ZIP boundary report
Permit processing times in ZIP 60638
Across 2,858 issued permits assigned to ZIP 60638, the median processing time was 1 day.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Permit processing times in ZIP 60638, 2,858 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 11 days and 90% within 38 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 2 days slower than the previous 12 months.
Permit processing times in ZIP 60638: wait distribution
For Permit processing times in ZIP 60638, 2,858 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 60638: annual permit timing
Permit processing times in ZIP 60638 has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 2,858 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 480 | 0 days | 8 days | 28 days |
| 2022 | 544 | 0 days | 7.2 days | 36 days |
| 2023 | 527 | 0 days | 12 days | 32 days |
| 2024 | 470 | 2 days | 12 days | 34 days |
| 2025 | 491 | 2 days | 14 days | 44 days |
| 2026* | 346 | 3 days | 15 days | 54 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Permit processing times in ZIP 60638: ZIP codes with similar overall timing
Permit processing times in ZIP 60638 has 2,858 issued records, a 1 day median, and a 11 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
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