What is the postal code of Wettswil am Albis?

The postal code of Wettswil am Albis is 8907.

What is the tax rate in Wettswil am Albis?

The municipal tax multiplier of Wettswil am Albis is 89% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Wettswil am Albis?

A single person without children pays about 10'429 CHF income tax in Wettswil am Albis on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 20 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Wettswil am Albis have?

Wettswil am Albis has 5'419 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Wettswil am Albis?

Wettswil am Albis has 943 foreign residents, a share of 17.4% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Affoltern

Wettswil am Albis

8907

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'745 50.7%

Men

2'674 49.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'234 22.8%

Swiss citizens

4'476 82.6%

Foreign residents

943 17.4%

Population density

1'437 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'234 · 22.8%20–64 · 3'092 · 57.1%65+ · 1'093 · 20.2%

Foreign residents 17.4%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +82 (+1.5%) · 36 births · 35 deaths · net migration +91

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 Wettswil am Albis

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 Affoltern: 25.4% Yes

22.5% YesNo 77.5%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 27.2% Yes

22.3% YesNo 77.7%

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 Affoltern: 65.8% Yes

67.5% YesNo 32.5%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 32.4% Yes

34.9% YesNo 65.1%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 56.1% Yes

60.2% YesNo 39.8%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 45.3% 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 Affoltern: 55.8% Yes

54.8% YesNo 45.2%

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 Affoltern: 33.0% Yes

25.8% YesNo 74.2%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 59.8% Yes

62.0% YesNo 38.0%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 34.1% Yes

26.0% YesNo 74.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP29.4% · strongest party

SVP29.4%

FDP20.6%

GLP15.9%

SP13.7%

Mitte9.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier89%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

89%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 20 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

10'429 CHF(10.4%)

Rank 20 of 160 in the canton · 78 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:10'429 CHF(~10.4%)

Wettswil am AlbisCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Wettswil am Albis	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.6%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	5.7%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	6.8%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	7.8%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	8.7%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	9.4%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	10.4%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	11.3%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	12.7%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	13.5%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	14.2%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	15.9%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	17.5%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	18.8%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	20.1%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	21.2%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	22.1%	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 1991–20209.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'103 mm

9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

642 m

Mean elevation

558 m

Relief

125 m

Mean slope

6.4°

Flat share

48.4%

South-facing

9.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 125 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

25.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

33.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'700

Per inhabitant

4'693 kWh/yr

25 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 3

Standard model, deductible 300544 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Wettswil am Albis →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

0.26 %

Second homes

5.5 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

2'321

Built before 19463.6%

Built since 200129.6%

0.26 %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

1'281

Workplaces

275

Services share

65.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 14 (1.1%) · Secondary 427 (33.3%) · Tertiary 840 (65.6%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

159 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 42 min · Car 22 min

AgglomerationPT 40 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 127/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number14

Websitewettswil.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Affoltern

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Wettswil am Albis ranks

Largest municipalities5'419 #70 ZH · #389 CH Growing municipalities1.5% #33 ZH · #512 CH Shrinking municipalities1.5% #128 ZH · #1597 CH Jobs per resident0.24 #113 ZH · #1551 CH Families & children22.8% #13 ZH · #343 CH Age structure20.2% #69 ZH · #1196 CH Women share50.7% #37 ZH · #520 CH Foreign residents17.4% #109 ZH · #1090 CH Population density1'437/km² #29 ZH · #130 CH Tax burden10'429 #20 ZH · #79 CH Taxes89% #20 ZH Warmest municipalities9.5 °C #103 ZH · #936 CH Sunniest municipalities40.5% #72 ZH · #1583 CH Rainiest municipalities1'103 mm #80 ZH · #1080 CH Voter turnout66.4% #24 ZH · #151 CH Against Switzerland8.8% #97 ZH · #1256 CH Aligned with Switzerland91.2% #41 ZH · #155 CH SVP strongholds29.4% #136 ZH · #1299 CH SP strongholds13.7% #75 ZH · #1075 CH Centre strongholds9.2% #47 ZH · #1274 CH FDP strongholds20.6% #10 ZH · #413 CH GLP strongholds15.9% #5 ZH · #12 CH Green strongholds5.6% #122 ZH · #1415 CH Largest by area3.8 km² #138 ZH · #1741 CH Highest municipalities563 m #29 ZH · #952 CH Second homes5.5% #123 ZH · #2011 CH Organic farming0% #127 ZH · #1594 CH Best-connected municipalities42 min #33 ZH · #267 CH Remotest municipalities42 min #127 ZH · #1825 CH Highest peaks642 m #69 ZH · #1381 CH Highest-lying municipalities558 m #44 ZH · #1180 CH Greatest vertical range125 m #125 ZH · #1711 CH Steepest municipalities6.4° #78 ZH · #1328 CH Solar potential25 GWh #89 ZH · #826 CH Solar potential per capita4'693 kWh #119 ZH · #2009 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #20 ZH · #104 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #45 ZH · #1908 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8907

Wettswil

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Wettswil8907

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wettswil am Albis?: The postal code of Wettswil am Albis is 8907.
What is the tax rate in Wettswil am Albis?: The municipal tax multiplier of Wettswil am Albis is 89% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Wettswil am Albis?: A single person without children pays about 10'429 CHF income tax in Wettswil am Albis on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 20 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wettswil am Albis have?: Wettswil am Albis has 5'419 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wettswil am Albis?: Wettswil am Albis has 943 foreign residents, a share of 17.4% (2025).

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