Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
3'429 50.0%
Men
3'426 50.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'414 20.6%
Swiss citizens
5'275 77.0%
Foreign residents
1'580 23.1%
Population density
529 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'414 · 20.6%20–64 · 4'123 · 60.1%65+ · 1'318 · 19.2%
Foreign residents 23.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +46 (+0.7%) · 47 births · 55 deaths · net migration +49
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
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 46.2% Yes
55.0% YesNo 45.1%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 38.4% Yes
54.8% YesNo 45.2%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 51.6% Yes
60.1% YesNo 39.9%
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 Winterthur: 42.5% Yes
36.3% YesNo 63.7%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 53.2% Yes
56.2% YesNo 43.9%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 44.1% Yes
36.7% YesNo 63.3%
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% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 41.3% Yes
35.1% YesNo 64.9%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates vom 17. November 2025Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 57.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 56.6% Yes
60.9% YesNo 39.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP37.3% · strongest party
SVP37.3%
SP16.2%
GLP8.4%
Mitte7.4%
GRÜNE7.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier115%
Cantonal tax multiplier95%
115%ZH range 71%128%
Tax rank 121 of 160 in canton ZurichTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'659 CHF(11.7%)
Rank 120 of 160 in the canton · 239 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
100'000 CHF:11'659 CHF(~11.7%)
ZellCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Zell | Zurich | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.2% | 4.2–5.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.4% | 5.2–6.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 7.6% | 6.2–8.1% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 8.7% | 7.1–9.2% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 9.8% | 8–10.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 10.6% | 8.6–11.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 11.7% | 9.6–12.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12.6% | 10.4–13.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 13.4% | 11.1–14.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.1% | 11.7–14.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15% | 12.5–15.7% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 15.7% | 13.1–16.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.6% | 14.7–18.4% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.2% | 16.2–20.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.7% | 17.5–21.6% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.1% | 18.8–23.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.3% | 19.8–24.3% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.3% | 20.7–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'286 mm
9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
777 m
Mean elevation
585 m
Relief
295 m
Mean slope
10.4°
Flat share
37.1%
South-facing
18.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 295 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
Roof potential
36.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
49.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
8'100
Per inhabitant
5'336 kWh/yr
37 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 · 2027Tariff 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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300544 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
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 · AREVacancy rate
0.68 %
Second homes
7.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
3'102
Built before 194621.5%
Built since 200132.7%
0.68 %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 · 2024Jobs
1'652
Workplaces
356
Services share
67.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 91 (5.5%) · Secondary 447 (27.1%) · Tertiary 1'114 (67.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
22
Organic share
18.2 %
Farmland
525 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities6'855 #51 ZH · #288 CHGrowing municipalities0.7% #79 ZH · #977 CHShrinking municipalities0.7% #82 ZH · #1126 CHJobs per resident0.24 #122 ZH · #1560 CHFamilies & children20.6% #87 ZH · #937 CHAge structure19.2% #86 ZH · #1385 CHWomen share50% #78 ZH · #904 CHForeign residents23.1% #70 ZH · #651 CHPopulation density529/km² #90 ZH · #483 CHTax burden11'659 #123 ZH · #242 CHTaxes115% #121 ZHWarmest municipalities9.1 °C #144 ZH · #1282 CHSunniest municipalities40.3% #92 ZH · #1663 CHRainiest municipalities1'286 mm #30 ZH · #515 CHVoter turnout50.4% #141 ZH · #1662 CHAgainst Switzerland14% #50 ZH · #976 CHAligned with Switzerland86% #103 ZH · #432 CHSVP strongholds37.3% #80 ZH · #813 CHSP strongholds16.2% #43 ZH · #816 CHCentre strongholds7.4% #107 ZH · #1515 CHFDP strongholds7.2% #143 ZH · #1680 CHGLP strongholds8.4% #140 ZH · #514 CHGreen strongholds7.2% #65 ZH · #1042 CHLargest by area13 km² #34 ZH · #750 CHHighest municipalities541 m #35 ZH · #1034 CHSecond homes7.2% #74 ZH · #1789 CHOrganic farming18.2% #62 ZH · #717 CHBest-connected municipalities63 min #120 ZH · #866 CHRemotest municipalities63 min #43 ZH · #1219 CHHighest peaks777 m #37 ZH · #1025 CHHighest-lying municipalities585 m #29 ZH · #1073 CHGreatest vertical range295 m #40 ZH · #1006 CHSteepest municipalities10.4° #20 ZH · #887 CHSolar potential37 GWh #59 ZH · #534 CHSolar potential per capita5'336 kWh #103 ZH · #1929 CHCheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #111 ZH · #195 CHMost expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #136 ZH · #1999 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Zell?
- Zell has 3 postal codes: 8483, 8486, 8487.
- What is the tax rate in Zell?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Zell is 115% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
- How much tax do you pay in Zell?
- A single person without children pays about 11'659 CHF income tax in Zell on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 120 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Zell have?
- Zell has 6'855 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Zell?
- Zell has 1'580 foreign residents, a share of 23.05% (2025).
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