Passport Day in the USA

Select Houston area Post Offices hosting passport fair March 28

HOUSTON, TX — A select group of Houston area Post Offices are hosting a Passport Fair on Saturday, March 28, 2009 to provide passport information to U.S. citizens and to accept passport applications. The Postal Service is joining the Department of State in celebrating “Passport Day in the USA,” a national passport acceptance and outreach event.

Name	Address	City	Zip	Passport Hours (March 28,2009)
Foxbrook	7231 FM 1960 W	Humble	77338	10:00am – 10:00pm
South Post Oak Station	5505 Belrose	Houston	77096	9:00am – 5:00pm
Pasadena Main Post Office	1199 Pasadena Blvd	Pasadena	77501	10:00am – 2:00pm
Fleetwood Station	315 Addicks Howell Rd	Houston	77079	7:30am – 12:00pm
Longpoint Station	8000 Long Point Rd	Houston	77055	8:00am – 11:30am
Houston Main Post Office	401 Franklin St	Houston	77201	7:00am –12:00pm
League City Post Office	240 W Galveston St	League City	77573	9:00am – 1:00pm
Tomball Post Office	122 N Holderrieth Blvd	Tomball	77375	9:00am – 1:00pm
Conroe Post Office	809 Dallas St	Conroe	77301	9:00am – 11:00am

On June 1, 2009, U.S. citizens must present a passport book, passport card, or other travel documents approved by the U.S. government to enter the United States from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda at land borders and sea ports of entry.

“We are happy to leverage the convenience of the Postal Service and partner with the Department of State to help our customers apply for passports,” said Houston Postmaster Bobby Collins.

Information on the cost and how to apply for a passport book and/or passport card can be found at www.usps.com/passport/ or travel.state.gov. U.S. citizens may also obtain passport information by phone, in English and Spanish, by calling the National Passport Information Center toll-free at 1.877.487.2778.

In 2008, the Postal Service accepted 8.5 million passport applications.

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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.