ZIP boundary report
Permit processing times in ZIP 60604
Across 1,054 issued permits assigned to ZIP 60604, the median processing time was 3 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Permit processing times in ZIP 60604, 1,054 issued permit records show a median processing time of 3 days; 75% were issued within 17 days and 90% within 42 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 1 day faster than the previous 12 months.
Permit processing times in ZIP 60604: wait distribution
For Permit processing times in ZIP 60604, 1,054 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
Permit processing times in ZIP 60604: annual permit timing
Permit processing times in ZIP 60604 has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 1,054 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 224 | 1 day | 15 days | 40 days |
| 2022 | 201 | 0 days | 21 days | 51 days |
| 2023 | 211 | 2 days | 20 days | 54 days |
| 2024 | 185 | 5 days | 20 days | 43 days |
| 2025 | 152 | 6 days | 15 days | 23 days |
| 2026* | 81 | 2 days | 14 days | 26 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Permit processing times in ZIP 60604: ZIP codes with similar overall timing
Permit processing times in ZIP 60604 has 1,054 issued records, a 3 days median, and a 17 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
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