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Chicago community area 15

Portage Park

CityChicago, Cook County
CorridorsKnox
ZIP codes60641, 60630, 60634
Data as ofCMAP 2026 release
Map of Portage Park with neighbouring community areas, industrial corridors and rail rampsFranklin Park (Bensenville Intermodal Terminal)Franklin ParkSchiller ParkSchiller Park1 miN
Portage Park (filled), neighbouring community areas, City industrial corridors (tinted pine, darker where they cross Portage Park) and intermodal rail ramps (squares).

Portage Park is Chicago community area 15. The City's Knox industrial corridor covers about 70 acres of it. Industrial land is 17 acres, 0.7% of the area, 50th of the 59 community areas on this site. LEHD counted 7,140 jobs located here in 2023; the 2020 Census counted 64,040 residents. The nearest intermodal rail ramp is Schiller Park, 5.5 mi from the area's centre.

17
Industrial acres, 0.7% of land (2023) [1]
7,140
Jobs located here (LEHD 2023) [1]
64,040
Residents, 2020 Census [1]
1
City industrial corridors inside [3]
5.5 mi
To Schiller Park rail ramp [5]
Industrial corridors inside Portage Park
CorridorAcres inside Portage Park
Knox70

Acres computed from the overlap of the City's corridor and community-area boundaries.

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The ZIP code covering most of Portage Park is 60641 (others: 60630 and 60634). 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 Portage Park apart

Transport, utility and right-of-way land (812 acres) outweighs industrial land here, a pattern you see where rail yards, expressways or the river take up much of the map.

Portage Park has 64,040 residents and 7,140 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.

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Sources

  1. 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.
  2. City of Chicago: Boundaries, Community Areas. Chicago Data Portal.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.