McKinley Park is community area 59, one of Chicago’s 77 official community areas as defined by the City of Chicago. It borders Bridgeport, Brighton Park, Lower West Side and New City. It covers about 1.4 square miles.
‘L’ station inside its boundary: 35th/Archer (Orange 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: 9 Ashland, X9 Ashland Express, 31 31st, 35 31st/35th, 39 Pershing, 49 Western, X49 Western Express, 50 Damen and 62 Archer.
Chicago Park District land inside its boundary totals about 76 acres across 4 parks. The largest are McKinley Park (72 acres) and Hoyne Park (2.4 acres).
Chicago Public Library branch inside its boundary: McKinley Park. Divvy has 8 bike-share stations in service inside its boundary.
City Special Service Area commercial district covering part of it: Stockyards (SSA #13).
It falls within the 11th and 12th 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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