South Chicago is community area 46, one of Chicago’s 77 official community areas as defined by the City of Chicago. It borders Avalon Park, Calumet Heights, East Side, South Deering and South Shore. It covers about 3.3 square miles.
No ‘L’ station sits inside its boundary. The nearest is 87th (Red Line), about 3.8 miles in a straight line from the center of the area.
Metra stations inside its boundary: 83rd St., 87th St. and South Chicago (93rd).
CTA bus routes that run through it: 6 Jackson Park Express, J14 Jeffery Jump, 15 Jeffery Local, 26 South Shore Express, 30 South Chicago, 71 71st/South Shore, 79 79th, 87 87th and 95 95th.
Chicago Park District land inside its boundary totals about 148 acres across 8 parks. The largest are Park No. 566 (70 acres), Bessemer Park (20 acres), part of Rainbow Beach (about 17 of its 109 acres), Steelworkers Park (17 acres) and Schafer Park (15 acres).
Chicago Public Library branch inside its boundary: South Chicago. Divvy has 9 bike-share stations in service inside its boundary.
City Special Service Area commercial district covering part of it: Commercial Avenue (SSA #5).
It falls within the 7th, 8th, and 10th 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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