipalities3'758 #96 ZH · #598 CH Growing municipalities1.1% #60 ZH · #717 CH Shrinking municipalities1.1% #100 ZH · #1384 CH Jobs per resident0.23 #127 ZH · #1614 CH Families & children20.1% #103 ZH · #1096 CH Age structure18.7% #103 ZH · #1493 CH Women share48.2% #153 ZH · #1799 CH Foreign residents28.7% #30 ZH · #363 CH Population density400/km² #101 ZH · #614 CH Tax burden11'327 #80 ZH · #167 CH Taxes108% #79 ZH Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #81 ZH · #763 CH Sunniest municipalities40.4% #84 ZH · #1628 CH Rainiest municipalities1'083 mm #95 ZH · #1196 CH Voter turnout59% #101 ZH · #699 CH Against Switzerland11.8% #67 ZH · #1098 CH Aligned with Switzerland88.2% #78 ZH · #322 CH SVP strongholds40.1% #65 ZH · #652 CH SP strongholds11.2% #126 ZH · #1386 CH Centre strongholds9.6% #38 ZH · #1235 CH FDP strongholds10.7% #78 ZH · #1296 CH GLP strongholds10.5% #100 ZH · #256 CH Green strongholds6.8% #87 ZH · #1139 CH Largest by area9.4 km² #61 ZH · #1005 CH Highest municipalities456 m #82 ZH · #1483 CH Second homes6.4% #103 ZH · #1915 CH Organic farming21.7% #45 ZH · #570 CH Best-connected municipalities47 min #52 ZH · #379 CH Remotest municipalities47 min #111 ZH · #1714 CH Highest peaks786 m #33 ZH · #1012 CH Highest-lying municipalities499 m #72 ZH · #1427 CH Greatest vertical range376 m #21 ZH · #852 CH Steepest municipalities5.9° #88 ZH · #1404 CH Solar potential27 GWh #81 ZH · #763 CH Solar potential per capita7'211 kWh #57 ZH · #1638 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #70 ZH · #154 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #95 ZH · #1958 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Niederhasli8155 Steinmaur8162 Sünikon8162

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Steinmaur?: Steinmaur has 2 postal codes: 8155, 8162.
What is the tax rate in Steinmaur?: The municipal tax multiplier of Steinmaur is 108% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Steinmaur?: A single person without children pays about 11'327 CHF income tax in Steinmaur on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 77 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Steinmaur have?: Steinmaur has 3'758 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Steinmaur?: Steinmaur has 1'079 foreign residents, a share of 28.71% (2025).

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