What is the postal code of Zumikon?

The postal code of Zumikon is 8126.

What is the tax rate in Zumikon?

The municipal tax multiplier of Zumikon is 71% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Zumikon?

A single person without children pays about 9'577 CHF income tax in Zumikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Zumikon have?

Zumikon has 5'781 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Zumikon?

Zumikon has 1'456 foreign residents, a share of 25.19% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Meilen

Zumikon

8126

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'986 51.7%

Men

2'795 48.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'280 22.1%

Swiss citizens

4'325 74.8%

Foreign residents

1'456 25.2%

Population density

1'055 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'280 · 22.1%20–64 · 3'155 · 54.6%65+ · 1'346 · 23.3%

Foreign residents 25.2%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +27 (+0.5%) · 39 births · 43 deaths · net migration +41

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 Zumikon

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

20.2% YesNo 79.8%

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

25.4% YesNo 74.6%

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

63.9% YesNo 36.1%

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

29.2% YesNo 70.8%

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

67.4% YesNo 32.6%

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

40.5% YesNo 59.5%

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

52.5% YesNo 47.6%

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 Meilen: 30.0% Yes

23.1% YesNo 76.9%

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

62.4% YesNo 37.6%

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

22.7% YesNo 77.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP30.6% · strongest party

FDP30.6%

SVP28.7%

GLP13.4%

SP11.0%

Mitte7.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier71%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

71%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 1 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

9'577 CHF(9.6%)

Rank 1 of 160 in the canton · 44 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:9'577 CHF(~9.6%)

ZumikonCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Zumikon	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.2%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	5.2%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	6.2%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	7.1%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	8%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	8.6%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	9.6%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	10.4%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	11.1%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	11.7%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	12.5%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	13.1%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	14.7%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	16.2%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	17.5%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	18.8%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	19.8%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	20.7%	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 1991–20209.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'188 mm

9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

751 m

Mean elevation

661 m

Relief

212 m

Mean slope

6°

Flat share

43.9%

South-facing

23.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 212 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

28.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

38 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'300

Per inhabitant

4'890 kWh/yr

28 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

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 · 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 Zumikon →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

0.44 %

Second homes

9.4 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

2'704

Built before 19466.1%

Built since 200124.0%

0.44 %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

1'873

Workplaces

389

Services share

84.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 0 (0.0%) · Secondary 0 (0.0%) · Tertiary 1'582 (84.5%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

13 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 37 min · Car 24 min

AgglomerationPT 37 min · Car 24 min

Remoteness 141/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number160

Websitezumikon.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Meilen

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Zumikon ranks

Largest municipalities5'781 #63 ZH · #361 CH Growing municipalities0.5% #93 ZH · #1117 CH Shrinking municipalities0.5% #68 ZH · #988 CH Jobs per resident0.32 #74 ZH · #1166 CH Families & children22.1% #25 ZH · #516 CH Age structure23.3% #16 ZH · #606 CH Women share51.7% #7 ZH · #186 CH Foreign residents25.2% #55 ZH · #545 CH Population density1'055/km² #45 ZH · #207 CH Tax burden9'577 #1 ZH · #44 CH Taxes71% #1 ZH Warmest municipalities9.1 °C #140 ZH · #1278 CH Sunniest municipalities41.2% #41 ZH · #1299 CH Rainiest municipalities1'188 mm #49 ZH · #718 CH Voter turnout68.6% #14 ZH · #93 CH Against Switzerland13.7% #48 ZH · #974 CH Aligned with Switzerland86.3% #101 ZH · #430 CH SVP strongholds28.7% #142 ZH · #1351 CH SP strongholds11% #131 ZH · #1409 CH Centre strongholds7.4% #105 ZH · #1513 CH FDP strongholds30.6% #1 ZH · #78 CH GLP strongholds13.4% #32 ZH · #74 CH Green strongholds4.7% #141 ZH · #1589 CH Largest by area5.5 km² #117 ZH · #1462 CH Highest municipalities681 m #5 ZH · #633 CH Second homes9.4% #24 ZH · #1331 CH Organic farming0% #150 ZH · #1617 CH Best-connected municipalities37 min #18 ZH · #182 CH Remotest municipalities37 min #141 ZH · #1917 CH Highest peaks751 m #38 ZH · #1076 CH Highest-lying municipalities661 m #12 ZH · #849 CH Greatest vertical range212 m #80 ZH · #1304 CH Steepest municipalities6° #87 ZH · #1389 CH Solar potential28 GWh #74 ZH · #724 CH Solar potential per capita4'890 kWh #116 ZH · #1987 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #85 ZH · #169 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #110 ZH · #1973 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8126

Zumikon

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Zumikon8126

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Zumikon?: The postal code of Zumikon is 8126.
What is the tax rate in Zumikon?: The municipal tax multiplier of Zumikon is 71% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Zumikon?: A single person without children pays about 9'577 CHF income tax in Zumikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Zumikon have?: Zumikon has 5'781 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Zumikon?: Zumikon has 1'456 foreign residents, a share of 25.19% (2025).

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