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

Zumikon

8126

ZH CANTON8126

Residents

5'781

Area

5.5 km²

Population density

1'055 pop./km²

Elevation

681 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

71%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Zumikon

BFS

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

67.4% YesNo 32.6%

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

23.1% YesNo 76.9%

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

62.4% YesNo 37.6%

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

22.7% YesNo 77.3%

21.2% YesNo 78.8%

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

65.8% YesNo 34.2%

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

21.6% YesNo 78.4%

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

24.3% YesNo 75.8%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 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

0.44 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitezumikon.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities5'781 #63 ZH · #361 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 turnout70.1% #2 ZH · #47 CH Against Switzerland14% #48 ZH · #974 CH Aligned with Switzerland86% #101 ZH · #430 CH SVP strongholds28.7% #142 ZH · #1349 CH SP strongholds11% #131 ZH · #1404 CH Centre strongholds7.4% #105 ZH · #1510 CH FDP strongholds30.6% #1 ZH · #77 CH GLP strongholds13.4% #32 ZH · #74 CH Green strongholds4.7% #141 ZH · #1585 CH Largest by area5.5 km² #117 ZH · #1462 CH Highest municipalities681 m #5 ZH · #632 CH Remotest municipalities37 min #141 ZH · #1917 CH Best-connected municipalities37 min #18 ZH · #182 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 Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #80 ZH · #141 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #116 ZH · #2001 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8126

Zumikon

Localities

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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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