What is the postal code of Weiningen?

Weiningen has 2 postal codes: 8104, 8951.

What is the tax rate in Weiningen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Weiningen is 107% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Weiningen?

A single person without children pays about 11'280 CHF income tax in Weiningen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 71 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Weiningen have?

Weiningen has 5'204 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Weiningen?

Weiningen has 1'654 foreign residents, a share of 31.78% (2025).

Weiningen (ZH): Postal Codes 8104–8951, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'498 48.0%

Men

2'706 52.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'082 20.8%

Swiss citizens

3'550 68.2%

Foreign residents

1'654 31.8%

Population density

967 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'082 · 20.8%20–64 · 3'187 · 61.2%65+ · 935 · 18.0%

Foreign residents 31.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Weiningen

BFS

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

59.4% YesNo 40.6%

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

51.6% YesNo 48.4%

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

61.8% YesNo 38.2%

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

33.4% YesNo 66.6%

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

61.5% YesNo 38.6%

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

34.6% YesNo 65.4%

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 · 39.3% Yes

29.5% YesNo 70.5%

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

64.6% YesNo 35.4%

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

30.1% YesNo 69.9%

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

31.5% YesNo 68.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP41.8% · strongest party

SVP41.8%

SP15.6%

FDP12.4%

GLP11.4%

Mitte8.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier107%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

107%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 76 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'280 CHF(11.3%)

Rank 71 of 160 in the canton · 154 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:11'280 CHF(~11.3%)

WeiningenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Weiningen	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.2%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.4%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.4%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.4%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.2%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.3%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.2%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.7%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.5%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.2%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.7%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.1%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.5%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.6%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.6%	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 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'115 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

629 m

Mean elevation

464 m

Relief

249 m

Mean slope

8.9°

Flat share

37.5%

South-facing

36.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 249 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

25.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

34.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'700

26 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

0.62 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

2'264

Built before 194611.9%

Built since 200124.3%

0.62 %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 41 min · Car 23 min

AgglomerationPT 41 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 130/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteweiningen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities5'204 #77 ZH · #414 CH Families & children20.8% #75 ZH · #868 CH Age structure18% #119 ZH · #1638 CH Women share48% #155 ZH · #1853 CH Foreign residents31.8% #18 ZH · #238 CH Population density967/km² #49 ZH · #236 CH Tax burden11'280 #76 ZH · #159 CH Taxes107% #76 ZH Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #50 ZH · #589 CH Sunniest municipalities40.5% #78 ZH · #1589 CH Rainiest municipalities1'115 mm #73 ZH · #1012 CH Voter turnout51.5% #137 ZH · #1522 CH Against Switzerland10% #94 ZH · #1206 CH Aligned with Switzerland90% #61 ZH · #217 CH SVP strongholds41.8% #56 ZH · #570 CH SP strongholds15.6% #54 ZH · #877 CH Centre strongholds8.4% #79 ZH · #1377 CH FDP strongholds12.4% #56 ZH · #1097 CH GLP strongholds11.4% #81 ZH · #185 CH Green strongholds5.4% #127 ZH · #1451 CH Largest by area5.4 km² #118 ZH · #1487 CH Highest municipalities432 m #111 ZH · #1685 CH Remotest municipalities41 min #130 ZH · #1846 CH Best-connected municipalities41 min #32 ZH · #245 CH Highest peaks629 m #76 ZH · #1424 CH Highest-lying municipalities464 m #104 ZH · #1628 CH Greatest vertical range249 m #55 ZH · #1146 CH Steepest municipalities8.9° #34 ZH · #1020 CH Solar potential26 GWh #86 ZH · #818 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #117 ZH · #178 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #153 ZH · #2038 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Fahrweid8951 Weiningen ZH8104

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Weiningen?: Weiningen has 2 postal codes: 8104, 8951.
What is the tax rate in Weiningen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Weiningen is 107% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Weiningen?: A single person without children pays about 11'280 CHF income tax in Weiningen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 71 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Weiningen have?: Weiningen has 5'204 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Weiningen?: Weiningen has 1'654 foreign residents, a share of 31.78% (2025).

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