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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 9, 2009
Media Contact: Valerie Hughes
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Release No. 09-062

St. Louis Post Office Sets Summer Hours

ST LOUIS—The St. Louis Post Office retail counter will open later and close earlier for the rest of the summer. The temporary “summer hours” of operation take effect on July 11. Mail delivery will be unaffected by the change.

The St. Louis Main Post Office at 1720 Market St. will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m – 8 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m.– 1 p.m. Station and branch hours are as follows:

  • Monday – Friday 9 a.m.– 5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.– noon: Weathers, Benton Park, Maryville Gardens, Ferguson, Coyle, Chouteau
  • Monday – Friday 9 a.m.– 5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.– 1 p.m: Maplewood, Oldham, Jennings, University City, Vito Reid
  • Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. – 1p.m. Affton, Gravois, Richmond Heights, Southwest, Gaffney
  • Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. – 1p.m: MacKenzie Pointe, North County, Olivette, South County
  • Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and closed Saturday: Wheeler, Jefferson Memorial
  • Monday – Friday 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.– noon: Baden, Berkeley, Brentwood, Giles, and Chambers
  • Monday – Friday 10 a.m – 4 p.m. and closed Saturday: Field, Lambert Airport, Soulard, Tower Grove
  • Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.– 3 p.m.: Clayton, Creve Coeur, Des Peres, Kirkwood, and Sappington
  • Monday – Friday 9 a.m.– 7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.– 3 p.m. West County
  • Monday – Friday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.– 5 p.m., and Sunday 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. South County, Galleria, and Crestwood Mall Postal Stores

According to Postmaster Robert A. Cavinder adjusting retail hours during the summer will allow supervisors greater flexibility for scheduling staffing to the fluctuating lobby traffic, which will increase operational efficiency and reduce operating costs.

“The ongoing decline in mail volume means fewer customers in our lobby,” said Cavinder. “It makes prudent business sense for us to adjust staffing to the declining workload.”

Cavinder says customers who wish to buy stamps or mail and ship packages can use the Automated Postal Center (APC) located in many lobbies across St. Louis.

“80 percent of the transactions available at the retail counter are available at and APC,” Cavinder says. “Just follow the prompts on the touch screen and pay with a major credit or debit card.”

He adds there are many ways to purchase mailing and shipping services from the U.S. Postal Service without making a trip to the Post Office.

“Alternate access to postal products and services has never been greater,” Cavinder says. “Customers can buy stamps at some supermarkets or at many Bank Automated Teller Machines. Best of all they can go to our website, usps.com, to buy stamps or send packages with Click-N-Ship. They can even request to have their letter carrier pick up their package the next business day at no charge.”

Retail counter hours at St. Louis Post Offices will return to the previous schedule on September 7.

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