Postal Service Extends Hours on Tax Day

Main Post Office to Stay Open Until Midnight

LOUISVILLE, KY – Time is running out for taxpayers who haven’t filed their 2007 federal or state income taxes. But have no fear — the Postal Service is here.

Several Post Offices in the Louisville area will have extended retail hours on Tuesday, April 15, to accommodate last-minute tax filers.

The Louisville Main Post Office, 1420 Gardiner Lane, and Standiford Post Office (aka Airport Mail Facility), 4440 Crittenden Drive, will be open until midnight.

The St. Matthews Post Office, 4600 Shelbyville Road, will be open until 10 p.m., and the New Albany Post Office, 145 E. Elm St., will be open until 6:30 p.m.

All other postal stations and branches will maintain their regular business hours.

Another way to mail your 2007 tax returns is by using our Automated Postal Centers, which are open 24/7*. They are quick, simple and easy to use and offer around-the-clock access to many postal products and services, including buying stamps, shipping packages and more. The self-service kiosks are also bilingual. (English and Spanish)

Automated Postal Centers accept only debit and credit cards for purchases over $1. They are available at these area Post Office locations:

Louisville: Fern Creek, 6302 Bardstown Road; Hikes Point, 3050 Hunsinger Lane; Jeffersontown, 3801 Billtown Road; Main Post Office, 1421 Gardiner Lane; Lyndon, 8127 LaGrange Road; Middletown, 119 Evergreen Road; Okolona, 7400 Jefferson Blvd.; St. Matthews, 4600 Shelbyville Road; Standiford, 4440 Crittenden Drive.

Indiana: Clarksville, 757 E. Lewis & Clark Parkway; Jeffersonville, 303 E. Court Ave.; New Albany, 145 E. Elm St.

* In order to meet tax return deadline, please adhere to your APC collection pick-up times.

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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. 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.