What is the postal code of Uster?

Uster has 7 postal codes: 8605, 8606, 8610, 8614, 8615, 8616, 8617.

What is the tax rate in Uster?

The municipal tax multiplier of Uster is 112% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Uster?

A single person without children pays about 11'517 CHF income tax in Uster on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 94 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Uster have?

Uster has 37'031 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Uster?

Uster has 9'416 foreign residents, a share of 25.43% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Uster

Uster

8605–8617

ZH CANTON8605 8606 8610 8614+3 PLZ

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

18'842 50.9%

Men

18'189 49.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

7'413 20.0%

Swiss citizens

27'615 74.6%

Foreign residents

9'416 25.4%

Population density

1'300 pop./km²

0–19 · 7'413 · 20.0%20–64 · 22'666 · 61.2%65+ · 6'952 · 18.8%

Foreign residents 25.4%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +468 (+1.3%) · 323 births · 240 deaths · net migration +375

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 Uster

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 Uster: 26.7% Yes

29.6% YesNo 70.4%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 26.9% Yes

22.3% YesNo 77.7%

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 Uster: 67.5% Yes

68.6% YesNo 31.4%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 38.1% Yes

44.3% YesNo 55.7%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 53.4% Yes

47.3% YesNo 52.7%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 43.9% Yes

36.9% YesNo 63.1%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 56.7% Yes

51.4% YesNo 48.7%

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 Uster: 36.3% Yes

40.1% YesNo 60.0%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 57.4% Yes

54.7% YesNo 45.3%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 37.8% Yes

41.8% YesNo 58.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP25.2% · strongest party

SVP25.2%

SP21.1%

GLP14.5%

GRÜNE11.3%

FDP11.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier112%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

112%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 103 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'517 CHF(11.5%)

Rank 94 of 160 in the canton · 202 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:11'517 CHF(~11.5%)

UsterCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Uster	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.1%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.3%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.5%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.6%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.6%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.4%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.5%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.5%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.3%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.8%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.5%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.4%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.5%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.9%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24%	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 1991–20209.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'213 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

590 m

Mean elevation

485 m

Relief

155 m

Mean slope

3.7°

Flat share

74.8%

South-facing

8.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 155 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

154.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

213.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

34'400

Per inhabitant

4'182 kWh/yr

155 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

25.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.79 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.06 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

25.7 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 24.63 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator ENERGIE USTER AG

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 Uster →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

1.3 %

Second homes

6 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

17'417

Built before 194613.7%

Built since 200127.6%

1.3 %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

18'516

Workplaces

2'576

Services share

79.2 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 243 (1.3%) · Secondary 3'610 (19.5%) · Tertiary 14'663 (79.2%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

19.6 %

Farmland

1'248 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 38 min · Car 29 min

AgglomerationPT 34 min · Car 29 min

Remoteness 139/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number198

Head of governmentWerner Egli

Websiteuster.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Uster

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Uster ranks

Largest municipalities37'031 #3 ZH · #22 CH Growing municipalities1.3% #46 ZH · #643 CH Shrinking municipalities1.3% #114 ZH · #1461 CH Jobs per resident0.5 #33 ZH · #524 CH Families & children20% #110 ZH · #1127 CH Age structure18.8% #98 ZH · #1472 CH Women share50.9% #29 ZH · #425 CH Foreign residents25.4% #54 ZH · #529 CH Population density1'300/km² #37 ZH · #153 CH Tax burden11'517 #104 ZH · #212 CH Taxes112% #103 ZH Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #86 ZH · #768 CH Sunniest municipalities41.5% #28 ZH · #1208 CH Rainiest municipalities1'213 mm #45 ZH · #669 CH Voter turnout60.3% #82 ZH · #559 CH Against Switzerland9.8% #89 ZH · #1201 CH Aligned with Switzerland90.2% #56 ZH · #212 CH SVP strongholds25.2% #151 ZH · #1549 CH SP strongholds21.1% #6 ZH · #379 CH Centre strongholds7.8% #96 ZH · #1462 CH FDP strongholds11% #71 ZH · #1269 CH GLP strongholds14.5% #20 ZH · #37 CH Green strongholds11.3% #4 ZH · #411 CH Largest by area28.5 km² #8 ZH · #326 CH Highest municipalities464 m #72 ZH · #1427 CH Second homes6% #117 ZH · #1973 CH Organic farming19.6% #54 ZH · #677 CH Best-connected municipalities38 min #24 ZH · #198 CH Remotest municipalities38 min #139 ZH · #1906 CH Highest peaks590 m #95 ZH · #1577 CH Highest-lying municipalities485 m #86 ZH · #1504 CH Greatest vertical range155 m #110 ZH · #1567 CH Steepest municipalities3.7° #138 ZH · #1790 CH Solar potential155 GWh #3 ZH · #28 CH Solar potential per capita4'182 kWh #137 ZH · #2041 CH Cheapest electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #142 ZH · #733 CH Most expensive electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #18 ZH · #1325 CH

Postal codes (7)

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Localities

swisstopo · 8

Freudwil8615 Gutenswil8605 Mönchaltorf8617 Nänikon8606 Riedikon8616 Sulzbach8614 Uster8610 Wermatswil8615

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Uster?: Uster has 7 postal codes: 8605, 8606, 8610, 8614, 8615, 8616, 8617.
What is the tax rate in Uster?: The municipal tax multiplier of Uster is 112% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Uster?: A single person without children pays about 11'517 CHF income tax in Uster on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 94 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Uster have?: Uster has 37'031 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Uster?: Uster has 9'416 foreign residents, a share of 25.43% (2025).

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