Triangle Post Offices Open Friday on Saturday schedule

Mail will be delivered, expect offices to close early Friday

TRIANGLE AREA, NC — Post Offices throughout the Triangle area of North Carolina will operate on a Saturday schedule July 3, 2009 in observance of the Independence Day Holiday. Revised hours and alternate access information will be posted at each Post Office. PO Box customers will have full access to their lobby boxes during those revised hours, while regular mail delivery for July 3 will be unaffected by the lobby service schedule changes.

Post Offices normally closed on Saturday will also be closed this Friday, July 3. All Post Offices will be closed July 4 in observance of the national holiday. Express Mail will be delivered on July 4 and regular mail delivery will resume Monday, July 6.

All collection box pick-up times will remain as indicated on collection box. Commercial customers are asked to check with their Bulk Mail Acceptance Unit for July 3 hours of operation. To obtain the phone number of a specific Post Office, customers may call 1-800-ASK-USPS.

Two Post Offices will be open to 3 pm Friday, July 3, including:

DURHAM – NO. DURHAM	3500 N. ROXBORO RD	9:30 AM – 3 PM
RALEIGH – WESTGATE	1 FLORETTA PLACE	9 AM – 3 PM

Customers who wish to purchase stamps and other products and services may use the Automated Postal Centers (APC), self-service kiosks available to customers 24 hours a day. The APC dispenses stamps, weighs packages and calculates postage for Express Mail, Priority Mail, and First-Class Mail and uses debit and credit cards only. Go to www.usps.com to locate an APC nearest you or call 800-ASK-USPS.

In addition, many services available at the Post Office are available online at usps.com, including stamp purchases, printing mailing labels, Click-N-Ship and carrier pickup from the home or office.

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