List of neighborhoods in Chicago explained

There are 178 official neighborhoods in Chicago.^[1] Neighborhood names and identities have evolved due to real estate development and changing demographics.^[2] Chicago is also divided into 77 community areas which were drawn by University of Chicago researchers in the late 1920s.^[3] Chicago's community areas are well-defined, generally contain multiple neighborhoods, and depending on the neighborhood, less commonly used by residents.^[4]

List of neighborhoods by community area

Neighborhood	Community area
Albany Park	Albany Park
	Riverdale
	Edgewater
Arcadia Terrace	West Ridge
Archer Heights	Archer Heights
Armour Square	Armour Square
Ashburn	Ashburn
Ashburn Estates	Ashburn
Auburn Gresham
Avalon Park
Avondale
Avondale Gardens
	New City
Belmont Central	Belmont Cragin
Belmont Gardens	Avondale
	Hermosa
	Logan Square
Belmont Heights	Dunning
Belmont Terrace	Dunning
Beverly	Beverly
Beverly View	Ashburn
Beverly Woods	Morgan Park
	Norwood Park
	Lake View
Brainerd	Washington Heights
Brickyard	Belmont Cragin
Bridgeport
Brighton Park
	Douglas
	Logan Square
	Lincoln Square
	Uptown
Burnside	Burnside
	Near North Side
Calumet Heights	Calumet Heights
	New City
	Near South Side
Chatham	Chatham
Chicago Lawn	Chicago Lawn
	Armour Square
	Clearing
Clarendon Park	Uptown
Clearing East	Clearing
Clearing West	Clearing
Cottage Grove Heights	Pullman
Cragin	Belmont Cragin
Crestline	Ashburn
Dearborn Homes	Douglas
Dearborn Park	The Loop
	Near South Side
Douglas Park	North Lawndale
Dunning	Dunning
East Beverly	Beverly
East Chatham	Chatham
East Garfield Park	East Garfield Park
East Hyde Park	Hyde Park
East Pilsen	Lower West Side
East Side	East Side
	West Town
Eden Green	Riverdale
Edgewater
	Edgewater
	Edgewater
Edison Park	Edison Park
Englewood
	Roseland
Fifth City	East Garfield Park
	West Lawn
Forest Glen
Fuller Park	Fuller Park
	Near West Side
Gage Park	Gage Park
	Austin
The Gap	Douglas
Garfield Ridge	Garfield Ridge
	Jefferson Park
	Near North Side
Golden Gate	Riverdale
	Near North Side
Graceland West	Lake View
Grand Boulevard	Grand Boulevard
	Greater Grand Crossing
Greater Grand Crossing	Greater Grand Crossing
	Near West Side
Gresham	Auburn Gresham
	Douglas
Hamilton Park	Englewood
Hanson Park	Belmont Cragin
	Lower West Side
Hegewisch	Hegewisch
Hermosa	Hermosa
	North Park
	North Lawndale
Humboldt Park
Hyde Park	Hyde Park
	Near West Side
Irving Park
Irving Woods	Dunning
	Austin
	Avondale
	South Shore
Jefferson Park	Jefferson Park
	North Lawndale
Kelvyn Park	Hermosa
Kennedy Park	Morgan Park
Kensington	Roseland
Kenwood	Kenwood
	Irving Park
	Logan Square
Lake Meadows	Douglas
Lake View	Lake View
	Lake View
	Edgewater
LeClaire Courts	Garfield Ridge
Legends South (Robert Taylor Homes)	Grand Boulevard
	Roseland
Lincoln Park
Lincoln Square
	Chicago Lawn
	Near West Side
	South Lawndale
Logan Square	Logan Square
Longwood Manor	Washington Heights
The Loop
Lower West Side
Loyola	Rogers Park
	Near North Side
	Uptown
Marquette Park	Chicago Lawn
	South Lawndale
Marynook	Avalon Park
	Albany Park
McKinley Park	McKinley Park
	Irving Park
Montclare	Montclare
Morgan Park	Morgan Park
Mount Greenwood	Mount Greenwood
	Near South Side
Near North Side
Near West Side
	Uptown
New City
	West Town
North Austin
North Center	North Center
North Kenwood	Kenwood
North Lawndale
	Albany Park
North Park	North Park
Nortown	West Ridge
Norwood Park East	Norwood Park
Norwood Park West	Norwood Park
Oakland	Oakland
O'Hare
	Irving Park
	Norwood Park
Old Town	Near North Side
Old Town Triangle	Lincoln Park
	Norwood Park
	Logan Square
Park Manor	Greater Grand Crossing
Park West	Lincoln Park
Parkview	Ashburn
	West Ridge
	Calumet Heights
	Lower West Side
	Logan Square
	West Town
	Avondale
	Irving Park
Portage Park	Portage Park
	Near South Side
	Douglas
	Roseland
	The Loop
	West Town
Pullman	Pullman
	Lincoln Park
Ravenswood Gardens	Lincoln Square
	Albany Park
	Near North Side
	West Town
River's Edge	North Park
Riverdale	Riverdale
Rogers Park	Rogers Park
	North Center
Rosehill	West Ridge
Roseland	Roseland
	Roseland
	North Center
Schorsch Forest View	O'Hare
Schorsch Village	Dunning
	Ashburn
Sheffield Neighbors	Lincoln Park
	Uptown
Sheridan Station Corridor	Lakeview
Sleepy Hollow	Garfield Ridge
	West Town
South Austin
South Chicago	South Chicago
South Commons	Douglas
South Deering	South Deering
South East Ravenswood	Lake View
South Lawndale	South Lawndale
	The Loop
South Shore	South Shore
Stateway Gardens	Douglas
Stony Island Park	Avalon Park
	Near North Side
Talley's Corner	Mount Greenwood
	Near West Side
	West Town
	Norwood Park
	Near West Side
Uptown	Uptown
	Irving Park
Vittum Park	Garfield Ridge
	Avondale
Washington Heights	Washington Heights
Washington Park	Washington Park
	Armour Square
	Beverly
West Chatham	Chatham
West Chesterfield	Chatham
	Roseland
West DePaul	Lincoln Park
West Elsdon	West Elsdon
West Englewood	West Englewood
West Garfield Park	West Garfield Park
West Humboldt Park
	Lake View
West Lawn	West Lawn
West Loop	Near West Side
West Morgan Park	Morgan Park
West Pullman	West Pullman
West Ridge	West Ridge
	West Ridge
West Town	West Town
West Woodlawn	Woodlawn
	West Town
Woodlawn	Woodlawn
	Ashburn
Wrightwood Neighbors	Lincoln Park
	Lake View

