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Post Office Location: 122 North Wheaton Avenue; Wheaton, IL
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Town(s) Served: Wheaton
Acceptable City Names: Wheaton
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Sectional Service Facility: Carol Stream
County(ies): Du Page
Info on Wheaton:
The City of Wheaton is the county seat of Du Page County. Originally the county seat was Naperville. Several attempts to move it to Wheaton failed. Then in 1867, a passing vote moved teh seat to Wheaton. The city was first incorporated in 1859 along the Chicago and Galena Railroad. In 1873 Charles Barnes opend a small book shop. This shop would later lead to todays book store chain Barnes & Nobles. It is home to Wheaton College.
