Location information
PLZ 8048- Postal code
- 8048
- Place name
- Zürich
- Municipality
- Zurich
- Canton
- ZurichZH
- Language
- German (Deutsch)
- Area
- 6.2 km²
- City quarters
- Altstetten93.4%, Hard4.3%, Albisrieden1.3%
Geographic coordinates
swisstopo- Latitude
- 47.387200°
- Longitude
- 8.483800°
- Municipality key (BFS)
- 261
About this postal code
Postal code 8048 serves the area of Zürich in the canton of ZH, Switzerland. The municipality is identified by the official key 261. The primary language in this region is German.
City quarters
BFS · 2024Postal code 8048 Zürich covers parts of several statistical city quarters — a postal code is a delivery area, not a single neighbourhood: Altstetten, Hard & Albisrieden.
Share by area of the postal-code perimeter that falls in each BFS statistical quarter (City Statistics cities only). Percentages are of the postal code, not of the quarter.
AltstettenZürich
93.4%of this postal code
- residents
- 35'321
- Median age
- 38.2
- Foreign
- 38.0%
HardZürich
4.3%of this postal code
- residents
- 12'599
- Median age
- 37
- Foreign
- 35.5%
AlbisriedenZürich
1.3%of this postal code
- residents
- 23'540
- Median age
- 40.2
- Foreign
- 28.6%
1.0% of 8048 lies outside the mapped city quarters — it reaches beyond the city edge.
Postal code × quarter (derived) 2024 · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS), GEOSTAT · swisstopo, retrieved 31.08.2026
Localities
swisstopo · 1Taxes in Zurich
ESTV · 2026Municipal tax multiplier119%
Cantonal tax multiplier95%
Tax multipliers apply per municipality — shown for Zurich.
Tax rank 143 of 160 in canton ZurichAccessibility (municipality of Zurich)
ARE · NPVMMajor centrePT 12 min · Car 9 min
Remotest municipalities →Electricity (municipality of Zurich)
ElCom · 2026 · BFENearby postal codes
swisstopoFrequently asked questions
- Where is postal code 8048?
- Postal code 8048 covers Zürich in the municipality of Zurich, canton ZH.
- Which municipality does postal code 8048 belong to?
- Postal code 8048 belongs to Zurich, canton ZH.