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ZIP code 60649

Live numbers for 60649 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.

1,022

311 requests, last 30 days

10,910

Active business licenses

Status AAI — issued and in force

185

Food inspections, last 12 months

42

Failed inspections, last 12 months

23% of inspections

Which neighborhoods this ZIP covers

311 requests filed in 60649 over the last 12 months mostly land in South Shore (98%), South Chicago (2%), Woodlawn (1%) and West Englewood (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 7, Ward 5, Ward 8, Ward 17 and Ward 16.

311 requests in 60649, last 12 months

Monthly totals, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Peak: 1,527.

Top 311 request types in 60649, last 12 months

  1. Building Violation1,013
  2. Tree Emergency802
  3. Abandoned Vehicle Complaint716
  4. Buildings - Plumbing Violation690
  5. Tree Debris Clean-Up Request663
  6. Garbage Cart Maintenance560
  7. Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED)501
  8. Pothole in Street Complaint375

Most common active business licenses in 60649

  1. Limited Business License4,377
  2. Retail Food Establishment1,959
  3. Tobacco905
  4. Regulated Business License671
  5. Home Occupation588
  6. Peddler License242
  7. Peddler, non-food213
  8. Package Goods187

ZIP code 60649 FAQ

How many businesses are licensed in 60649?
10,910 business licenses in ZIP code 60649 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 60649 call 311 about?
Over the last 12 months the most common 311 service requests in ZIP code 60649 were: Building Violation; Tree Emergency; Abandoned Vehicle Complaint; Buildings - Plumbing Violation; Tree Debris Clean-Up Request. Residents filed 1,022 requests in the last 30 days.
Which Chicago neighborhoods are in 60649?
Based on where 311 service requests filed in ZIP code 60649 over the last 12 months actually fall, this ZIP mostly covers the community areas of South Shore, South Chicago, Woodlawn and West Englewood. 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 60649?
The Chicago Department of Public Health recorded 185 food inspections in ZIP code 60649 over the last 12 months, of which 42 resulted in a failure. That is a 23% failure rate.

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Sources

Counts are filtered to ZIP code 60649 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.