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ZIP code 60605

Live numbers for 60605 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.

308

311 requests, last 30 days

13,983

Active business licenses

Status AAI — issued and in force

308

Food inspections, last 12 months

45

Failed inspections, last 12 months

15% of inspections

Which neighborhoods this ZIP covers

311 requests filed in 60605 over the last 12 months mostly land in Loop (66%), Near South Side (34%) and Near West Side (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 4, Ward 3, Ward 34, Ward 42 and Ward 28.

311 requests in 60605, last 12 months

Monthly totals, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Peak: 353.

Top 311 request types in 60605, last 12 months

  1. Graffiti Removal Request887
  2. Pothole in Street Complaint195
  3. Building Violation149
  4. Street Light Out Complaint138
  5. Cab Feedback130
  6. Traffic Signal Out Complaint108
  7. Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint95
  8. Abandoned Vehicle Complaint92

Most common active business licenses in 60605

  1. Limited Business License4,693
  2. Retail Food Establishment2,412
  3. Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity1,226
  4. Regulated Business License854
  5. Commercial Garage651
  6. Tobacco475
  7. Home Occupation374
  8. Public Place of Amusement290

ZIP code 60605 FAQ

How many businesses are licensed in 60605?
13,983 business licenses in ZIP code 60605 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 60605 call 311 about?
Over the last 12 months the most common 311 service requests in ZIP code 60605 were: Graffiti Removal Request; Pothole in Street Complaint; Building Violation; Street Light Out Complaint; Cab Feedback. Residents filed 308 requests in the last 30 days.
Which Chicago neighborhoods are in 60605?
Based on where 311 service requests filed in ZIP code 60605 over the last 12 months actually fall, this ZIP mostly covers the community areas of Loop, Near South Side and Near West Side. 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 60605?
The Chicago Department of Public Health recorded 308 food inspections in ZIP code 60605 over the last 12 months, of which 45 resulted in a failure. That is a 15% failure rate.

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Sources

Counts are filtered to ZIP code 60605 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.