When the whole political order was changed during the Helvetic Republic (1798-1803), Opfikon became part of the municipality of Kloten, that pertained to the district of Bassersdorf.
Due to the growing importance of the former hamlet Glattbrugg, the name Oberhusen is the longer the less used, and the municipality as a whole is now often called Opfikon-Glattbrugg to draw a distinction to Opfikon proper as a part of it.