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April 11, 2008
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Select Post Offices to Collect and Postmark Mail Until Midnight April 15

LOS ANGELES — Select Post Offices will extend hours on Tuesday, April 15, to collect and postmark federal and state income tax returns for last-minute tax filers who want the safety and security of sending their personal information through the U.S. mail. Several of these Post Offices will also offer retail service beyond their normal operating hours.

Customers who need to find the closest Post Office that will be open late on

April 15 can call the Postal Service, toll free, at 1-800-ASK-USPS.

The following Post Offices will collect mail until midnight April 15 or extend regular operating hours:

LAX AREA
Airport Station
9029 Airport Boulevard
Retail available until midnight.

SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles Processing & Distribution Ctr.
7101 South Central Avenue
Retail available until 10 p.m.

LONG BEACH
Long Beach Processing & Distribution Ctr.
2300 Redondo Avenue
Retail service available until 7 p.m.

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
City of Industry Processing & Distribution Ctr.
15421 Gale Avenue
Retail service available until 6 p.m.

SANTA BARBARA/VENTURA COUNTY
Goleta Branch
130 S. Patterson
Goleta CA 93117
Retail service available until 8 p.m.

Santa Barbara P&DC
400 Storke Road
Goleta CA 93199
No retail service at this location

Oxnard Post Office
1961 North C Street
Oxnard CA 93030
Retail service available until midnight

PASADENA
Pasadena Main Post Office
600 Lincoln Avenue
Retail services available until midnight

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY
Van Nuys Main Post Office
15701 Sherman Way
Retail service available until midnight

ORANGE COUNTY
Santa Ana Processing & Distribution Ctr.
3101 West Sunflower Avenue
Retail services available until 7 p.m.

Santa Ana Main Post Office
2201 North Grand Avenue
Retail service available until 5 p.m.

BAKERSFIELD AREA
Bakersfield Post Office
3400 Pegasus
Bakersfield CA 93380
Retail service available until 8 p.m.

Tulare Post Office
340 E. Tulare Ave.
Tulare CA 93274
Retail service available until midnight

Mail deposited into all other blue collection boxes and Post Office lobby mail drop slots will be collected at posted times.

The Postal Service reminds customers to ensure they have the proper postage on their tax returns. The first ounce (about four sheets of paper) on a letter-sized envelope is 41 cents. The first ounce on a larger, flat-sized envelope (bigger than 6 1/8 inches x 11 ½ inches) is 80 cents. Additional ounces are 17 cents each for both size mail pieces. For more rate information go to usps.com or call 1-800-ask-usps.

Customers with tax questions can contact the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 or www.irs.gov.

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An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that visits every address in the nation, 146 million homes and businesses, six days a week. It has 37,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products, and services to pay for operating expenses, not tax dollars. The Postal Service has annual revenues of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.