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Zuzwil

9500–9524
Residents
5'026
Area
9 km²
Elevation
550 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
778 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
77%
Postal codes
4

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

Demographics

BFS · 2023
Women
2'489 49.5%
Men
2'537 50.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'057 21.0%
Swiss citizens
4'353 86.5%
Foreign residents
680 13.5%
0–19 · 1'057 · 21.0%20–64 · 2'962 · 58.9%65+ · 1'007 · 20.0%
Foreign residents 13.5%0%61.6%
STATPOP 2023 · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS), retrieved 24.07.2026

Votes

BFS
Volksabstimmungen (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS), retrieved 03.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP38.4% · strongest party
SVP38.4%
FDP19.9%
Mitte18.4%
SP8.5%
GRÜNE6.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS), retrieved 20.07.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV
Municipal tax multiplier77%
Cantonal tax multiplier105%
77%SG range 61%155%
Tax rank 6 of 75 in canton St. Gallen
2026 · Eidgenössische Steuerverwaltung (ESTV), retrieved 20.07.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'188 mm
8.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 03.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
778 m
Mean elevation
662 m
Relief
209 m
Mean slope
7.9°
Flat share
30.3%
South-facing
20.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 209 m0 m3'865 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo DEM, 40 m) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2025 · swisstopo, retrieved 04.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE
Roof potential
49.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
63.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
11'000
49 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).

Bundesamt für Energie (BFE), retrieved 10.08.2026

Housing

BFS
Vacancy rate
0.27 %
Avg. rooms
4.4
Dwellings
2'249
Built before 19469.9%
Built since 200132.5%
0.27 %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.

Gebäude- und Wohnungsstatistik (GWS) 2024 · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS), retrieved 11.08.2026 · Leerwohnungszählung (LWZ) 2025 · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS), retrieved 11.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 27.07.2026

Rankings

24

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Zuzwil?
Zuzwil has 4 postal codes: 9500, 9515, 9523, 9524.
What is the tax rate in Zuzwil?
The municipal tax multiplier of Zuzwil is 77% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
How many residents does Zuzwil have?
Zuzwil has 5'026 residents (2023).
How many foreign residents live in Zuzwil?
Zuzwil has 680 foreign residents, a share of 13.51% (2024).
Which party is strongest in Zuzwil?
In the 2023 National Council election, SVP was the strongest party in Zuzwil with 38.384% of the vote.

Map

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