South Lawndale is community area 30, one of Chicago’s 77 official community areas as defined by the City of Chicago. It borders Archer Heights, Brighton Park, Garfield Ridge, Lower West Side and North Lawndale. It covers about 4.6 square miles.
‘L’ station inside its boundary: California (Pink Line).
No Metra station sits inside its boundary. The nearest is the Metra station Western Avenue, about 2.0 miles in a straight line from the center of the area.
CTA bus routes that run through it: 21 Cermak, 35 31st/35th, 52 Kedzie, 53 Pulaski, 53A South Pulaski, 60 Blue Island/26th, 82 Kimball-Homan and 94 California.
Chicago Park District land inside its boundary totals about 50 acres across 7 parks. The largest are Piotrowski Park (24 acres), La Villita Park (23 acres), Shedd Park (1.4 acres) and Washtenaw Park (1.0 acres).
Chicago Public Library branches inside its boundary: Little Village and Toman. Divvy has 19 bike-share stations in service inside its boundary.
City Special Service Area commercial district covering part of it: Little Village (SSA #25).
It falls within the 22nd, 24th, and 25th Wards.
Sources: City of Chicago open data portal (community area and ward boundaries, ‘L’ stations, Chicago Park District parks, CTA bus routes, Chicago Public Library branches, Divvy stations, Special Service Areas); Metra station locations derived from Cook County Assessor parcel proximity data (2025).
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