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ZIP code 60638

Live numbers for 60638 from the City of Chicago's open data — 311 service requests, business licenses, and restaurant inspections. Crime and building permits are not tagged with a ZIP code in the city's files; see neighborhoods and wards for those.

1,559

311 requests, last 30 days

14,665

Active business licenses

Status AAI — issued and in force

271

Food inspections, last 12 months

26

Failed inspections, last 12 months

10% of inspections

Which neighborhoods this ZIP covers

311 requests filed in 60638 over the last 12 months mostly land in Garfield Ridge (65%), Clearing (35%), West Lawn (0%) and Norwood Park (0%). ZIP boundaries and community areas do not match exactly — this is derived from where the records fall, not from an official crosswalk.

Those same requests fall mostly in Ward 13, Ward 23, Ward 22 and Ward 41.

311 requests in 60638, last 12 months

Monthly totals, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Peak: 3,348.

Top 311 request types in 60638, last 12 months

  1. Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED)2,208
  2. Tree Emergency1,864
  3. Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint1,618
  4. Tree Debris Clean-Up Request1,321
  5. Garbage Cart Maintenance1,299
  6. Abandoned Vehicle Complaint911
  7. Graffiti Removal Request795
  8. Pothole in Street Complaint701

Most common active business licenses in 60638

  1. Limited Business License5,380
  2. Retail Food Establishment2,679
  3. Regulated Business License739
  4. Tobacco707
  5. Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity604
  6. Tavern525
  7. Home Repair387
  8. Manufacturing Establishments367

ZIP code 60638 FAQ

How many businesses are licensed in 60638?
14,665 business licenses in ZIP code 60638 currently carry the city's active status (AAI) in the Business Licenses dataset. The most common type is Limited Business License.
What do people in 60638 call 311 about?
Over the last 12 months the most common 311 service requests in ZIP code 60638 were: Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED); Tree Emergency; Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint; Tree Debris Clean-Up Request; Garbage Cart Maintenance. Residents filed 1,559 requests in the last 30 days.
Which Chicago neighborhoods are in 60638?
Based on where 311 service requests filed in ZIP code 60638 over the last 12 months actually fall, this ZIP mostly covers the community areas of Garfield Ridge, Clearing, West Lawn and Norwood Park. That is derived from the service-request records themselves, not from a published ZIP-to-neighborhood boundary file, so a ZIP may reach into other areas as well.
How many restaurant inspections happen in 60638?
The Chicago Department of Public Health recorded 271 food inspections in ZIP code 60638 over the last 12 months, of which 26 resulted in a failure. That is a 10% failure rate.

Nearby ZIP codes

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Sources

Counts are filtered to ZIP code 60638 as recorded in each dataset, and exclude 311 records the city flagged as duplicates. Neighborhood and ward coverage is derived from where service requests in this ZIP fall, not from an official boundary crosswalk. Figures refresh at least hourly.