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ZIP code 60609

Live numbers for 60609 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.

1,887

311 requests, last 30 days

31,759

Active business licenses

Status AAI — issued and in force

386

Food inspections, last 12 months

63

Failed inspections, last 12 months

16% of inspections

Which neighborhoods this ZIP covers

311 requests filed in 60609 over the last 12 months mostly land in New City (61%), McKinley Park (13%), Bridgeport (8%) and Fuller Park (8%). 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 15, Ward 20, Ward 11, Ward 16 and Ward 12.

311 requests in 60609, last 12 months

Monthly totals, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Peak: 2,956.

Top 311 request types in 60609, last 12 months

  1. Graffiti Removal Request3,348
  2. Abandoned Vehicle Complaint1,495
  3. Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED)1,279
  4. Garbage Cart Maintenance1,243
  5. Tree Emergency1,076
  6. Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint1,062
  7. Tree Debris Clean-Up Request973
  8. Street Light Out Complaint968

Most common active business licenses in 60609

  1. Limited Business License15,414
  2. Retail Food Establishment3,819
  3. Tobacco1,469
  4. Wholesale Food Establishment1,265
  5. Regulated Business License1,230
  6. Manufacturing Establishments1,062
  7. Motor Vehicle Services License625
  8. Hazardous Materials616

ZIP code 60609 FAQ

How many businesses are licensed in 60609?
31,759 business licenses in ZIP code 60609 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 60609 call 311 about?
Over the last 12 months the most common 311 service requests in ZIP code 60609 were: Graffiti Removal Request; Abandoned Vehicle Complaint; Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED); Garbage Cart Maintenance; Tree Emergency. Residents filed 1,887 requests in the last 30 days.
Which Chicago neighborhoods are in 60609?
Based on where 311 service requests filed in ZIP code 60609 over the last 12 months actually fall, this ZIP mostly covers the community areas of New City, McKinley Park, Bridgeport and Fuller 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 60609?
The Chicago Department of Public Health recorded 386 food inspections in ZIP code 60609 over the last 12 months, of which 63 resulted in a failure. That is a 16% failure rate.

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Sources

Counts are filtered to ZIP code 60609 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.