What is the postal code of Wila?

Wila has 2 postal codes: 8492, 8493.

What is the tax rate in Wila?

The municipal tax multiplier of Wila is 122% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Wila?

A single person without children pays about 11'990 CHF income tax in Wila on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 151 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Wila have?

Wila has 2'201 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Wila?

Wila has 345 foreign residents, a share of 15.67% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH

Wila

8492–8493

ZH CANTON8492 8493

Residents

2'201

Area

9.2 km²

Population density

239 pop./km²

Elevation

579 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

824 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

122%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'090 49.5%

Men

1'111 50.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

474 21.5%

Swiss citizens

1'856 84.3%

Foreign residents

345 15.7%

Population density

239 pop./km²

0–19 · 474 · 21.5%20–64 · 1'287 · 58.5%65+ · 440 · 20.0%

Foreign residents 15.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Wila

BFS

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

60.9% YesNo 39.1%

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

65.9% YesNo 34.1%

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

65.6% YesNo 34.4%

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 · 41.1% Yes

30.7% YesNo 69.3%

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

61.4% YesNo 38.6%

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

32.6% YesNo 67.4%

27.4% YesNo 72.6%

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

63.3% YesNo 36.7%

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

26.2% YesNo 73.8%

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

36.5% YesNo 63.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP50.1% · strongest party

SVP50.1%

SP10.7%

GLP8.1%

Mitte6.8%

GRÜNE6.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier122%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

122%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 152 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'990 CHF(12%)

Rank 151 of 160 in the canton · 304 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:11'990 CHF(~12%)

WilaCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Wila	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.3%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.6%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.9%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	9%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	10.1%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.9%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	12%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	13%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.8%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.5%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	15.4%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	16.1%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	18%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19.7%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.2%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	22.6%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.8%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24.8%	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 1991–20209.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'365 mm

9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

824 m

Mean elevation

653 m

Relief

268 m

Mean slope

14°

Flat share

18.7%

South-facing

12.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 268 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

16.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

22.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'800

17 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

0.39 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

1'021

Built before 194629.4%

Built since 200118.1%

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 74 min · Car 48 min

AgglomerationPT 41 min · Car 33 min

Remoteness 13/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewila.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'201 #117 ZH · #916 CH Families & children21.5% #45 ZH · #651 CH Age structure20% #76 ZH · #1238 CH Women share49.5% #111 ZH · #1245 CH Foreign residents15.7% #118 ZH · #1224 CH Population density239/km² #122 ZH · #921 CH Tax burden11'990 #155 ZH · #308 CH Taxes122% #152 ZH Warmest municipalities9.1 °C #143 ZH · #1281 CH Sunniest municipalities41.2% #42 ZH · #1300 CH Rainiest municipalities1'365 mm #15 ZH · #406 CH Voter turnout59% #89 ZH · #572 CH Against Switzerland25% #10 ZH · #236 CH Aligned with Switzerland75% #137 ZH · #1183 CH SVP strongholds50.1% #13 ZH · #238 CH SP strongholds10.7% #133 ZH · #1435 CH Centre strongholds6.8% #131 ZH · #1588 CH FDP strongholds5.4% #153 ZH · #1814 CH GLP strongholds8.1% #143 ZH · #557 CH Green strongholds6.5% #99 ZH · #1197 CH Largest by area9.2 km² #63 ZH · #1024 CH Highest municipalities579 m #24 ZH · #891 CH Remotest municipalities74 min #13 ZH · #895 CH Best-connected municipalities74 min #151 ZH · #1198 CH Highest peaks824 m #26 ZH · #946 CH Highest-lying municipalities653 m #15 ZH · #873 CH Greatest vertical range268 m #50 ZH · #1091 CH Steepest municipalities14° #7 ZH · #617 CH Solar potential17 GWh #116 ZH · #1151 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #84 ZH · #145 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #120 ZH · #2005 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Saland8493 Wila8492

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wila?: Wila has 2 postal codes: 8492, 8493.
What is the tax rate in Wila?: The municipal tax multiplier of Wila is 122% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Wila?: A single person without children pays about 11'990 CHF income tax in Wila on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 151 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wila have?: Wila has 2'201 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wila?: Wila has 345 foreign residents, a share of 15.67% (2025).

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