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ZIP code 60617

Live numbers for 60617 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.

3,319

311 requests, last 30 days

19,948

Active business licenses

Status AAI — issued and in force

341

Food inspections, last 12 months

74

Failed inspections, last 12 months

22% of inspections

Which neighborhoods this ZIP covers

311 requests filed in 60617 over the last 12 months mostly land in South Chicago (34%), South Deering (22%), East Side (19%) and Calumet Heights (18%). 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 10, Ward 7, Ward 8, Ward 19 and Ward 18.

311 requests in 60617, last 12 months

Monthly totals, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Peak: 3,380.

Top 311 request types in 60617, last 12 months

  1. Garbage Cart Maintenance2,247
  2. Tree Debris Clean-Up Request2,139
  3. Tree Emergency1,982
  4. Abandoned Vehicle Complaint1,790
  5. Street Light Out Complaint1,696
  6. Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED)1,243
  7. Graffiti Removal Request1,041
  8. Tree Removal Inspection858

Most common active business licenses in 60617

  1. Limited Business License7,573
  2. Retail Food Establishment3,521
  3. Regulated Business License1,191
  4. Tobacco1,156
  5. Home Occupation666
  6. Tavern501
  7. Motor Vehicle Services License449
  8. Home Repair441

ZIP code 60617 FAQ

How many businesses are licensed in 60617?
19,948 business licenses in ZIP code 60617 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 60617 call 311 about?
Over the last 12 months the most common 311 service requests in ZIP code 60617 were: Garbage Cart Maintenance; Tree Debris Clean-Up Request; Tree Emergency; Abandoned Vehicle Complaint; Street Light Out Complaint. Residents filed 3,319 requests in the last 30 days.
Which Chicago neighborhoods are in 60617?
Based on where 311 service requests filed in ZIP code 60617 over the last 12 months actually fall, this ZIP mostly covers the community areas of South Chicago, South Deering, East Side and Calumet Heights. 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 60617?
The Chicago Department of Public Health recorded 341 food inspections in ZIP code 60617 over the last 12 months, of which 74 resulted in a failure. That is a 22% failure rate.

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Sources

Counts are filtered to ZIP code 60617 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.