West Elsdon is community area 62, one of Chicago’s 77 official community areas as defined by the City of Chicago. It borders Archer Heights, Brighton Park, Gage Park, Garfield Ridge and West Lawn. It covers about 1.2 square miles.
Pulaski (Orange Line) sits on its boundary with Archer Heights. Midway (Orange Line) sits on its boundary with Garfield Ridge.
No Metra station sits inside its boundary. The nearest is the Metra station Wrightwood, about 3.2 miles in a straight line from the center of the area.
CTA bus routes that run through it: 53A South Pulaski, 55 Garfield and 59 59th/61st.
Chicago Park District land inside its boundary totals about 18 acres across 3 parks. The largest are Pasteur Park (12 acres), Strohacker Park (4.3 acres) and Park No. 468 (1.4 acres).
No Chicago Public Library branch sits inside its boundary. Divvy has 3 bike-share stations in service inside its boundary.
It falls within the 13th, 14th, and 23rd 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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