What is the postal code of Urdorf?

The postal code of Urdorf is 8902.

What is the tax rate in Urdorf?

The municipal tax multiplier of Urdorf is 115% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Urdorf?

A single person without children pays about 11'659 CHF income tax in Urdorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 120 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Urdorf have?

Urdorf has 10'539 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Urdorf?

Urdorf has 2'948 foreign residents, a share of 27.97% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Dietikon

Urdorf

8902

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

5'359 50.8%

Men

5'180 49.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'125 20.2%

Swiss citizens

7'591 72.0%

Foreign residents

2'948 28.0%

Population density

1'390 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'125 · 20.2%20–64 · 6'333 · 60.1%65+ · 2'081 · 19.7%

Foreign residents 28.0%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +36 (+0.3%) · 89 births · 93 deaths · net migration +19

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 Urdorf

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 Dietikon: 25.1% Yes

26.3% YesNo 73.7%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 28.1% Yes

28.5% YesNo 71.5%

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 Dietikon: 65.8% Yes

63.5% YesNo 36.5%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 35.2% Yes

34.5% YesNo 65.5%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 55.3% Yes

56.1% YesNo 43.9%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 46.2% Yes

49.4% YesNo 50.6%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 57.1% Yes

55.7% YesNo 44.3%

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 Dietikon: 37.1% Yes

40.2% YesNo 59.9%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 57.6% 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 Dietikon: 38.8% Yes

41.5% YesNo 58.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP35.9% · strongest party

SVP35.9%

SP17.7%

GLP11.4%

FDP10.8%

Mitte9.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier115%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

115%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 123 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'659 CHF(11.7%)

Rank 120 of 160 in the canton · 239 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:11'659 CHF(~11.7%)

UrdorfCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Urdorf	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.2%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.4%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.6%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.7%	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	11.7%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.6%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.4%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.1%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	15%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.7%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.6%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19.2%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.7%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	22.1%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.3%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24.3%	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 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'118 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

595 m

Mean elevation

464 m

Relief

201 m

Mean slope

7.3°

Flat share

44.3%

South-facing

7.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 201 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

50.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

65.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

11'100

Per inhabitant

4'759 kWh/yr

50 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 2

Standard model, deductible 300583 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Urdorf →Canton Zurich →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 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

0.7 %

Second homes

4.4 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

4'886

Built before 19465.7%

Built since 200116.9%

0.7 %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

7'926

Workplaces

667

Services share

78.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 24 (0.3%) · Secondary 1'682 (21.2%) · Tertiary 6'220 (78.5%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

28.6 %

Farmland

205 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 34 min · Car 23 min

AgglomerationPT 34 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 154/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number250

Websiteurdorf.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Dietikon

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Urdorf ranks

Largest municipalities10'539 #33 ZH · #169 CH Growing municipalities0.3% #103 ZH · #1211 CH Shrinking municipalities0.3% #58 ZH · #896 CH Jobs per resident0.75 #8 ZH · #178 CH Families & children20.2% #99 ZH · #1070 CH Age structure19.7% #81 ZH · #1299 CH Women share50.8% #35 ZH · #484 CH Foreign residents28% #38 ZH · #401 CH Population density1'390/km² #32 ZH · #139 CH Tax burden11'659 #122 ZH · #241 CH Taxes115% #123 ZH Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #10 ZH · #303 CH Sunniest municipalities40.5% #77 ZH · #1588 CH Rainiest municipalities1'118 mm #68 ZH · #991 CH Voter turnout54.5% #124 ZH · #1289 CH Against Switzerland4.9% #140 ZH · #1428 CH Aligned with Switzerland95.1% #10 ZH · #20 CH SVP strongholds35.9% #93 ZH · #901 CH SP strongholds17.7% #30 ZH · #660 CH Centre strongholds9.5% #43 ZH · #1249 CH FDP strongholds10.8% #75 ZH · #1288 CH GLP strongholds11.4% #80 ZH · #184 CH Green strongholds6.3% #104 ZH · #1245 CH Largest by area7.6 km² #88 ZH · #1184 CH Highest municipalities430 m #117 ZH · #1701 CH Second homes4.4% #156 ZH · #2092 CH Organic farming28.6% #24 ZH · #355 CH Best-connected municipalities34 min #8 ZH · #131 CH Remotest municipalities34 min #154 ZH · #1959 CH Highest peaks595 m #93 ZH · #1564 CH Highest-lying municipalities464 m #105 ZH · #1634 CH Greatest vertical range201 m #88 ZH · #1362 CH Steepest municipalities7.3° #54 ZH · #1194 CH Solar potential50 GWh #37 ZH · #326 CH Solar potential per capita4'759 kWh #117 ZH · #2004 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #121 ZH · #205 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #146 ZH · #2009 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8902

Urdorf

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Urdorf8902

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Urdorf?: The postal code of Urdorf is 8902.
What is the tax rate in Urdorf?: The municipal tax multiplier of Urdorf is 115% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Urdorf?: A single person without children pays about 11'659 CHF income tax in Urdorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 120 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Urdorf have?: Urdorf has 10'539 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Urdorf?: Urdorf has 2'948 foreign residents, a share of 27.97% (2025).

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