Neighborhoods of Chicago

The neighborhoods of Chicago lay within Chicago's seventy-seven community areas. These designations are not governmental, but are based on the names given by the Social Science Research Committee at the University of Chicago in the 1920's for purposes of a long-term population study. Chicago's neighborhoods change as a result of gentrification and immigration. Chicago contains some of the most culturally rich communities in the United States. Each neighborhood in Chicago maintains a unique identity and because of this, two different neighborhoods could seem like different parts of the world. One neighborhood might have multi-million dollar condominiums with a yuppie population and another bordering neighborhood could have an impoverished immigrant ethnic contingency with street side fruit and vegetable marketplaces. Listed below are Chicago's 77 officially defined community areas. The ever-changing nature of each area means that the designations given in the 1920's may not still be in common use. Residents and realtors tend to assign new names as neighorhoods evolve. Often, two residents of the same neighborhood, even the same block, will describe different neighborhood boundaries, which may be based on zip codes, ethnic groupings, or simply personal opinion.

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Far North side

Rogers Park (01)

West Ridge (02)

Uptown (03)

Lincoln Square (04)

Edison Park (09)

Norwood Park (10)

Jefferson Park (11)

Forest Glen (12)

North Park (13)

Albany Park (14)

O'Hare (76)

Edgewater (77)

North side

North Center (05)

Lakeview (06)

Lincoln Park (07)

Avondale (21)

Logan Square (22)

Northwest side

Portage Park (15)

Irving Park (16)

Dunning (17)

Montclare (18)

Belmont Cragin (19)

Hermosa (20)

Central, Near North, and Near South side

Near North Side (08)

Loop (32)

Near South Side (33)

West and Near West side

Humboldt Park (23)

West Town (24)

Austin (25)

West Garfield Park (26)

East Garfield Park (27)

Near West Side (28)

North Lawndale (29)

South Lawndale (30)

Lower West Side (31)

Southwest side

Garfield Ridge (56)

Archer Heights (57)

Brighton Park (58)

McKinley Park (59)

New City (61)

West Elsdon (62)

Gage Park (63)

Clearing (64)

West Lawn (65)

Chicago Lawn (66)

West Englewood (67)

Englewood (68)

South side

Armour Square (34)

Douglas (35)

Oakland (36)

Fuller Park (37)

Grand Boulevard (38)

Kenwood (39)

Washington Park (40)

Hyde Park (41)

Woodlawn (42)

South Shore (43)

Bridgeport (60)

Greater Grand Crossing (69)

Far Southwest side

Ashburn (70)

Auburn Gresham (71)

Beverly (72)

Washington Heights (73)

Mount Greenwood (74)

Morgan Park (75)

Far Southeast side

Chatham (44)

Avalon Park (45)

South Chicago (46)

Burnside (47)

Calumet Heights (48)