What is the postal code of Turbenthal?

Turbenthal has 4 postal codes: 8363, 8488, 8492, 8495.

What is the tax rate in Turbenthal?

The municipal tax multiplier of Turbenthal is 122% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Turbenthal?

A single person without children pays about 11'990 CHF income tax in Turbenthal on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 151 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Turbenthal have?

Turbenthal has 5'369 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Turbenthal?

Turbenthal has 1'124 foreign residents, a share of 20.93% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Winterthur

Turbenthal

8363–8495

ZH CANTON8363 8488 8492 8495

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'724 50.7%

Men

2'645 49.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'189 22.1%

Swiss citizens

4'245 79.1%

Foreign residents

1'124 20.9%

Population density

213 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'189 · 22.1%20–64 · 3'071 · 57.2%65+ · 1'109 · 20.7%

Foreign residents 20.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +69 (+1.3%) · 31 births · 35 deaths · net migration +75

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 Turbenthal

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 Winterthur: 31.4% Yes

21.8% YesNo 78.2%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 24.1% Yes

36.6% YesNo 63.4%

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 Winterthur: 67.8% Yes

54.7% YesNo 45.3%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 41.4% Yes

29.4% YesNo 70.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 46.2% Yes

56.9% YesNo 43.1%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 38.4% Yes

59.1% YesNo 40.9%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 51.6% Yes

61.9% YesNo 38.1%

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 · 41.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 42.5% Yes

35.5% YesNo 64.5%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 53.2% Yes

57.1% YesNo 42.9%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 44.1% Yes

35.8% YesNo 64.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP40.4% · strongest party

SVP40.4%

SP14.1%

GLP8.2%

FDP7.6%

EVP6.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier122%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

122%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 151 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'990 CHF(12%)

Rank 151 of 160 in the canton · 304 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:11'990 CHF(~12%)

TurbenthalCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Turbenthal	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.3%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.6%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.9%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	9%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	10.1%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.9%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	12%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	13%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.8%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.5%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	15.4%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	16.1%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	18%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19.7%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.2%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	22.6%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.8%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24.8%	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 1991–20208.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'393 mm

8.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

870 m

Mean elevation

687 m

Relief

331 m

Mean slope

15.8°

Flat share

14.0%

South-facing

28.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 331 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

34.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

46.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'600

Per inhabitant

6'385 kWh/yr

34 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 Turbenthal →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

1.32 %

Second homes

8.3 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

2'421

Built before 194626.8%

Built since 200129.1%

1.32 %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

1'701

Workplaces

322

Services share

77.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 118 (6.9%) · Secondary 264 (15.5%) · Tertiary 1'319 (77.5%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

26.2 %

Farmland

969 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 84 min · Car 52 min

AgglomerationPT 38 min · Car 25 min

Remoteness 1/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number228

Websiteturbenthal.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Winterthur

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Turbenthal ranks

Largest municipalities5'369 #74 ZH · #397 CH Growing municipalities1.3% #44 ZH · #631 CH Shrinking municipalities1.3% #117 ZH · #1475 CH Jobs per resident0.32 #76 ZH · #1168 CH Families & children22.1% #27 ZH · #518 CH Age structure20.7% #58 ZH · #1088 CH Women share50.7% #42 ZH · #525 CH Foreign residents20.9% #81 ZH · #784 CH Population density213/km² #129 ZH · #990 CH Tax burden11'990 #153 ZH · #306 CH Taxes122% #151 ZH Warmest municipalities8.8 °C #150 ZH · #1445 CH Sunniest municipalities40.7% #62 ZH · #1515 CH Rainiest municipalities1'393 mm #11 ZH · #361 CH Voter turnout52.7% #134 ZH · #1497 CH Against Switzerland20.6% #18 ZH · #453 CH Aligned with Switzerland79.4% #129 ZH · #943 CH SVP strongholds40.4% #63 ZH · #640 CH SP strongholds14.1% #69 ZH · #1037 CH Centre strongholds6.6% #136 ZH · #1615 CH FDP strongholds7.6% #138 ZH · #1633 CH GLP strongholds8.2% #142 ZH · #543 CH Green strongholds5.9% #116 ZH · #1337 CH Largest by area25.2 km² #10 ZH · #364 CH Highest municipalities600 m #18 ZH · #819 CH Second homes8.3% #47 ZH · #1548 CH Organic farming26.2% #30 ZH · #413 CH Best-connected municipalities84 min #160 ZH · #1423 CH Remotest municipalities84 min #1 ZH · #665 CH Highest peaks870 m #15 ZH · #868 CH Highest-lying municipalities687 m #7 ZH · #792 CH Greatest vertical range331 m #32 ZH · #939 CH Steepest municipalities15.8° #3 ZH · #547 CH Solar potential34 GWh #63 ZH · #583 CH Solar potential per capita6'385 kWh #73 ZH · #1778 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #110 ZH · #194 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #135 ZH · #1998 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Bichelsee8363 Schmidrüti8495 Turbenthal8488 Wila8492

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Turbenthal?: Turbenthal has 4 postal codes: 8363, 8488, 8492, 8495.
What is the tax rate in Turbenthal?: The municipal tax multiplier of Turbenthal is 122% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Turbenthal?: A single person without children pays about 11'990 CHF income tax in Turbenthal on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 151 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Turbenthal have?: Turbenthal has 5'369 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Turbenthal?: Turbenthal has 1'124 foreign residents, a share of 20.93% (2025).

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