Chicago city, IL
ZIP 60642 — Amenities & Local Context
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Upper Middle ClassLow Snow AreaRemote Work Hub
Airports, parks, hospitals, nearby places, and local civic context
Amenities & Location in 60642
Transportation & Access
Distance to Coast
0.2 miles (0.4 km)
✈️ Airports (12)
- MDW (Airport)9.4 miles (15.1 km)
- ORD (Airport)13.7 miles (22.1 km)
- PWK (Airport)19.3 miles (31.0 km)
- GYY (Airport)23.4 miles (37.7 km)
- DPA (Airport)30.4 miles (48.8 km)
- MGC (Airport)45.3 miles (72.8 km)
- VPZ (Airport)45.7 miles (73.5 km)
- ENW (Airport)49.9 miles (80.3 km)
- IKK (Airport)58.2 miles (93.7 km)
- SBN (Airport)70.4 miles (113.3 km)
- MKE (Airport)73.2 miles (117.9 km)
- RFD (Airport)76.5 miles (123.2 km)
🌊 Coast (7 points)
- Coast (0.2 miles (0.4 km))
- Coast (2.6 miles (4.2 km))
- Coast (3.1 miles (5.0 km))
- Coast (4.1 miles (6.6 km))
- Coast (4.7 miles (7.5 km))
- Coast (11.8 miles (19.0 km))
- Coast (57.5 miles (92.6 km))
Parks & Recreation
🌲 National Parks (7)
- Pullman National Historical Park14.6 miles (23.5 km)pull
- Indiana Dunes National Park34.2 miles (55.1 km)indu
- Ice Age National Scenic Trail173.4 miles (279.0 km)iatr
- Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument178.3 miles (286.9 km)spra
- Lincoln Home National Historic Site178.7 miles (287.6 km)liho
- Herbert Hoover National Historic Site191.0 miles (307.3 km)heho
- Effigy Mounds National Monument197.8 miles (318.3 km)efmo
Health & Safety
🏥 VA Hospitals (20)
- Lakeside Clinic1.9 miles (3.1 km)
- Jesse Brown VA Medical Center2.4 miles (3.9 km)
- Chicago Regional Benefit Office2.5 miles (4.0 km)
- Oak Park Vet Center7.1 miles (11.4 km)
- Evanston Vet Center8.4 miles (13.5 km)
- Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital9.6 miles (15.4 km)
- Confederate Mound9.7 miles (15.5 km)
- Evanston Clinic9.8 miles (15.8 km)
- Auburn Gresham (Chicago) Clinic10.3 miles (16.6 km)
- Chicago Vet Center11.7 miles (18.8 km)
- VISN 12: VA Great Lakes Health Care System13.2 miles (21.2 km)
- Oak Lawn Clinic14.1 miles (22.7 km)
⬇️Show all 20 VA hospitals in & near this area
- Orland Park Vet Center22.6 miles (36.4 km)
- Chicago Heights Vet Center26.9 miles (43.3 km)
- Chicago Heights Clinic27.5 miles (44.3 km)
- 1007 USS Tranquillity29.3 miles (47.1 km)
- USS Osborne Dental Clinic29.3 miles (47.2 km)
- Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center29.7 miles (47.8 km)
- Construction & Facilities Management Regional Office - Central29.8 miles (48.0 km)
- 1523 USS Red Rover29.8 miles (48.0 km)
☢️ Superfund (NPL) (11)
- ACME STEEL CO15.6 miles (25.1 km)
- LAKE CALUMET CLUSTER16.1 miles (25.8 km)
- SCHROUD PROPERTY17.6 miles (28.3 km)
- FEDERATED METALS CORP17.9 miles (28.9 km)
- LENZ OIL SERVICE, INC.19.9 miles (32.0 km)
- ESTECH GENERAL CHEMICAL COMPANY20.1 miles (32.3 km)
- U.S. SMELTER AND LEAD REFINERY, INC.22.1 miles (35.6 km)
- MIDCO II23.2 miles (37.3 km)
- GARY DEVELOPMENT LANDFILL23.2 miles (37.4 km)
- NINTH AVENUE DUMP24.4 miles (39.3 km)
- MIDCO I24.6 miles (39.7 km)
Politics & Opportunity in 60642
Voting & Opportunity