Chicago community area 27
East Garfield Park
| City | Chicago, Cook County |
|---|---|
| Corridors | Kinzie Western / Ogden |
| ZIP codes | 60612, 60624 |
| Data as of | CMAP 2026 release |
East Garfield Park is Chicago community area 27. Parts of 2 City industrial corridors fall inside it, led by Kinzie (about 71 acres). Industrial land is 72 acres, 5.8% of the area, 30th of the 59 community areas on this site. LEHD counted 4,246 jobs located here in 2023; the 2020 Census counted 19,992 residents. The nearest intermodal rail ramp is 14th Street (Global I), 1.7 mi from the area's centre.
| Corridor | Acres inside East Garfield Park |
|---|---|
| Kinzie | 71 |
| Western / Ogden | 31 |
Acres computed from the overlap of the City's corridor and community-area boundaries.
Check a load in East Garfield Park
The ZIP code covering most of East Garfield Park is 60612 (others: 60624). Enter it on the Load Line with your count and grade mix to see whether a pickup is likely to be paid, free or charged.
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What sets East Garfield Park apart
Transport, utility and right-of-way land (411 acres) outweighs industrial land here, a pattern you see where rail yards, expressways or the river take up much of the map.
East Garfield Park has 19,992 residents and 4,246 jobs, so loading docks here tend to sit close to homes. Street access and loading hours can matter as much as count when a truck is booked.
Sources
- CMAP Community Data Snapshots 2026. Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. Population from the 2020 Census (P.L. 94-171); jobs located in the place from LEHD 2023 (primary jobs); private-sector jobs from IDES Where Workers Work 2025; land use from the CMAP 2023 Land Use Inventory; industrial equalized assessed value from the Illinois Department of Revenue, 2024.
- City of Chicago: Boundaries, Community Areas. Chicago Data Portal.
- City of Chicago: Boundaries, Industrial Corridors (current). Chicago Data Portal, January 2013 corridor boundaries (data table 3tu3-iesz). The City has since revised parts of some corridors under its Industrial Corridor Modernization work; this map shows the published dataset.
- City of Chicago: Boundaries, ZIP Codes. Chicago Data Portal. A ZIP is listed for a community area when it covers at least 10% of the area.
- BTS National Transportation Atlas Database: Intermodal Freight Facilities, Rail TOFC/COFC. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, compiled 2018 and updated July 2022. Distances are straight-line miles from the place's internal point to the facility point.
- Natural Earth 1:10m lakes. Lake Michigan outline for the maps. Public domain.
Last reviewed 2026-10-27. Not legal advice and not a price quote. See how the figures are built.