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ZIP code 60656

Live numbers for 60656 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.

484

311 requests, last 30 days

4,941

Active business licenses

Status AAI — issued and in force

41

Food inspections, last 12 months

11

Failed inspections, last 12 months

27% of inspections

Which neighborhoods this ZIP covers

311 requests filed in 60656 over the last 12 months mostly land in Norwood Park (76%), O'Hare (24%) and Loop (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 41, Ward 38 and Ward 4.

311 requests in 60656, last 12 months

Monthly totals, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Peak: 631.

Top 311 request types in 60656, last 12 months

  1. Garbage Cart Maintenance438
  2. Abandoned Vehicle Complaint428
  3. Blue Recycling Cart401
  4. Pothole in Street Complaint329
  5. Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint327
  6. Tree Debris Clean-Up Request326
  7. Tree Emergency239
  8. Street Light Out Complaint212

Most common active business licenses in 60656

  1. Limited Business License2,195
  2. Retail Food Establishment729
  3. Regulated Business License360
  4. Tobacco228
  5. Home Repair192
  6. Home Occupation174
  7. Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity132
  8. Package Goods115

ZIP code 60656 FAQ

How many businesses are licensed in 60656?
4,941 business licenses in ZIP code 60656 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 60656 call 311 about?
Over the last 12 months the most common 311 service requests in ZIP code 60656 were: Garbage Cart Maintenance; Abandoned Vehicle Complaint; Blue Recycling Cart; Pothole in Street Complaint; Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint. Residents filed 484 requests in the last 30 days.
Which Chicago neighborhoods are in 60656?
Based on where 311 service requests filed in ZIP code 60656 over the last 12 months actually fall, this ZIP mostly covers the community areas of Norwood Park, O'Hare and Loop. 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 60656?
The Chicago Department of Public Health recorded 41 food inspections in ZIP code 60656 over the last 12 months, of which 11 resulted in a failure. That is a 27% failure rate.

Nearby ZIP codes

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Sources

Counts are filtered to ZIP code 60656 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.