Garfield Ridge is community area 56, one of Chicago’s 77 official community areas as defined by the City of Chicago. It borders Archer Heights, Clearing, South Lawndale and West Elsdon. It covers about 4.2 square miles.
Midway (Orange Line) sits on its boundary with West Elsdon.
No Metra station sits inside its boundary. The nearest is the Metra station Wrightwood, about 4.5 miles in a straight line from the center of the area.
CTA bus routes that run through it: 47 47th, 54B South Cicero, 55 Garfield, 55A 55th/Austin, 55N 55th/Narragansett, 59 59th/61st, 62 Archer, 62H Archer/Harlem, 63 63rd, 63W West 63rd and 165 West 65th.
Chicago Park District land inside its boundary totals about 50 acres across 6 parks. The largest are Wentworth Park (16 acres), Vittum Park (13 acres), Le Claire- Hearst Park (13 acres), Minuteman Park (9.0 acres) and Normandy Park (2.9 acres).
Chicago Public Library branch inside its boundary: Garfield Ridge. Divvy has 8 bike-share stations in service inside its boundary.
It falls within the 13th, 22nd, 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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