Pfungen

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 224

Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.

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The parcel data lists 1’420 parcels in Pfungen, covering 5 km². 57.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 653 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’420
0.4% of the canton
Total area
5 km²
0.3% of the canton
Median area
653 m²
Canton: 815 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
57.7%
Canton: 56.7%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1982
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1975

About Pfungen

Pfungen ranks 98th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.4% of the canton's parcels on 0.3% of its area. The median parcel in Pfungen measures 653 m², smaller than the canton median of 815 m². Pfungen is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 57.7% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (15.4%), Wohnzone 1.6 (13.3%) and Wohnzone b1.3 (11.8%). In total, Pfungen uses 22 zone designations.

According to the building register, Pfungen has 1’370 buildings with 1’864 dwellings, 1.4 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (73.8%). Non-residential buildings account for 33.7% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (26.5% of them), and 32.6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1982, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 820 (57.7%)

Unbuilt: 600 (42.3%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone2191.76 km²16.4%
Wohnzone 1.61890.09 km²81.5%
Wohnzone b1.31670.08 km²83.8%
Kernzone A1490.06 km²54.4%
Wald1191.82 km²6.7%
Wohnzone 1.11170.11 km²80.3%
Wohnzone 2.4800.10 km²77.5%
Wohnzone G 2.4770.12 km²72.7%
Wohnzone 1.3610.05 km²80.3%
Kernzone B590.03 km²74.6%
Wohnzone G 3.0470.07 km²76.6%
Wohnzone G 2.0320.03 km²81.3%
Other zones (10 labels)1040.66 km²32.7%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 1’370 buildings with 1’864 dwellings here; 570 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’370
Dwellings
1’864
Single-family houses
570
Building volume
1.9 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential772
  • Mixed use15
  • Non-residential462
  • Other121

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192088
  • 1920-194546
  • 1946-196035
  • 1961-1980217
  • 1981-2000138
  • 2001-2010112
  • 2011-2020146
  • 2021 and later9
  • Unknown year29

Maps and geodata for Pfungen

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