What is the postal code of Thalheim an der Thur?

The postal code of Thalheim an der Thur is 8478.

What is the tax rate in Thalheim an der Thur?

The municipal tax multiplier of Thalheim an der Thur is 117% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Thalheim an der Thur?

A single person without children pays about 11'753 CHF income tax in Thalheim an der Thur on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 130 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Thalheim an der Thur have?

Thalheim an der Thur has 1'024 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Thalheim an der Thur?

Thalheim an der Thur has 110 foreign residents, a share of 10.74% (2025).

Thalheim an der Thur (ZH): Postal Codes 8478, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

491 47.9%

Men

533 52.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

225 22.0%

Swiss citizens

914 89.3%

Foreign residents

110 10.7%

Population density

159 pop./km²

0–19 · 225 · 22.0%20–64 · 620 · 60.5%65+ · 179 · 17.5%

Foreign residents 10.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Thalheim an der Thur

BFS

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

61.9% YesNo 38.1%

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

66.3% YesNo 33.7%

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

65.6% YesNo 34.4%

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

18.6% YesNo 81.4%

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

69.6% YesNo 30.4%

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

21.9% YesNo 78.1%

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

16.2% YesNo 83.8%

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

69.4% YesNo 30.6%

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

17.5% YesNo 82.5%

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

37.4% YesNo 62.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP51.4% · strongest party

SVP51.4%

SP8.4%

GRÜNE7.8%

FDP7.3%

GLP6.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier117%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

117%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 135 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'753 CHF(11.8%)

Rank 130 of 160 in the canton · 258 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:11'753 CHF(~11.8%)

Thalheim an der ThurCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Thalheim an der Thur	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.2%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.5%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.7%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.8%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.8%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.6%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.8%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.7%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.5%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.2%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	15.1%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.8%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.7%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19.4%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.8%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	22.3%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.4%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24.4%	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 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020911 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

502 m

Mean elevation

401 m

Relief

137 m

Mean slope

3.8°

Flat share

71.8%

South-facing

0.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 137 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

11.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

14.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'500

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 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

0.68 %

Avg. rooms

4.5

Dwellings

440

Built before 194629.3%

Built since 200135.5%

0.68 %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 67 min · Car 45 min

AgglomerationPT 36 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 33/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitethalheim.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities1'024 #145 ZH · #1442 CH Families & children22% #28 ZH · #533 CH Age structure17.5% #125 ZH · #1701 CH Women share47.9% #156 ZH · #1877 CH Foreign residents10.7% #148 ZH · #1648 CH Population density159/km² #137 ZH · #1165 CH Tax burden11'753 #135 ZH · #263 CH Taxes117% #135 ZH Warmest municipalities10 °C #21 ZH · #472 CH Sunniest municipalities39.6% #146 ZH · #2009 CH Rainiest municipalities911 mm #148 ZH · #1918 CH Voter turnout63.6% #44 ZH · #215 CH Against Switzerland28% #4 ZH · #116 CH Aligned with Switzerland72% #143 ZH · #1318 CH SVP strongholds51.4% #10 ZH · #200 CH SP strongholds8.4% #156 ZH · #1658 CH Centre strongholds5.7% #147 ZH · #1708 CH FDP strongholds7.3% #140 ZH · #1666 CH GLP strongholds6.7% #153 ZH · #805 CH Green strongholds7.8% #37 ZH · #903 CH Largest by area6.4 km² #101 ZH · #1341 CH Highest municipalities385 m #155 ZH · #1955 CH Remotest municipalities67 min #33 ZH · #1104 CH Best-connected municipalities67 min #127 ZH · #977 CH Highest peaks502 m #139 ZH · #1870 CH Highest-lying municipalities401 m #153 ZH · #1973 CH Greatest vertical range137 m #118 ZH · #1659 CH Steepest municipalities3.8° #131 ZH · #1769 CH Solar potential11 GWh #139 ZH · #1466 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #28 ZH · #89 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #64 ZH · #1949 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8478

Thalheim an der Thur

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Thalheim an der Thur8478

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Thalheim an der Thur?: The postal code of Thalheim an der Thur is 8478.
What is the tax rate in Thalheim an der Thur?: The municipal tax multiplier of Thalheim an der Thur is 117% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Thalheim an der Thur?: A single person without children pays about 11'753 CHF income tax in Thalheim an der Thur on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 130 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Thalheim an der Thur have?: Thalheim an der Thur has 1'024 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Thalheim an der Thur?: Thalheim an der Thur has 110 foreign residents, a share of 10.74% (2025).

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