📍 ILLINOIS
Sterling Post Office
Post Office (USPS) · Sterling
The Sterling Post Office sits at 408 Third Avenue, a block off the downtown Sterling business strip and easy to reach from Lincolnway and the Route 40 corridor.
Location & contact
🕑 Hours
| Passport acceptance | By appointment (schedule with USPS) |
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📍 Location & contact
📖 About this office
The Sterling Post Office sits at 408 Third Avenue, a block off the downtown Sterling business strip and easy to reach from Lincolnway and the Route 40 corridor. It is one of two designated passport acceptance points serving the Sauk Valley, and the more familiar choice for residents who are already dropping off mail or renewing a P.O. box.
Staff here accept completed DS-11 applications for anyone applying for a U.S. passport for the first time, for children, or for travelers whose previous book was lost, stolen, or issued before age 16. Acceptance is handled by appointment through USPS, so a quick call or online booking ahead of time keeps your visit short. If you still need your passport photo, ask when you book, since photo service is offered on-site for an added fee.
Because Sterling has only a couple of acceptance windows, appointment slots at this branch fill up during spring and early summer. Applicants who cannot find a convenient time here often check the nearby Sterling passport acceptance options or look across the wider list of Illinois passport acceptance offices to secure an earlier date.
💡 Good to know
Bring your completed DS-11 unsigned, proof of U.S. citizenship such as a certified birth certificate or naturalization certificate, and a valid photo ID plus a photocopy of it. Pay the State Department application fee and the USPS acceptance fee separately. For a second nearby window, compare this branch with the desk at the Sterling city passport page.