What is the postal code of Weiach?

The postal code of Weiach is 8187.

What is the tax rate in Weiach?

The municipal tax multiplier of Weiach is 96% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Weiach?

A single person without children pays about 10'760 CHF income tax in Weiach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 32 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Weiach have?

Weiach has 2'133 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Weiach?

Weiach has 578 foreign residents, a share of 27.1% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Dielsdorf

Weiach

8187

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'044 48.9%

Men

1'089 51.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

439 20.6%

Swiss citizens

1'555 72.9%

Foreign residents

578 27.1%

Population density

223 pop./km²

0–19 · 439 · 20.6%20–64 · 1'366 · 64.0%65+ · 328 · 15.4%

Foreign residents 27.1%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +10 (+0.5%) · 30 births · 7 deaths · net migration −10

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 Weiach

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 Dielsdorf: 22.2% Yes

19.3% YesNo 80.7%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 35.7% Yes

41.6% YesNo 58.4%

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 Dielsdorf: 64.3% Yes

63.6% YesNo 36.4%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 30.5% Yes

21.8% YesNo 78.2%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 58.8% Yes

62.4% YesNo 37.7%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 55.7% Yes

68.7% YesNo 31.3%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 63.0% Yes

64.8% YesNo 35.2%

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 Dielsdorf: 34.3% Yes

29.9% YesNo 70.1%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 58.9% Yes

58.2% YesNo 41.8%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 35.8% Yes

27.7% YesNo 72.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP55.6% · strongest party

SVP55.6%

SP10.1%

GLP9.2%

FDP7.3%

Mitte5.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier96%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

96%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 32 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

10'760 CHF(10.8%)

Rank 32 of 160 in the canton · 95 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:10'760 CHF(~10.8%)

WeiachCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Weiach	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.7%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	5.9%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	9.7%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	10.8%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	11.7%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.4%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.1%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	13.9%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	14.6%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	16.3%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	17.9%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	19.3%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	20.7%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	21.8%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	22.7%	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 1991–2020966 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

623 m

Mean elevation

435 m

Relief

291 m

Mean slope

9.8°

Flat share

35.5%

South-facing

5.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 291 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

14.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

19.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'100

Per inhabitant

6'596 kWh/yr

14 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

29.52 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.15 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

13.47 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

29.52 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator EGW Weiach Elektrizitätsgenossenschaft

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 3

Standard model, deductible 300544 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 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

0.39 %

Second homes

8.6 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

1'016

Built before 194616.3%

Built since 200156.7%

0.39 %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

328

Workplaces

107

Services share

62.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 29 (8.8%) · Secondary 94 (28.7%) · Tertiary 205 (62.5%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

286 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 70 min · Car 35 min

AgglomerationPT 51 min · Car 27 min

Remoteness 25/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number102

Head of governmentStefan Arnold

Websiteweiach.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Dielsdorf

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Weiach ranks

Largest municipalities2'133 #118 ZH · #931 CH Growing municipalities0.5% #92 ZH · #1116 CH Shrinking municipalities0.5% #67 ZH · #987 CH Jobs per resident0.15 #157 ZH · #1973 CH Families & children20.6% #83 ZH · #933 CH Age structure15.4% #149 ZH · #1948 CH Women share48.9% #139 ZH · #1543 CH Foreign residents27.1% #43 ZH · #444 CH Population density223/km² #125 ZH · #965 CH Tax burden10'760 #32 ZH · #95 CH Taxes96% #32 ZH Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #6 ZH · #299 CH Sunniest municipalities40.1% #101 ZH · #1792 CH Rainiest municipalities966 mm #131 ZH · #1772 CH Voter turnout50.6% #142 ZH · #1730 CH Against Switzerland26.7% #5 ZH · #147 CH Aligned with Switzerland73.3% #142 ZH · #1304 CH SVP strongholds55.6% #4 ZH · #108 CH SP strongholds10.1% #140 ZH · #1511 CH Centre strongholds5.9% #144 ZH · #1690 CH FDP strongholds7.3% #142 ZH · #1672 CH GLP strongholds9.2% #126 ZH · #404 CH Green strongholds4.2% #145 ZH · #1691 CH Largest by area9.6 km² #59 ZH · #991 CH Highest municipalities391 m #150 ZH · #1927 CH Second homes8.6% #39 ZH · #1493 CH Organic farming0% #146 ZH · #1613 CH Best-connected municipalities70 min #137 ZH · #1071 CH Remotest municipalities70 min #25 ZH · #1020 CH Highest peaks623 m #82 ZH · #1447 CH Highest-lying municipalities435 m #136 ZH · #1823 CH Greatest vertical range291 m #42 ZH · #1015 CH Steepest municipalities9.8° #26 ZH · #937 CH Solar potential14 GWh #124 ZH · #1286 CH Solar potential per capita6'596 kWh #72 ZH · #1741 CH Cheapest electricity29.52 Rp./kWh #154 ZH · #1694 CH Most expensive electricity29.52 Rp./kWh #6 ZH · #413 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8187

Weiach

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Weiach8187

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Stadel bei Niederglatt

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Weiach?: The postal code of Weiach is 8187.
What is the tax rate in Weiach?: The municipal tax multiplier of Weiach is 96% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Weiach?: A single person without children pays about 10'760 CHF income tax in Weiach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 32 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Weiach have?: Weiach has 2'133 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Weiach?: Weiach has 578 foreign residents, a share of 27.1% (2025).

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