What is the postal code of Volken?

The postal code of Volken is 8459.

What is the tax rate in Volken?

The municipal tax multiplier of Volken is 111% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Volken?

A single person without children pays about 11'469 CHF income tax in Volken on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 86 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Volken have?

Volken has 391 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Volken?

Volken has 59 foreign residents, a share of 15.09% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH

Volken

8459

ZH CANTON8459

Residents

391

Area

3.2 km²

Population density

122 pop./km²

Elevation

406 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

111%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

195 49.9%

Men

196 50.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

92 23.5%

Swiss citizens

332 84.9%

Foreign residents

59 15.1%

Population density

122 pop./km²

0–19 · 92 · 23.5%20–64 · 246 · 62.9%65+ · 53 · 13.6%

Foreign residents 15.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Volken

BFS

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

68.9% YesNo 31.1%

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

66.1% YesNo 33.9%

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

64.2% YesNo 35.8%

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

22.6% YesNo 77.4%

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

59.3% YesNo 40.7%

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

36.4% YesNo 63.6%

22.4% YesNo 77.6%

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

60.6% YesNo 39.4%

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

24.3% YesNo 75.7%

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

36.2% YesNo 63.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP49.0% · strongest party

SVP49.0%

Mitte10.4%

GLP8.6%

SP7.9%

EVP6.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier111%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

111%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 88 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'469 CHF(11.5%)

Rank 86 of 160 in the canton · 187 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:11'469 CHF(~11.5%)

VolkenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Volken	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	12.4%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.2%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.9%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.7%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.5%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.3%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.4%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.8%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.9%	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 1991–202010.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020909 mm

10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

488 m

Mean elevation

424 m

Relief

134 m

Mean slope

5.7°

Flat share

60.9%

South-facing

13.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 134 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

4.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

5.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

900

4 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

0.57 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

175

Built before 194644.6%

Built since 200130.3%

0.57 %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 74 min · Car 45 min

AgglomerationPT 37 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 12/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitevolken.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities391 #160 ZH · #1893 CH Families & children23.5% #9 ZH · #223 CH Age structure13.6% #158 ZH · #2064 CH Women share49.9% #86 ZH · #978 CH Foreign residents15.1% #123 ZH · #1273 CH Population density122/km² #150 ZH · #1352 CH Tax burden11'469 #93 ZH · #194 CH Taxes111% #88 ZH Warmest municipalities10.1 °C #14 ZH · #381 CH Sunniest municipalities39.9% #122 ZH · #1920 CH Rainiest municipalities909 mm #151 ZH · #1926 CH Voter turnout69.7% #5 ZH · #53 CH SVP strongholds49% #19 ZH · #261 CH SP strongholds7.9% #158 ZH · #1696 CH Centre strongholds10.4% #22 ZH · #1155 CH FDP strongholds6.4% #149 ZH · #1746 CH GLP strongholds8.6% #137 ZH · #492 CH Green strongholds5% #135 ZH · #1534 CH Largest by area3.2 km² #143 ZH · #1835 CH Highest municipalities406 m #141 ZH · #1862 CH Remotest municipalities74 min #12 ZH · #894 CH Best-connected municipalities74 min #150 ZH · #1197 CH Highest peaks488 m #144 ZH · #1919 CH Highest-lying municipalities424 m #143 ZH · #1894 CH Greatest vertical range134 m #121 ZH · #1671 CH Steepest municipalities5.7° #92 ZH · #1442 CH Solar potential4 GWh #159 ZH · #1971 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #31 ZH · #92 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #67 ZH · #1952 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8459

Volken

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Volken8459

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Volken?: The postal code of Volken is 8459.
What is the tax rate in Volken?: The municipal tax multiplier of Volken is 111% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Volken?: A single person without children pays about 11'469 CHF income tax in Volken on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 86 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Volken have?: Volken has 391 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Volken?: Volken has 59 foreign residents, a share of 15.09% (2025).

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