What is the postal code of Uitikon?

Uitikon has 2 postal codes: 8142, 8143.

What is the tax rate in Uitikon?

The municipal tax multiplier of Uitikon is 78% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Uitikon?

A single person without children pays about 9'908 CHF income tax in Uitikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 10 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Uitikon have?

Uitikon has 5'749 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Uitikon?

Uitikon has 1'271 foreign residents, a share of 22.11% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH

Uitikon

8142–8143

ZH CANTON8142 8143

Residents

5'749

Area

4.4 km²

Population density

1'313 pop./km²

Elevation

567 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

796 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

78%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'876 50.0%

Men

2'873 50.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'290 22.4%

Swiss citizens

4'478 77.9%

Foreign residents

1'271 22.1%

Population density

1'313 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'290 · 22.4%20–64 · 3'359 · 58.4%65+ · 1'100 · 19.1%

Foreign residents 22.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Uitikon

BFS

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

64.5% YesNo 35.5%

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

38.5% YesNo 61.5%

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

48.5% YesNo 51.5%

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

20.7% YesNo 79.3%

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

60.6% YesNo 39.4%

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

20.6% YesNo 79.4%

19.8% YesNo 80.2%

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

65.6% YesNo 34.4%

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

19.9% YesNo 80.1%

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

22.4% YesNo 77.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP29.2% · strongest party

SVP29.2%

FDP28.4%

GLP15.4%

Mitte9.6%

SP9.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier78%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

78%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 11 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

9'908 CHF(9.9%)

Rank 10 of 160 in the canton · 59 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:9'908 CHF(~9.9%)

UitikonCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Uitikon	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.3%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	5.4%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	6.4%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	7.4%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	8.3%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	8.9%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	9.9%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	10.8%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	11.5%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	12.1%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	12.9%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	13.5%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	15.2%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	16.7%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	18%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	19.3%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	20.4%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	21.3%	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 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'112 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

796 m

Mean elevation

596 m

Relief

322 m

Mean slope

7.4°

Flat share

37.8%

South-facing

19.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 322 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

25.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

34.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'700

26 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

0.5 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

2'622

Built before 19467.1%

Built since 200139.1%

0.5 %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 35 min · Car 22 min

AgglomerationPT 35 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 152/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteuitikon.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities5'749 #65 ZH · #364 CH Families & children22.4% #19 ZH · #434 CH Age structure19.1% #91 ZH · #1413 CH Women share50% #80 ZH · #906 CH Foreign residents22.1% #76 ZH · #705 CH Population density1'313/km² #34 ZH · #149 CH Tax burden9'908 #11 ZH · #60 CH Taxes78% #11 ZH Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #72 ZH · #681 CH Sunniest municipalities40.5% #75 ZH · #1586 CH Rainiest municipalities1'112 mm #75 ZH · #1038 CH Voter turnout68.9% #9 ZH · #64 CH Against Switzerland14% #52 ZH · #978 CH Aligned with Switzerland86% #105 ZH · #434 CH SVP strongholds29.2% #138 ZH · #1313 CH SP strongholds9.1% #152 ZH · #1594 CH Centre strongholds9.6% #42 ZH · #1235 CH FDP strongholds28.4% #5 ZH · #121 CH GLP strongholds15.4% #10 ZH · #22 CH Green strongholds5.2% #131 ZH · #1502 CH Largest by area4.4 km² #132 ZH · #1637 CH Highest municipalities567 m #28 ZH · #937 CH Remotest municipalities35 min #152 ZH · #1947 CH Best-connected municipalities35 min #11 ZH · #156 CH Highest peaks796 m #32 ZH · #997 CH Highest-lying municipalities596 m #25 ZH · #1025 CH Greatest vertical range322 m #34 ZH · #954 CH Steepest municipalities7.4° #50 ZH · #1175 CH Solar potential26 GWh #87 ZH · #821 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #114 ZH · #175 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #150 ZH · #2035 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Uetliberg8143 Uitikon Waldegg8142

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Uitikon?: Uitikon has 2 postal codes: 8142, 8143.
What is the tax rate in Uitikon?: The municipal tax multiplier of Uitikon is 78% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Uitikon?: A single person without children pays about 9'908 CHF income tax in Uitikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 10 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Uitikon have?: Uitikon has 5'749 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Uitikon?: Uitikon has 1'271 foreign residents, a share of 22.11% (2025).

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