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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dec. 22, 2008

Contact: Darleen Reid-DeMeo
732 -319-9779
darleen.a.reid@usps.gov

usps.com/news

Northern New Jersey Post Offices Open on Christmas Eve

But Most Closing at Noon

Newark, NJ -Last minute mailers in the Northern New Jersey Area can conduct postal business up to 5:00 p.m. on December 24th and 26th in the following post offices:

Union 07083

So. Plainfield 07080

Clifton 07011

Chester 07930

Parsippany 07054

Newark (Main) 07102

Elizabeth (Main) 07207

Jersey City (Main) 07302

Ridgewood 07450

Summit 07901

Newfoundland 07435

Sussex 07461

Paterson (Main) 07510

So. Hackensack 07606

Bergenfield N 07621

Edgewater 07020

Paramus 07652

Hackettstown 07840

Branchville 07826

Morristown (Morris St. Station) 07960

Wayne (Sheffield Station) 07470

Sparta 07871

Any office other than the ones listed will close at noon and the hours of operation will be posted at each Post Office. Commercial customers are asked to check with their Bulk Mail Acceptance Unit for Dec. 24 hours of operation. Customers may call 1-800-ASK-USPS for information about specific Post Offices. In addition, mail should be deposited into blue collection mailboxes by noon for early pick-up on Dec. 24.

Post Offices will be closed Thursday, Dec. 25. Express Mail only will be delivered on Christmas Day.

All Post Offices will resume mail delivery Friday, Dec. 26.

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