Automated Postal Center friend of Tax Day procrastinators

Are you worrying about filing your state and federal income taxes before the clock strikes 12 (midnight, that is) on Tuesday, April 15?

Fret not. Eighteen Post Offices in the Massachusetts Postal District can help take care of your needs through their 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week Automated Postal Center (APC).

APCs is equipped to handle most mailing transactions, including certified mail with return receipt, a service many last minute filers seek.

Postal officials hope that most people will mail their tax returns early and not wait until the last minute, but for those who cannot get to a Post Office in person before the service windows close for the day, the APC may be a solution.

Customers can use the APC with a credit or debit card and can add the special certified service when prompted by the machine to “add a service.”

APCs provide easy access to postal products and services such a buying stamps; weighing, calculating and purchasing postage for items weighing up to 70 pounds; sending items via Express Mail, Priority Mail, First-Class Mail and parcel post and looking up ZIP Codes.

Massachusetts District Post Offices with 24/7 APCs in their lobbies include:

Western Massachusetts
Amherst Post Office, 145 University Drive.
East Longmeadow Post Office, 119 Industrial Drive.
North Hampton Post Office, 37 Bridge St.
Pittsfield Post Office, 212 Fenn St.

Central Massachusetts
Acton Post Office, 7 Post Office Square.
Framingham Post Office, 330 Cochituate Road.
Leominster Post Office, 68 Main St.
Northborough Post Office, 235 West Main St.
Westborough Post Office, 150 East Main St.
Worcester Post Office, 4 East Central St.

Eastern Massachusetts
Andover Post Office, 10 Stevens St.
Beverly Post Office, 151 Rantoul st.
Burlington Post Office, 5 Bedford St.
Lowell Post Office, 155 Father Morrissette Blvd.
Marblehead Post Office, 27 Smith St.
Peabody Post Office, 4 Essex Center Drive.
Reading Post Office, 136 Haven St.
Wakefield Post Office, 321 Main St.
Woburn Post Office, 462 Washington St.

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