8051
ZürichThis postal code extends over 2 municipalities: postal delivery areas do not follow municipal borders.
Location information
PLZ 8051- Postal code
- 8051
- Place name
- Zürich
- Municipality
- Zurich
- Canton
- ZurichZH
- Language
- German (Deutsch)
- Area
- 4.6 km²
- City quarters
- Schwamendingen Mitte53.9%, Hirzenbach44.9%
Geographic coordinates
swisstopo- Latitude
- 47.403900°
- Longitude
- 8.579900°
- Municipality key (BFS)
- 261
About this postal code
Postal code 8051 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 8051 Zürich covers parts of several statistical city quarters — a postal code is a delivery area, not a single neighbourhood: Schwamendingen Mitte & Hirzenbach.
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.
- residents
- 10'726
- Median age
- 38.3
- Foreign
- 47.8%
- residents
- 12'294
- Median age
- 37.7
- Foreign
- 36.8%
1.2% of 8051 lies outside the mapped city quarters — it reaches beyond the city edge.
Which locality is in which municipality?
swisstopo · 2Municipalities in this postal code area
swisstopo · 2Localities
swisstopo · 1Taxes in Zurich
ESTV · 2026Tax multipliers apply per municipality — shown for Zurich.
Tax rank 143 of 160 in canton ZurichAccessibility (municipality of Zurich)
ARE · NPVMElectricity (municipality of Zurich)
ElCom · 2026 · BFENearby postal codes
swisstopoFrequently asked questions
- Where is postal code 8051?
- Postal code 8051 lies in 2 municipalities: Dübendorf, Zurich (canton ZH). Postal codes are delivery areas and do not follow municipal borders.
- Which municipality does postal code 8051 belong to?
- Postal code 8051 covers 1 localities across 2 municipalities. A postal code is a delivery area and does not follow municipal borders — the pairing is spelled out row by row. Dübendorf & Zurich. Zürich: Dübendorf, Zurich.