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ZIP code 60612

Live numbers for 60612 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.

53,160

311 requests, last 30 days

17,012

Active business licenses

Status AAI — issued and in force

358

Food inspections, last 12 months

70

Failed inspections, last 12 months

20% of inspections

Which neighborhoods this ZIP covers

311 requests filed in 60612 over the last 12 months mostly land in Near West Side (98%), East Garfield Park (1%), West Town (0%) and Austin (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 28, Ward 27, Ward 36, Ward 6 and Ward 21.

311 requests in 60612, last 12 months

Monthly totals, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Peak: 67,342.

Top 311 request types in 60612, last 12 months

  1. 311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL687,599
  2. Graffiti Removal Request1,424
  3. Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED)719
  4. Garbage Cart Maintenance615
  5. Abandoned Vehicle Complaint468
  6. Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint440
  7. Building Violation375
  8. Street Light Out Complaint319

Most common active business licenses in 60612

  1. Limited Business License6,221
  2. Retail Food Establishment2,222
  3. Regulated Business License973
  4. Manufacturing Establishments891
  5. Commercial Garage841
  6. Tobacco751
  7. Wholesale Food Establishment574
  8. Hazardous Materials511

ZIP code 60612 FAQ

How many businesses are licensed in 60612?
17,012 business licenses in ZIP code 60612 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 60612 call 311 about?
Over the last 12 months the most common 311 service requests in ZIP code 60612 were: 311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL; Graffiti Removal Request; Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED); Garbage Cart Maintenance; Abandoned Vehicle Complaint. Residents filed 53,160 requests in the last 30 days.
Which Chicago neighborhoods are in 60612?
Based on where 311 service requests filed in ZIP code 60612 over the last 12 months actually fall, this ZIP mostly covers the community areas of Near West Side, East Garfield Park, West Town and Austin. 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 60612?
The Chicago Department of Public Health recorded 358 food inspections in ZIP code 60612 over the last 12 months, of which 70 resulted in a failure. That is a 20% failure rate.

Nearby ZIP codes

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Sources

Counts are filtered to ZIP code 60612 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.