It was formerly a municipality in its own right, but was incorporated into the city of Zürich in 1934. In contrast to the inner-city neighborhoods, Zürich-Seebach is known as an area with a vast number of immigrants, in particular from Turkey, Albania, Tunisia, Eritrea, Congo and Sri Lanka. The area is also known for some social housing projects. Areas with similar ethnic compositions exist in suburban areas around Zürich as well, like Schlieren or Dietikon where immigrants form the majority of the population.
The quarter has a population of 19,879 distributed on an area of 4.72 km2 (1.82 sq mi).