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).

Turbenthal (ZH): Postal Codes 8363–8495, Tax Rate & Population

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%

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

Vote results for Turbenthal

BFS

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

56.9% YesNo 43.1%

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

35.5% YesNo 64.5%

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

57.1% YesNo 42.9%

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

35.8% YesNo 64.2%

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 · 39.3% Yes

31.6% YesNo 68.4%

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

58.6% YesNo 41.4%

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

32.7% YesNo 67.3%

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

34.2% YesNo 65.8%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 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

1.32 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteturbenthal.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities5'369 #74 ZH · #397 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 turnout52.5% #133 ZH · #1407 CH Against Switzerland21% #18 ZH · #453 CH Aligned with Switzerland79% #129 ZH · #944 CH SVP strongholds40.4% #63 ZH · #640 CH SP strongholds14.1% #69 ZH · #1033 CH Centre strongholds6.6% #136 ZH · #1612 CH FDP strongholds7.6% #138 ZH · #1629 CH GLP strongholds8.2% #142 ZH · #544 CH Green strongholds5.9% #116 ZH · #1333 CH Largest by area25.2 km² #10 ZH · #364 CH Highest municipalities600 m #18 ZH · #819 CH Remotest municipalities84 min #1 ZH · #665 CH Best-connected municipalities84 min #160 ZH · #1423 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 Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #105 ZH · #166 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #141 ZH · #2026 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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