Geroldswil
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 244
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’172 parcels in Geroldswil, covering 1.9 km². 70.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 600 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’172
- 0.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 1.9 km²
0.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 600 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 70.7%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1986
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Geroldswil
Geroldswil is a municipality in the canton of Zurich and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.1% of its area. The median parcel in Geroldswil measures 600 m², smaller than the canton median of 814 m². Geroldswil is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 70.7% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone W 1.6 (41.9%), Wohnzone W 1.3 (19.5%) and Wohnzone W 2.6 (10.8%). In total, Geroldswil uses 17 zone designations.
According to the building register, Geroldswil has 1’178 buildings with 2’366 dwellings, 2.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (69%). Non-residential buildings account for 21.1% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (47.4% of them), and 14% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1986, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 829 (70.7%)Unbuilt: 343 (29.3%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone W 1.6 | 491 | 0.29 km² | 86.8% |
| Wohnzone W 1.3 | 228 | 0.17 km² | 76.3% |
| Wohnzone W 2.6 | 127 | 0.16 km² | 81.1% |
| Gewerbezone 4.5 | 58 | 0.10 km² | 60.3% |
| Wald | 47 | 0.46 km² | 8.5% |
| Zentrumszone Z3.6 | 40 | 0.08 km² | 75.0% |
| Kantonale Freihaltezone | 39 | 0.30 km² | 15.4% |
| Reservezone | 38 | 0.10 km² | 2.6% |
| Wohnzone mit Gewerbeanteil WG 3.2 | 32 | 0.03 km² | 78.1% |
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 28 | 0.09 km² | 7.1% |
| Wohnzone mit Gewerbeanteil WG 2.0 | 21 | 0.02 km² | 81.0% |
| Zentrumszone Z4.5 | 7 | 0.02 km² | 42.9% |
| Other zones (5 labels) | 16 | 0.10 km² | 18.8% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’178 buildings with 2’366 dwellings here; 567 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’178
- Dwellings
- 2’366
- Single-family houses
- 567
- Building volume
- 1.6 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Geroldswil
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