What is the postal code of Zeihen?

The postal code of Zeihen is 5079.

What is the tax rate in Zeihen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Zeihen is 114% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Zeihen?

A single person without children pays about 13'272 CHF income tax in Zeihen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 132 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Zeihen have?

Zeihen has 1'268 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Zeihen?

Zeihen has 245 foreign residents, a share of 19.32% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Zeihen

5079

AG CANTON5079

Residents

1'268

Area

6.9 km²

Population density

184 pop./km²

Elevation

556 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

759 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

114%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

635 50.1%

Men

633 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

273 21.5%

Swiss citizens

1'023 80.7%

Foreign residents

245 19.3%

Population density

184 pop./km²

0–19 · 273 · 21.5%20–64 · 786 · 62.0%65+ · 209 · 16.5%

Foreign residents 19.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Zeihen

BFS

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

53.3% YesNo 46.7%

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

56.4% YesNo 43.6%

14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% Yes

44.3% YesNo 55.7%

14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

47.5% YesNo 52.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

38.3% YesNo 61.7%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

24.7% YesNo 75.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

43.4% YesNo 56.6%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

39.1% YesNo 60.9%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

73.2% YesNo 26.8%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

46.5% YesNo 53.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP47.0% · strongest party

SVP47.0%

SP18.3%

FDP8.8%

Mitte8.4%

GRÜNE7.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier114%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

114%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 137 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'272 CHF(13.3%)

Rank 132 of 196 in the canton · 603 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'952 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Oberwil-Lieli 9'753 CHF · most expensive Ammerswil 13'965 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'272 CHF(~13.3%)

ZeihenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Zeihen	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.3%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.3%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.8%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.2%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.3%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.2%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.3%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	14.2%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	15%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.7%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	16.5%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	17.2%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18.8%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	20.2%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.5%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	22.6%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	23.5%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	24.3%	19.1–25.3%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'026 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

759 m

Mean elevation

529 m

Relief

347 m

Mean slope

11.4°

Flat share

18.6%

South-facing

8.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 347 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

11.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

15.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'600

12 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

26.27 Rp./kWh

Energy

13 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.23 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.71 Rp./kWh

26.27 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.73 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Zeihen, Elektra, Elektrizitätsversorgung

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

1.19 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

590

Built before 194619.7%

Built since 200139.3%

1.19 %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 69 min · Car 39 min

AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 66/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitezeihen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'268 #149 AG · #1285 CH Families & children21.5% #46 AG · #662 CH Age structure16.5% #172 AG · #1851 CH Women share50.1% #53 AG · #882 CH Foreign residents19.3% #121 AG · #923 CH Population density184/km² #164 AG · #1084 CH Tax burden13'272 #138 AG · #609 CH Taxes114% #137 AG Warmest municipalities10 °C #61 AG · #525 CH Sunniest municipalities39.9% #158 AG · #1942 CH Rainiest municipalities1'026 mm #162 AG · #1510 CH Voter turnout55.6% #83 AG · #999 CH Against Switzerland22% #35 AG · #418 CH Aligned with Switzerland78% #131 AG · #1040 CH SVP strongholds47% #54 AG · #323 CH SP strongholds18.3% #27 AG · #595 CH Centre strongholds8.4% #150 AG · #1391 CH FDP strongholds8.8% #166 AG · #1519 CH GLP strongholds3.9% #185 AG · #1430 CH Green strongholds7.1% #47 AG · #1073 CH Largest by area6.9 km² #84 AG · #1285 CH Highest municipalities556 m #19 AG · #983 CH Remotest municipalities69 min #66 AG · #1060 CH Best-connected municipalities69 min #133 AG · #1058 CH Highest peaks759 m #25 AG · #1062 CH Highest-lying municipalities529 m #53 AG · #1311 CH Greatest vertical range347 m #21 AG · #905 CH Steepest municipalities11.4° #27 AG · #823 CH Solar potential12 GWh #149 AG · #1431 CH Cheapest electricity26.27 Rp./kWh #33 AG · #517 CH Most expensive electricity26.27 Rp./kWh #164 AG · #1590 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5079

Zeihen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Zeihen5079

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Zeihen?: The postal code of Zeihen is 5079.
What is the tax rate in Zeihen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Zeihen is 114% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Zeihen?: A single person without children pays about 13'272 CHF income tax in Zeihen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 132 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Zeihen have?: Zeihen has 1'268 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Zeihen?: Zeihen has 245 foreign residents, a share of 19.32% (2025).

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