Near North Side (Area 8) is one of the 77 communities into which the city is officially divided.

It spans the area bounded by the Chicago River north to North Ave (1600 N), and Lake Michigan west to the Chicago River. The Near North Side includes numerous sub-neighborhoods, each of which probably better describes the area in question: Gold Coast, Old Town, River North, Sandburg Village, Streeterville, etc.

ZIP codes: 60610, 60611.