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ZIP code 60642

Live numbers for 60642 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.

418

311 requests, last 30 days

12,951

Active business licenses

Status AAI — issued and in force

320

Food inspections, last 12 months

56

Failed inspections, last 12 months

18% of inspections

Which neighborhoods this ZIP covers

311 requests filed in 60642 over the last 12 months mostly land in West Town (88%), Near North Side (8%), Logan Square (3%) and Lincoln Park (1%). 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 27, Ward 1, Ward 32, Ward 2 and Ward 43.

311 requests in 60642, last 12 months

Monthly totals, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Peak: 477.

Top 311 request types in 60642, last 12 months

  1. Graffiti Removal Request1,172
  2. Abandoned Vehicle Complaint231
  3. Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint230
  4. Street Light Out Complaint178
  5. Inspect Public Way Request170
  6. Finance Parking Code Enforcement Review163
  7. Sanitation Code Violation130
  8. Garbage Cart Maintenance123

Most common active business licenses in 60642

  1. Limited Business License4,948
  2. Retail Food Establishment1,913
  3. Regulated Business License1,059
  4. Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity700
  5. Tobacco419
  6. Tavern280
  7. Outdoor Patio254
  8. Public Place of Amusement217

ZIP code 60642 FAQ

How many businesses are licensed in 60642?
12,951 business licenses in ZIP code 60642 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 60642 call 311 about?
Over the last 12 months the most common 311 service requests in ZIP code 60642 were: Graffiti Removal Request; Abandoned Vehicle Complaint; Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint; Street Light Out Complaint; Inspect Public Way Request. Residents filed 418 requests in the last 30 days.
Which Chicago neighborhoods are in 60642?
Based on where 311 service requests filed in ZIP code 60642 over the last 12 months actually fall, this ZIP mostly covers the community areas of West Town, Near North Side, Logan Square and Lincoln 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 60642?
The Chicago Department of Public Health recorded 320 food inspections in ZIP code 60642 over the last 12 months, of which 56 resulted in a failure. That is a 18% failure rate.

Nearby ZIP codes

ZIP 60643311, licenses & inspectionsZIP 60641311, licenses & inspectionsZIP 60644311, licenses & inspectionsZIP 60640311, licenses & inspectionsZIP 60639311, licenses & inspections

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Sources

Counts are filtered to ZIP code 60642 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.