Name: Zip Code 60606
Address: Chicago

About the neighborhood

Zip Code 60606 offers excellent transportation options with two rapid transit stations serving multiple lines and about 20 bus routes, making commuting convenient and efficient. The extensive cycling network includes numerous bike-share stations and flat terrain, ideal for bike travel. Nearby, residents find a variety of grocery stores on bustling Jackson Boulevard, along with over 150 restaurants and cafes that provide diverse dining choices. Educational facilities, from primary through high school, are easily accessible. The area has a dynamic atmosphere featuring many entertainment venues and approximately 20 nightlife spots close at hand. Housing primarily consists of modern two-bedroom and one-bedroom apartments built mostly after 2000.

Characteristics

Transportation

Zip Code 60606 will appeal to homeowners that use several modes of transportation. The public transit in this postal code is especially practical by reason of various nearby rapid transit stations on the Green Line, Orange Line, Blue Line, Red Line, Brown Line, Pink Line and Purple Line, and approximately 40 nearby bus lines. Zip Code 60606 is also an extremely pleasant area for pedestrians; carrying out daily needs is very easy without a vehicle, and innumerable businesses of different types can be found as well. The bike is a good mode of transportation in this postal code since there is always a bike-share station nearby, there are a fair number of bike lanes, and there are few slopes to challenge bike riders.

Services

It is usually an option for property owners in Zip Code 60606 to buy general and specialty groceries as pedestrians. Over 50 supermarkets are situated close by, and the best variety can be found on streets like Jackson Boulevard. Likewise, thanks to 1300-odd restaurants and cafes in Zip Code 60606, there is almost always a place to get a meal or a beverage just around the corner. Property owners can find very many nearby clothing stores. Regarding education, it is a reasonably short trip to get to both primary and secondary schools from anywhere in Zip Code 60606. Residents have the choice between public and private schools at both the elementary and high school level.

Character

Zip Code 60606 is a great postal code for those who enjoy both indoor and outdoor activities. Finding things to do is especially easy in this area. There are usually masses of people around, there is a broad selection of entertainment venues, and with its over 200 bars, there are options for nighttime activities. It is very easy to get to parks from most locations in the postal code since there are over 150 of them nearby for residents to explore.

Car friendly5.4

Arteries nearby, but traffic congestion and parking problems are possible

Cycling friendly7.6

Suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling

Pedestrian friendly10.0

Exceptional number of pleasant streets and pedestrian-oriented shops within a few minutes' walk. Meeting daily needs on foot is almost always practical

Transit friendly10.0

Near a wide variety of subway lines and/or other frequent transit routes

Restaurants10.0

Exceptional variety of restaurants within a few minutes' walk

Groceries9.6

Exceptional variety of groceries within a few minutes' walk

Shopping10.0

Exceptional variety of shops within a few minutes' walk

Cafes10.0

Exceptional variety of cafés within a few minutes' walk

Quiet0.0

Many sources of noise nearby