Opfikon
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 66
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’947 parcels in Opfikon, covering 5.6 km². 70.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 891 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’947
- 0.5% of the canton
- Total area
- 5.6 km²
0.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 891 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 70.5%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1971
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Opfikon
Opfikon is a municipality in the canton of Zurich and holds 0.5% of the canton's parcels on 0.3% of its area. The median parcel in Opfikon measures 891 m², about the same as the canton median of 814 m². Opfikon is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 70.5% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2L (23%), Wohnzone 3 (18.2%) and Wohnzone 2D (8%). In total, Opfikon uses 35 zone designations.
According to the building register, Opfikon has 2’569 buildings with 10’250 dwellings, 4.0 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 33.2% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 33.4% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (27.6% of them), and 21% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1971, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’372 (70.5%)Unbuilt: 575 (29.5%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone 2L | 448 | 0.30 km² | 88.4% |
| Wohnzone 3 | 355 | 0.55 km² | 78.6% |
| Wohnzone 2D | 155 | 0.21 km² | 84.5% |
| Gewerbezonen Arbeitsplatzgebiete | 141 | 0.57 km² | 59.6% |
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 101 | 0.74 km² | 10.9% |
| Kernzone 1 | 85 | 0.07 km² | 67.1% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone 3 | 69 | 0.09 km² | 84.1% |
| Zentrumszone Schaffhauserstrasse 5 | 62 | 0.08 km² | 87.1% |
| Zentrumszone 4 | 46 | 0.03 km² | 89.1% |
| Zentrumszone Schaffhauserstrasse 6 | 42 | 0.05 km² | 73.8% |
| Wald | 41 | 0.85 km² | 9.8% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten B | 41 | 0.36 km² | 56.1% |
| Other zones (23 labels) | 361 | 1.69 km² | 56.2% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’569 buildings with 10’250 dwellings here; 489 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’569
- Dwellings
- 10’250
- Single-family houses
- 489
- Building volume
- 8.8 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Opfikon
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