The title organic - inorganic hybrid salt, bis(p-toluidinium) tetrachlorozincate(II), (C7H7NH3)(2)[ZnCl4], crystallizes in a structure consisting of alternating ionic and organic layers. Weak C - H ... pi hydrogen- bonding interactions occur in the organic layer, and strong charge-assisted N - H ... Cl interactions are present in the inorganic layer between ammonium groups and discrete [ZnCl4](2-) tetrahedra.