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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dec. 17, 2008

Contact: Ray L. Jacobs
740-653-9069
ray.l.jacobs@usps.gov

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Cincinnati District Post Offices Announce Christmas Eve Hours

Most Post Office Retail Locations Close at Noon

CINCINNATI —The U.S. Postal Service Cincinnati District is announcing a change in retail hours for Post Offices, stations and branches on Christmas Eve, December 24.  The district serves ZIP Codes beginning with 410, 450, 451, 452, and 470.  These areas encompass locations in and around Northern, KY, Greater Cincinnati, and portions of southeastern Indiana.

All Cincinnati District Post Office retail locations—with the exception of the eight locations listed below—will close at noon Christmas Eve.  Regular mail delivery for December 24 will be unaffected by the change.

All Post Offices across the district will also collect mail from street and lobby collection boxes using the pickup schedule posted on the box for all collections before noon.  There will be no collections after noon—except at the offices listed below.  A final collection will take place at noon for boxes that normally have afternoon and evening collections.

Holiday operating hours will be posted in the lobby of your local Post Office.  The following offices will close as noted:

Cincinnati Area
Anderson Branch, 1320 Nagel Road, 45255:  5:00 p.m.
Groesbeck Branch, 8721 Colerain Avenue, 45251:  5:00 p.m.
Main Office, 1623 Dalton Avenue, 45214:  7:00 p.m.
Oakley Station, 3874 Paxton Avenue, 45209:  3:00 p.m.
Symmes Branch, 9370 Fields Ertel Road, 45249:  5:00 p.m.
West Chester, 8730 Cincinnati-Dayton Rd.  45069:  3:00 p.m.
Fairfield, 700 Wessel Drive, 45014:  3:00 p.m.
Florence Kentucky, 7101 Turfway Road, 41042:  3:00 p.m.

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