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ZIP code 60608

Live numbers for 60608 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.

1,866

311 requests, last 30 days

35,048

Active business licenses

Status AAI — issued and in force

549

Food inspections, last 12 months

77

Failed inspections, last 12 months

14% of inspections

Which neighborhoods this ZIP covers

311 requests filed in 60608 over the last 12 months mostly land in Lower West Side (45%), Bridgeport (22%), South Lawndale (11%) and McKinley Park (10%). 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 25, Ward 11, Ward 28, Ward 12 and Ward 24.

311 requests in 60608, last 12 months

Monthly totals, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Peak: 2,020.

Top 311 request types in 60608, last 12 months

  1. Graffiti Removal Request5,759
  2. Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED)1,951
  3. Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint940
  4. Garbage Cart Maintenance896
  5. Abandoned Vehicle Complaint863
  6. Street Light Out Complaint801
  7. Pothole in Street Complaint575
  8. Blue Recycling Cart493

Most common active business licenses in 60608

  1. Limited Business License11,935
  2. Retail Food Establishment5,292
  3. Regulated Business License2,061
  4. Wholesale Food Establishment1,836
  5. Tobacco1,605
  6. Special Event Food1,227
  7. Manufacturing Establishments1,046
  8. Mobile Food Dispenser790

ZIP code 60608 FAQ

How many businesses are licensed in 60608?
35,048 business licenses in ZIP code 60608 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 60608 call 311 about?
Over the last 12 months the most common 311 service requests in ZIP code 60608 were: Graffiti Removal Request; Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED); Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint; Garbage Cart Maintenance; Abandoned Vehicle Complaint. Residents filed 1,866 requests in the last 30 days.
Which Chicago neighborhoods are in 60608?
Based on where 311 service requests filed in ZIP code 60608 over the last 12 months actually fall, this ZIP mostly covers the community areas of Lower West Side, Bridgeport, South Lawndale and McKinley 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 60608?
The Chicago Department of Public Health recorded 549 food inspections in ZIP code 60608 over the last 12 months, of which 77 resulted in a failure. That is a 14% failure rate.

Nearby ZIP codes

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Sources

Counts are filtered to ZIP code 60608 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.