What is the postal code of Wallisellen?

The postal code of Wallisellen is 8304.

What is the tax rate in Wallisellen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Wallisellen is 93% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Wallisellen?

A single person without children pays about 10'618 CHF income tax in Wallisellen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 27 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Wallisellen have?

Wallisellen has 17'811 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Wallisellen?

Wallisellen has 5'825 foreign residents, a share of 32.7% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Bülach

Wallisellen

8304

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

8'839 49.6%

Men

8'972 50.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

3'418 19.2%

Swiss citizens

11'986 67.3%

Foreign residents

5'825 32.7%

Population density

2'774 pop./km²

0–19 · 3'418 · 19.2%20–64 · 11'584 · 65.0%65+ · 2'809 · 15.8%

Foreign residents 32.7%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +46 (+0.3%) · 170 births · 126 deaths · net migration +0

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 Wallisellen

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 Bülach: 23.4% Yes

25.5% YesNo 74.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 31.1% Yes

26.2% YesNo 73.8%

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 Bülach: 65.0% Yes

69.6% YesNo 30.4%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 34.7% Yes

37.9% YesNo 62.1%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 57.1% Yes

53.0% YesNo 47.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 50.2% Yes

42.7% YesNo 57.3%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 60.7% Yes

58.7% YesNo 41.3%

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 Bülach: 36.1% Yes

36.3% YesNo 63.7%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 57.9% Yes

58.7% YesNo 41.3%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 37.6% Yes

38.7% YesNo 61.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP30.0% · strongest party

SVP30.0%

SP19.0%

FDP14.6%

GLP12.2%

Mitte9.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier93%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

93%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 27 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

10'618 CHF(10.6%)

Rank 27 of 160 in the canton · 89 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:10'618 CHF(~10.6%)

WallisellenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

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Gross income	Wallisellen	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.7%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	5.8%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	6.9%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	7.9%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	8.9%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	9.6%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	10.6%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	11.5%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.3%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	12.9%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	13.7%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	14.4%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	16.2%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	17.7%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	19.1%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	20.4%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	21.5%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	22.5%	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 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'101 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

493 m

Mean elevation

449 m

Relief

71 m

Mean slope

3.1°

Flat share

82.2%

South-facing

9.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 71 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

84.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

113.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

18'800

Per inhabitant

4'745 kWh/yr

85 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

28.53 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.18 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.5 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.65 Rp./kWh

28.53 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator die werke versorgung wallisellen 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 Wallisellen →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

2.98 %

Second homes

6 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

8'560

Built before 194611.0%

Built since 200134.1%

2.98 %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

21'107

Workplaces

1'550

Services share

84.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 42 (0.2%) · Secondary 3'196 (15.1%) · Tertiary 17'869 (84.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

112 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 49 min · Car 20 min

AgglomerationPT 46 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 104/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number69

Websitewallisellen.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Bülach

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Wallisellen ranks

Largest municipalities17'811 #18 ZH · #72 CH Growing municipalities0.3% #109 ZH · #1253 CH Shrinking municipalities0.3% #51 ZH · #853 CH Jobs per resident1.19 #4 ZH · #61 CH Families & children19.2% #131 ZH · #1376 CH Age structure15.8% #145 ZH · #1912 CH Women share49.6% #108 ZH · #1171 CH Foreign residents32.7% #14 ZH · #210 CH Population density2'774/km² #9 ZH · #33 CH Tax burden10'618 #27 ZH · #89 CH Taxes93% #27 ZH Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #56 ZH · #665 CH Sunniest municipalities40.6% #64 ZH · #1541 CH Rainiest municipalities1'101 mm #84 ZH · #1099 CH Voter turnout54% #126 ZH · #1351 CH Against Switzerland5.9% #131 ZH · #1384 CH Aligned with Switzerland94.1% #11 ZH · #35 CH SVP strongholds30% #132 ZH · #1269 CH SP strongholds19% #15 ZH · #538 CH Centre strongholds9% #52 ZH · #1295 CH FDP strongholds14.6% #34 ZH · #854 CH GLP strongholds12.2% #59 ZH · #135 CH Green strongholds6.8% #86 ZH · #1138 CH Largest by area6.4 km² #102 ZH · #1342 CH Highest municipalities462 m #73 ZH · #1436 CH Second homes6% #115 ZH · #1970 CH Organic farming0% #139 ZH · #1606 CH Best-connected municipalities49 min #56 ZH · #420 CH Remotest municipalities49 min #104 ZH · #1658 CH Highest peaks493 m #142 ZH · #1903 CH Highest-lying municipalities449 m #121 ZH · #1723 CH Greatest vertical range71 m #151 ZH · #1957 CH Steepest municipalities3.1° #148 ZH · #1888 CH Solar potential85 GWh #16 ZH · #127 CH Solar potential per capita4'745 kWh #118 ZH · #2006 CH Cheapest electricity28.53 Rp./kWh #152 ZH · #1407 CH Most expensive electricity28.53 Rp./kWh #8 ZH · #700 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8304

Wallisellen

Localities

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Wallisellen8304

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wallisellen?: The postal code of Wallisellen is 8304.
What is the tax rate in Wallisellen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Wallisellen is 93% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Wallisellen?: A single person without children pays about 10'618 CHF income tax in Wallisellen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 27 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wallisellen have?: Wallisellen has 17'811 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wallisellen?: Wallisellen has 5'825 foreign residents, a share of 32.7% (2025).

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