The police station is near the station.
税務署に確定申告を提出した。
I submitted my tax return to the tax office.
署 (read しょ) and 暑い (read あつい, also しょ as an on-reading) look almost identical in kanji but 署 means an office/station while 暑い means 'hot'.
signature; autograph
department; section; post; assignment
chief (of a police station, fire station, etc.); head (of an office)
tax office
fire station
staff member; official; station employee
the same authorities; the said police station
substation; branch office
main office; headquarters; this office
Standard kanji form for this abbreviation; used in compound names like 警察署, 消防署, 税務署.
Abbreviation of compounds ending in 署 (しょ), which originally means 'government office' or 'station'.
signing on behalf of someone; proxy signature
government office; public office
countersignature; countersigning
government office; public agency
substation; branch office
visit a public office; come to a station
eastern police station; eastern office
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
signature; signing one's name
imperial or noble signature; autograph by a high-ranking person