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ZIP code 60640

Live numbers for 60640 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.

859

311 requests, last 30 days

23,648

Active business licenses

Status AAI — issued and in force

334

Food inspections, last 12 months

33

Failed inspections, last 12 months

10% of inspections

Which neighborhoods this ZIP covers

311 requests filed in 60640 over the last 12 months mostly land in Uptown (62%), Edgewater (28%), Lincoln Square (10%) and Lake View (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 46, Ward 48, Ward 47, Ward 40 and Ward 16.

311 requests in 60640, last 12 months

Monthly totals, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Peak: 1,149.

Top 311 request types in 60640, last 12 months

  1. Graffiti Removal Request1,479
  2. Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED)1,021
  3. Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint616
  4. Yard Waste Pick-Up Request452
  5. Building Violation422
  6. Abandoned Vehicle Complaint417
  7. Tree Emergency395
  8. Tree Debris Clean-Up Request359

Most common active business licenses in 60640

  1. Limited Business License8,810
  2. Retail Food Establishment4,580
  3. Regulated Business License1,382
  4. Tobacco1,280
  5. Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity897
  6. Home Occupation632
  7. Raffles428
  8. Package Goods397

ZIP code 60640 FAQ

How many businesses are licensed in 60640?
23,648 business licenses in ZIP code 60640 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 60640 call 311 about?
Over the last 12 months the most common 311 service requests in ZIP code 60640 were: Graffiti Removal Request; Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED); Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint; Yard Waste Pick-Up Request; Building Violation. Residents filed 859 requests in the last 30 days.
Which Chicago neighborhoods are in 60640?
Based on where 311 service requests filed in ZIP code 60640 over the last 12 months actually fall, this ZIP mostly covers the community areas of Uptown, Edgewater, Lincoln Square and Lake View. 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 60640?
The Chicago Department of Public Health recorded 334 food inspections in ZIP code 60640 over the last 12 months, of which 33 resulted in a failure. That is a 10% failure rate.

Nearby ZIP codes

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Sources

Counts are filtered to ZIP code 60640 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.