Location & Area

North Boundary: 2800 N Diversy
South Boundary: 1600 N North
East Boundary: ~200 W Lake Michigan
West Boundary: ~800-1600 W Clybourn
Primary Zip Code: 60614

Pocket neighborhoods within Lincoln Park include Clybourn Corridor, DePaul, Old Town, Lincoln Park West, Ranch Triangle, Sheffield, West DePaul and Wrightwood. Just a quick drive or commute to Chicago's downtown, Lincoln Park neighborhood residents enjoy a lively cultural scene, exceptional architecture, lovely gardens and of course, the 1,200-acre park.

Current Trends and Facts of Lincoln Park Chicago

Lincoln Park is known for its gorgeous park that runs along Lake Michigan. Lincoln Park is one of the most popular neighborhoods in Chicago. It has the most restaurants per capita in the city, where there are many traditional restaurants, with newer trendier restaurants adding to the mix. Lincoln Park offers just about anything from the Lincoln Park Zoo, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, beaches, golf, tennis courts, theaters, and comedy clubs along with hundred of restaurants and bars to choose from. Shopping includes a mixture of independent and one-of-a kind businesses. It is also home to the acclaimed Old Town School of Folk Music, a popular entertainment venue and music school. Lincoln Park neighborhood is filled with Chicago history, which can be fully explored at the Chicago Historical Society on Clark Street at North Avenue.

The neighborhood population is primarily made up of young professionals, recent college graduates, and young families. It does continue to be home to Lincoln Park High School, Francis W. Parker School, and DePaul University, where most of the students live in Lincoln Park neighborhood.