Pfäffikon
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 177
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 4’708 parcels in Pfäffikon, covering 19.5 km². 44.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 983 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 4’708
- 1.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 19.5 km²
1.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 983 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 44.6%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1978
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Pfäffikon
Pfäffikon ranks 11th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 1.2% of the canton's parcels on 1.1% of its area. The median parcel in Pfäffikon measures 983 m², larger than the canton median of 814 m². Pfäffikon is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 44.6% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (34.5%), Wald (13%) and Kernzone (10.8%). In total, Pfäffikon uses 21 zone designations.
According to the building register, Pfäffikon has 3’559 buildings with 6’143 dwellings, 1.7 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 59.9% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 36% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (21.1% of them), and 23.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1978, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 2’102 (44.6%)Unbuilt: 2’606 (55.4%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 1’623 | 9.90 km² | 16.7% |
| Wald | 610 | 3.78 km² | 2.6% |
| Kernzone | 508 | 0.30 km² | 73.6% |
| Wohnzone 2.2 | 385 | 0.42 km² | 81.0% |
| Wohnzone 2.7 | 382 | 0.48 km² | 73.8% |
| Wohnzone 1.7 | 324 | 0.27 km² | 85.5% |
| Wohnzone 1.25 | 255 | 0.24 km² | 83.1% |
| Wohnzone 1.45 | 195 | 0.13 km² | 85.1% |
| Industriezone G I | 80 | 0.28 km² | 61.3% |
| Kantonale Freihaltezone | 51 | 0.27 km² | 17.6% |
| Zentrumszone 3.5 | 49 | 0.07 km² | 69.4% |
| Kernzone W | 48 | 0.04 km² | 54.2% |
| Other zones (9 labels) | 198 | 3.34 km² | 37.4% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 3’559 buildings with 6’143 dwellings here; 1’196 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 3’559
- Dwellings
- 6’143
- Single-family houses
- 1’196
- Building volume
- 5.4 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Pfäffikon
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