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

Weiach

8187

ZH CANTON8187

Residents

2'133

Area

9.6 km²

Population density

223 pop./km²

Elevation

391 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

623 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

96%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Weiach

BFS

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

62.4% YesNo 37.7%

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

29.9% YesNo 70.1%

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

58.2% YesNo 41.8%

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

27.7% YesNo 72.3%

28.0% YesNo 72.1%

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

26.0% YesNo 74.0%

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

36.9% YesNo 63.1%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

31.13 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.64 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

13.6 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

31.13 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 24.76 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.39 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentStefan Arnold

Websiteweiach.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'133 #118 ZH · #931 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 turnout50.4% #140 ZH · #1661 CH Against Switzerland27.3% #5 ZH · #141 CH Aligned with Switzerland72.7% #142 ZH · #1310 CH SVP strongholds55.6% #4 ZH · #108 CH SP strongholds10.1% #140 ZH · #1505 CH Centre strongholds5.9% #144 ZH · #1686 CH FDP strongholds7.3% #142 ZH · #1668 CH GLP strongholds9.2% #126 ZH · #405 CH Green strongholds4.2% #145 ZH · #1687 CH Largest by area9.6 km² #59 ZH · #991 CH Highest municipalities391 m #150 ZH · #1928 CH Remotest municipalities70 min #25 ZH · #1021 CH Best-connected municipalities70 min #137 ZH · #1071 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 Cheapest electricity31.13 Rp./kWh #158 ZH · #1832 CH Most expensive electricity31.13 Rp./kWh #3 ZH · #275 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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