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ZIP code 60653

Live numbers for 60653 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.

549

311 requests, last 30 days

6,486

Active business licenses

Status AAI — issued and in force

155

Food inspections, last 12 months

35

Failed inspections, last 12 months

23% of inspections

Which neighborhoods this ZIP covers

311 requests filed in 60653 over the last 12 months mostly land in Grand Boulevard (55%), Kenwood (17%), Oakland (15%) and Douglas (12%). 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 4, Ward 3 and Ward 15.

311 requests in 60653, last 12 months

Monthly totals, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Peak: 871.

Top 311 request types in 60653, last 12 months

  1. Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED)438
  2. Abandoned Vehicle Complaint418
  3. Building Violation388
  4. Tree Debris Clean-Up Request381
  5. Street Light Out Complaint287
  6. Buildings - Plumbing Violation276
  7. Garbage Cart Maintenance261
  8. Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint249

Most common active business licenses in 60653

  1. Limited Business License2,396
  2. Retail Food Establishment1,062
  3. Regulated Business License605
  4. Tobacco385
  5. Home Occupation380
  6. Package Goods169
  7. Peddler License167
  8. Home Repair99

ZIP code 60653 FAQ

How many businesses are licensed in 60653?
6,486 business licenses in ZIP code 60653 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 60653 call 311 about?
Over the last 12 months the most common 311 service requests in ZIP code 60653 were: Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED); Abandoned Vehicle Complaint; Building Violation; Tree Debris Clean-Up Request; Street Light Out Complaint. Residents filed 549 requests in the last 30 days.
Which Chicago neighborhoods are in 60653?
Based on where 311 service requests filed in ZIP code 60653 over the last 12 months actually fall, this ZIP mostly covers the community areas of Grand Boulevard, Kenwood, Oakland 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 60653?
The Chicago Department of Public Health recorded 155 food inspections in ZIP code 60653 over the last 12 months, of which 35 resulted in a failure. That is a 23% failure rate.

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Sources

Counts are filtered to ZIP code 60653 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.