What is the postal code of Zollikon?

Zollikon has 2 postal codes: 8125, 8702.

What is the tax rate in Zollikon?

The municipal tax multiplier of Zollikon is 76% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Zollikon?

A single person without children pays about 9'814 CHF income tax in Zollikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 6 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Zollikon have?

Zollikon has 13'737 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Zollikon?

Zollikon has 3'684 foreign residents, a share of 26.82% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Meilen

Zollikon

8125–8702

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

7'094 51.6%

Men

6'643 48.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'805 20.4%

Swiss citizens

10'053 73.2%

Foreign residents

3'684 26.8%

Population density

1'750 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'805 · 20.4%20–64 · 7'915 · 57.6%65+ · 3'017 · 22.0%

Foreign residents 26.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +153 (+1.1%) · 121 births · 144 deaths · net migration +175

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 Zollikon

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 Meilen: 25.1% Yes

25.9% YesNo 74.1%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Meilen: 25.7% Yes

24.0% YesNo 76.0%

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 Meilen: 65.6% Yes

66.2% YesNo 33.8%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Meilen: 34.1% Yes

35.6% YesNo 64.4%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Meilen: 59.6% Yes

58.6% YesNo 41.4%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Meilen: 40.7% Yes

35.6% YesNo 64.4%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Meilen: 52.4% Yes

49.0% YesNo 51.0%

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 Meilen: 30.0% Yes

30.0% YesNo 70.0%

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

57.8% YesNo 42.2%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Meilen: 30.6% Yes

29.4% YesNo 70.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP29.7% · strongest party

FDP29.7%

SVP24.5%

SP14.7%

GLP14.0%

Mitte6.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier76%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

76%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 6 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

9'814 CHF(9.8%)

Rank 6 of 160 in the canton · 53 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:9'814 CHF(~9.8%)

ZollikonCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Zollikon	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.3%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	5.3%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	6.3%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	7.3%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	8.2%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	8.8%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	9.8%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	10.7%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	11.4%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	12%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	12.8%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	13.4%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	15.1%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	16.6%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	17.9%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	19.2%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	20.2%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	21.1%	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 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'169 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

688 m

Mean elevation

567 m

Relief

283 m

Mean slope

5.9°

Flat share

44.2%

South-facing

6.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 283 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

47.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

66.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

10'500

Per inhabitant

3'448 kWh/yr

47 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

24.94 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.28 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.63 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

24.94 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator Werke am Zürichsee AG (Zollikon)

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 2

Standard model, deductible 300583 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Zollikon →Canton Zurich →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 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

0.73 %

Second homes

12.8 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

6'984

Built before 194619.9%

Built since 200117.0%

0.73 %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

6'744

Workplaces

1'163

Services share

95.3 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 11 (0.2%) · Secondary 309 (4.6%) · Tertiary 6'424 (95.3%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

25 %

Farmland

140 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 27 min · Car 18 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 159/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number161

Websitezollikon.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Meilen

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Zollikon ranks

Largest municipalities13'737 #23 ZH · #109 CH Growing municipalities1.1% #61 ZH · #718 CH Shrinking municipalities1.1% #101 ZH · #1385 CH Jobs per resident0.49 #34 ZH · #551 CH Families & children20.4% #92 ZH · #989 CH Age structure22% #32 ZH · #851 CH Women share51.6% #8 ZH · #201 CH Foreign residents26.8% #47 ZH · #456 CH Population density1'750/km² #23 ZH · #97 CH Tax burden9'814 #8 ZH · #55 CH Taxes76% #6 ZH Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #64 ZH · #673 CH Sunniest municipalities41.1% #45 ZH · #1347 CH Rainiest municipalities1'169 mm #55 ZH · #767 CH Voter turnout65.1% #37 ZH · #197 CH Against Switzerland10.8% #82 ZH · #1153 CH Aligned with Switzerland89.2% #69 ZH · #274 CH SVP strongholds24.5% #156 ZH · #1579 CH SP strongholds14.7% #61 ZH · #972 CH Centre strongholds6.9% #124 ZH · #1578 CH FDP strongholds29.7% #3 ZH · #93 CH GLP strongholds14% #25 ZH · #51 CH Green strongholds6.2% #108 ZH · #1282 CH Largest by area7.9 km² #82 ZH · #1142 CH Highest municipalities603 m #17 ZH · #808 CH Second homes12.8% #5 ZH · #804 CH Organic farming25% #32 ZH · #421 CH Best-connected municipalities27 min #2 ZH · #60 CH Remotest municipalities27 min #159 ZH · #2045 CH Highest peaks688 m #50 ZH · #1243 CH Highest-lying municipalities567 m #37 ZH · #1138 CH Greatest vertical range283 m #44 ZH · #1036 CH Steepest municipalities5.9° #89 ZH · #1405 CH Solar potential47 GWh #43 ZH · #362 CH Solar potential per capita3'448 kWh #152 ZH · #2080 CH Cheapest electricity24.94 Rp./kWh #137 ZH · #417 CH Most expensive electricity24.94 Rp./kWh #23 ZH · #1690 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Zollikerberg8125 Zollikon8702

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Zollikon?: Zollikon has 2 postal codes: 8125, 8702.
What is the tax rate in Zollikon?: The municipal tax multiplier of Zollikon is 76% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Zollikon?: A single person without children pays about 9'814 CHF income tax in Zollikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 6 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Zollikon have?: Zollikon has 13'737 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Zollikon?: Zollikon has 3'684 foreign residents, a share of 26.82% (2025).

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