Eureka Post Office Parking Lot to Close Temporarily

Summer Street Entrance Will be Widened

EUREKA Calif. — The parking lot of the main U.S. Post Office in Eureka, 337 W Clark St., will close from July 14 to July 18, 2008, while workers widen the Summer Street entrance.

Maintenance Supervisor Don Thompson said, “The widening of the Summer Street entrance will make it easier to enter the parking lot and should come as a relief to many of our regular customers.” Parking will not be available on Post Office property and customers are advised to park on the street.

As an alternative, customers can do many Postal transactions online at www.usps.com. Two of the most popular online services at USPS.com are Click-N-Ship and free Package Pickup. Click-N-Ship brings the Post Office to a desktop at home or office for no additional fee. Print professional shipping labels and pay for domestic or international postage using any major credit card and then request a free Package Pickup. Customers purchasing Express Mail or Priority Mail online may also be eligible for a discount.

With free Package Pickup, customers can take advantage of the personal convenience of this service by scheduling to have packages picked up at their home, saving a trip to the Post Office and the cost of the gas to get there. Unlike other shipping companies, there is no fee for the service. Free Package Pickup is available for packages being sent by Express Mail or Priority Mail — domestic or international. Packages must include postage (packages weighing 13 ounces or more must bear prepaid postage labels) and be ready for pickup before the letter carrier arrives. There is no limit to the number of packages that can be picked up.