Most Metro Detroit Post Offices To Close at Noon on July 3rd

Noon set as day’s final mail collection

DETROIT MI — Most Post Office retail counters in Metro Detroit will close at noon on Friday, July 3, 2009. The last collection for mail deposited in blue collection boxes will also be at noon on that day. All collection points that have a regularly scheduled collection time prior to 12:00 PM (noon) on Friday July 3rd will be collected as scheduled. Regular mail delivery for July 3rd will be unaffected by the change. P.O. Box mail access will only be available until 12:00 PM (noon) in those Post Offices where retail counters and access to Post Office Boxes are co-located and are affected by early retail closing.

Metro Detroit includes cities and towns with ZIP Codes beginning with 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485 and 492.

“As many businesses close early on July 3rd,” said Detroit District Manager Nancy Rettinhouse, “the number of customers visiting our lobbies greatly diminishes. It makes sense to adjust our hours accordingly.”

The following Metro Detroit Post Office retail counters will remain open until 5 pm on July 3rd and mail deposited in lobby collection bins and blue collection boxes located inside and outside these Post Offices will be picked up at 5 pm that day:

George W. Young Post Office (1401 W. Fort St)
Jackson Postal Store (113 W Michigan Avenue)
Redford Post Office ( 12245 Beech Daly)
Royal Oak Main Post Office (200 W. Second Street)
St. Clair Shores Post Office (23125 Greater Mack Avenue)

Commercial customers are asked to check with their Bulk Mail Acceptance Unit for July 3rd hours of operation. To obtain the phone number of a specific Post Office, customers may call 1-800-ASK-USPS.

Post Office retail counters will be closed on Saturday, July 4, 2009 (Independence Day – a federal holiday) and there will be no mail delivery.

Post Offices retail counters will resume regularly scheduled hours of operation on Monday, July 6.

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An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 149 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes, six days a week. It has 34,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products and services, not tax dollars, to pay for operating expenses. Named the Most Trusted Government Agency five consecutive years by the Ponemon Institute, the Postal Service has annual revenue of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.