What is the postal code of Volketswil?

Volketswil has 3 postal codes: 8307, 8604, 8605.

What is the tax rate in Volketswil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Volketswil is 101% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Volketswil?

A single person without children pays about 10'996 CHF income tax in Volketswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Volketswil have?

Volketswil has 19'948 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Volketswil?

Volketswil has 5'373 foreign residents, a share of 26.94% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Uster

Volketswil

8307–8605

ZH CANTON8307 8604 8605

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

9'951 49.9%

Men

9'997 50.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

4'234 21.2%

Swiss citizens

14'575 73.1%

Foreign residents

5'373 26.9%

Population density

1'421 pop./km²

0–19 · 4'234 · 21.2%20–64 · 12'207 · 61.2%65+ · 3'507 · 17.6%

Foreign residents 26.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +94 (+0.5%) · 179 births · 123 deaths · net migration +34

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 Volketswil

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

23.5% YesNo 76.5%

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

31.9% YesNo 68.1%

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

66.3% YesNo 33.7%

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

32.8% YesNo 67.2%

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

59.8% YesNo 40.2%

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

53.9% YesNo 46.1%

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

63.0% YesNo 37.0%

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

34.6% YesNo 65.4%

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

60.1% YesNo 39.9%

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

36.2% YesNo 63.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP43.5% · strongest party

SVP43.5%

SP13.4%

Mitte12.7%

GLP11.2%

FDP7.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier101%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

101%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 50 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

10'996 CHF(11%)

Rank 47 of 160 in the canton · 116 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:10'996 CHF(~11%)

VolketswilCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Volketswil	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.9%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.2%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.2%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.2%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	9.9%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	11.9%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.7%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.4%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.2%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	14.9%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	16.7%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.3%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	19.7%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.2%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.1%	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 1991–20209.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'165 mm

9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

578 m

Mean elevation

492 m

Relief

139 m

Mean slope

3.7°

Flat share

74.5%

South-facing

10.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 139 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

109.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

144.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

24'400

Per inhabitant

5'497 kWh/yr

110 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 Volketswil →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

0.44 %

Second homes

4 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

8'627

Built before 19465.8%

Built since 200125.9%

0.44 %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

12'165

Workplaces

1'331

Services share

72.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 67 (0.6%) · Secondary 3'251 (26.7%) · Tertiary 8'847 (72.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

15 %

Farmland

474 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 48 min · Car 27 min

AgglomerationPT 36 min · Car 27 min

Remoteness 108/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number199

Websitevolketswil.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Uster

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Volketswil ranks

Largest municipalities19'948 #14 ZH · #56 CH Growing municipalities0.5% #94 ZH · #1118 CH Shrinking municipalities0.5% #69 ZH · #989 CH Jobs per resident0.61 #20 ZH · #330 CH Families & children21.2% #57 ZH · #734 CH Age structure17.6% #124 ZH · #1690 CH Women share49.9% #94 ZH · #986 CH Foreign residents26.9% #45 ZH · #451 CH Population density1'421/km² #30 ZH · #135 CH Tax burden10'996 #50 ZH · #119 CH Taxes101% #50 ZH Warmest municipalities9.6 °C #99 ZH · #861 CH Sunniest municipalities41.1% #47 ZH · #1349 CH Rainiest municipalities1'165 mm #57 ZH · #774 CH Voter turnout52.7% #133 ZH · #1496 CH Against Switzerland9.8% #90 ZH · #1202 CH Aligned with Switzerland90.2% #57 ZH · #213 CH SVP strongholds43.5% #44 ZH · #470 CH SP strongholds13.4% #88 ZH · #1122 CH Centre strongholds12.7% #6 ZH · #976 CH FDP strongholds7% #147 ZH · #1707 CH GLP strongholds11.2% #85 ZH · #199 CH Green strongholds5.6% #124 ZH · #1417 CH Largest by area14 km² #28 ZH · #695 CH Highest municipalities487 m #58 ZH · #1276 CH Second homes4% #159 ZH · #2099 CH Organic farming15% #76 ZH · #879 CH Best-connected municipalities48 min #54 ZH · #401 CH Remotest municipalities48 min #108 ZH · #1694 CH Highest peaks578 m #107 ZH · #1623 CH Highest-lying municipalities492 m #78 ZH · #1469 CH Greatest vertical range139 m #116 ZH · #1646 CH Steepest municipalities3.7° #139 ZH · #1791 CH Solar potential110 GWh #11 ZH · #65 CH Solar potential per capita5'497 kWh #97 ZH · #1900 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #96 ZH · #180 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #121 ZH · #1984 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Effretikon8307 Gutenswil8605 Volketswil8604

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Volketswil?: Volketswil has 3 postal codes: 8307, 8604, 8605.
What is the tax rate in Volketswil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Volketswil is 101% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Volketswil?: A single person without children pays about 10'996 CHF income tax in Volketswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Volketswil have?: Volketswil has 19'948 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Volketswil?: Volketswil has 5'373 foreign residents, a share of 26.94% (2025).

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