What is the postal code of Wetzikon?

Wetzikon has 3 postal codes: 8345, 8620, 8623.

What is the tax rate in Wetzikon?

The municipal tax multiplier of Wetzikon is 119% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Wetzikon?

A single person without children pays about 11'848 CHF income tax in Wetzikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Wetzikon have?

Wetzikon has 27'317 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Wetzikon?

Wetzikon has 8'133 foreign residents, a share of 29.77% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Hinwil

Wetzikon

8345–8623

ZH CANTON8345 8620 8623

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

13'681 50.1%

Men

13'636 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

5'494 20.1%

Swiss citizens

19'184 70.2%

Foreign residents

8'133 29.8%

Population density

1'625 pop./km²

0–19 · 5'494 · 20.1%20–64 · 16'739 · 61.3%65+ · 5'084 · 18.6%

Foreign residents 29.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +340 (+1.3%) · 254 births · 232 deaths · net migration +308

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 Wetzikon

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 Hinwil: 25.9% Yes

28.4% YesNo 71.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 34.5% Yes

30.9% YesNo 69.1%

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 Hinwil: 60.8% Yes

64.1% YesNo 35.9%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 33.2% Yes

39.3% YesNo 60.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 56.7% Yes

51.4% YesNo 48.6%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 53.3% Yes

47.2% YesNo 52.8%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 59.3% Yes

56.4% YesNo 43.6%

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 Hinwil: 33.9% Yes

40.2% YesNo 59.8%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 58.5% Yes

53.8% YesNo 46.2%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 35.0% Yes

42.0% YesNo 58.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP32.0% · strongest party

SVP32.0%

SP17.2%

GRÜNE10.0%

FDP9.9%

GLP9.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier119%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

119%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 139 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'848 CHF(11.8%)

Rank 139 of 160 in the canton · 279 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:11'848 CHF(~11.8%)

WetzikonCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Wetzikon	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.3%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.5%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.8%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.9%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.9%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.7%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.8%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.8%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.6%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.3%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	15.2%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	16%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.8%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19.5%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	21%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	22.4%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.6%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24.6%	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 1991–20201'368 mm

9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

730 m

Mean elevation

564 m

Relief

221 m

Mean slope

4.3°

Flat share

68.9%

South-facing

7.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 221 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

124.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

171.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

27'700

Per inhabitant

4'560 kWh/yr

125 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

27.51 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.17 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.2 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

27.51 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator Stadtwerke Wetzikon

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 Wetzikon →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

0.42 %

Second homes

7.2 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

12'828

Built before 194611.9%

Built since 200137.7%

0.42 %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

14'949

Workplaces

1'903

Services share

77 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 79 (0.5%) · Secondary 3'360 (22.5%) · Tertiary 11'510 (77.0%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

9.5 %

Farmland

509 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 52 min · Car 40 min

AgglomerationPT 35 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 91/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number121

Websitewetzikon.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Hinwil

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Wetzikon ranks

Largest municipalities27'317 #6 ZH · #31 CH Growing municipalities1.3% #49 ZH · #653 CH Shrinking municipalities1.3% #113 ZH · #1454 CH Jobs per resident0.55 #25 ZH · #418 CH Families & children20.1% #104 ZH · #1097 CH Age structure18.6% #107 ZH · #1522 CH Women share50.1% #76 ZH · #840 CH Foreign residents29.8% #27 ZH · #317 CH Population density1'625/km² #24 ZH · #104 CH Tax burden11'848 #143 ZH · #283 CH Taxes119% #139 ZH Warmest municipalities9.5 °C #111 ZH · #944 CH Sunniest municipalities42% #17 ZH · #1121 CH Rainiest municipalities1'368 mm #14 ZH · #402 CH Voter turnout51.6% #136 ZH · #1629 CH Against Switzerland4.9% #139 ZH · #1427 CH Aligned with Switzerland95.1% #9 ZH · #19 CH SVP strongholds32% #118 ZH · #1149 CH SP strongholds17.2% #35 ZH · #713 CH Centre strongholds8.1% #87 ZH · #1425 CH FDP strongholds9.9% #94 ZH · #1400 CH GLP strongholds9.4% #121 ZH · #382 CH Green strongholds10% #14 ZH · #573 CH Largest by area16.8 km² #20 ZH · #569 CH Highest municipalities535 m #38 ZH · #1052 CH Second homes7.2% #75 ZH · #1792 CH Organic farming9.5% #112 ZH · #1256 CH Best-connected municipalities52 min #69 ZH · #515 CH Remotest municipalities52 min #91 ZH · #1565 CH Highest peaks730 m #42 ZH · #1123 CH Highest-lying municipalities564 m #39 ZH · #1154 CH Greatest vertical range221 m #70 ZH · #1266 CH Steepest municipalities4.3° #123 ZH · #1689 CH Solar potential125 GWh #5 ZH · #46 CH Solar potential per capita4'560 kWh #126 ZH · #2019 CH Cheapest electricity27.51 Rp./kWh #150 ZH · #1178 CH Most expensive electricity27.51 Rp./kWh #10 ZH · #929 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Adetswil8345 Wetzikon ZH8620 8623

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wetzikon?: Wetzikon has 3 postal codes: 8345, 8620, 8623.
What is the tax rate in Wetzikon?: The municipal tax multiplier of Wetzikon is 119% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Wetzikon?: A single person without children pays about 11'848 CHF income tax in Wetzikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wetzikon have?: Wetzikon has 27'317 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wetzikon?: Wetzikon has 8'133 foreign residents, a share of 29.77% (2025).

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