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ZIP code 60616

Live numbers for 60616 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.

957

311 requests, last 30 days

20,662

Active business licenses

Status AAI — issued and in force

479

Food inspections, last 12 months

76

Failed inspections, last 12 months

16% of inspections

Which neighborhoods this ZIP covers

311 requests filed in 60616 over the last 12 months mostly land in Bridgeport (30%), Armour Square (28%), Near South Side (18%) and Douglas (16%). 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 11, Ward 3, Ward 4 and Ward 25.

311 requests in 60616, last 12 months

Monthly totals, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Peak: 1,180.

Top 311 request types in 60616, last 12 months

  1. Graffiti Removal Request1,662
  2. Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED)1,114
  3. Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint580
  4. Street Light Out Complaint562
  5. Garbage Cart Maintenance432
  6. Abandoned Vehicle Complaint430
  7. Pothole in Street Complaint419
  8. Tree Emergency378

Most common active business licenses in 60616

  1. Limited Business License7,981
  2. Retail Food Establishment4,171
  3. Regulated Business License1,088
  4. Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity1,084
  5. Tobacco611
  6. Home Occupation563
  7. Wholesale Food Establishment517
  8. Public Place of Amusement280

ZIP code 60616 FAQ

How many businesses are licensed in 60616?
20,662 business licenses in ZIP code 60616 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 60616 call 311 about?
Over the last 12 months the most common 311 service requests in ZIP code 60616 were: Graffiti Removal Request; Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED); Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint; Street Light Out Complaint; Garbage Cart Maintenance. Residents filed 957 requests in the last 30 days.
Which Chicago neighborhoods are in 60616?
Based on where 311 service requests filed in ZIP code 60616 over the last 12 months actually fall, this ZIP mostly covers the community areas of Bridgeport, Armour Square, Near South Side and Douglas. 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 60616?
The Chicago Department of Public Health recorded 479 food inspections in ZIP code 60616 over the last 12 months, of which 76 resulted in a failure. That is a 16% failure rate.

Nearby ZIP codes

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Sources

Counts are filtered to ZIP code 60616 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.