The Chicago Boundaries Map allows users to search by location to find what neighborhood, community area, ward, ZIP code, police district and police beat an address is located in.

All boundaries used are those officially designated by the city of Chicago.

Neighborhoods are smaller subsections of the city that many residents use to identify where they live. The official neighborhood boundaries were developed by the Office of Tourism, but the city of Chicago does not use these boundaries for any official purposes. Because of this, Chicagoans may define neighborhoods by different names or boundaries. Additionally, there can be multiple neighborhoods within a single community area (Example: River North, Gold Coast and Streeterville are neighborhoods in the Near North Side community area).

Community areas represent broader swaths of Chicago. There are 77 community areas defined by the city of Chicago and their boundaries do not change over time (Example: Lincoln Park, Near South Side, West Garfield Park).

Wards are political districts used to divide representation within the Chicago City Council. There are 50 wards and voters in each ward elect an alderman to represent them in City Council. These boundaries change every 10 years or so to reflect population shifts within the city and to ensure that each ward has roughly the same number of residents.

ZIP codes are postal codes assigned by the U.S. Postal Service to geographically group regions to assist in the sorting and delivery of mail. There are 61 ZIP codes in Chicago.

Police districts are designated regions used by law enforcement. There are 22 police districts in Chicago, each anchored by a station building and overseen by a police commander.

Police beats are blocks within police districts that are used by officers for patrols. There are multiple police beats within a police district (Example: Beats 1021, 1022 and 1031 are all in District 10).

You can search using four functions 1) type in an address 2) use your current location 3) look up a specific place name 4) drop a marker anywhere on the map.

Hovering over the results in the sidebar will highlight the corresponding geometry on the map and a pop-up label will appear. Clicking on one of the boundary results in the sidebar will zero in on that boundary, allowing users to only view the geometry for that result.

To search for a new location or clear your results select “clear search location” at the top of the map.

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