See also

• Community areas in Chicago

External links

• City of Chicago Website
  • Community Areas Map, January 2017
  • Community Maps
  • Interactive Chicago Neighborhood Map
    • Chicago Neighborhood Research Guide at the Newberry Library

Notes and References

1. Web site: Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council, Passage of Chicago Municipal Code 1-14-010. City of Chicago. December 15, 1993. April 15, 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20221026025303/https://chicityclerk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/document_uploads/journals-proceedings/1993/121593.pdf. 26 October 2022.
2. Book: Pacyga. Dominic. Chicago: A Biography. 2009. University of Chicago Press. Chicago. 9780226644325. 406. Chicago's neighborhood borders and even their names may change, but fierce local identification remains intact. In the 1950s, nobody would have said they live in Village East or River North, but now most know those newly named neighborhoods ... Who names neighborhoods? Often developers looking for a quick buck name them. ... If you try to find Wrigleyville on the official community area map of Chicago, you will be disappointed, as you will be if you search out such legendary neighborhoods as Canaryville, Back of the Yards or Hamburg on the South Side..
3. Encyclopedia: Community Areas. Encyclopedia of Chicago. Chicago History Museum. 18 September 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130521215754/http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/319.html. 21 May 2013.
4. Book: Keating. Ann Durkin. Chicago Neighborhoods and Suburbs: A Historical Guide. 2008. University of Chicago Press. Chicago. 978-0226428833. 90. Despite the uses scholars and planners have found for community areas, they do not necessarily represent how Chicagoans think about their city ... Prominent neighborhoods like PILSEN and BACK OF THE YARDS are subsumed into the less familiar LOWER WEST SIDE and NEW CITY..