Houston Post Office Prepares for Income Tax Day, April 15

Houston, TX — The deadline for filing federal income tax returns is Tuesday, April 15. To prepare for the annual onslaught of last-minute tax filers, Houston Postmaster Bobby Collins is extending hours at several Houston stations. In addition to these post offices, the Main Post Office in downtown Houston and the Foxbrook Finance Unit will have full retail service available until midnight on April 15.

Retail services from the former Air Mail Center Station at Intercontinental Airport were relocated to Foxbrook Finance Unit in February. Located in Foxbrook Plaza at 7231 FM 1960 in Humble, the Foxbrook Finance Unit at the northeast corner of FM 1960 and Foxbrick Lane offers full retail service 24/7.

For postal customers who wait until the deadline, the following four Houston stations will extend their hours by 30 minutes or more with full retail service on April 15:

For last-minute tax filers seeking an April 15 postmark or needing access to full retail services, the following post offices in the Houston area will be open until 12 Midnight on April 15:

In addition, the North Houston Processing & Distribution Center at 4600 Aldine Bender Rd. will postmark tax forms already bearing postage until midnight on April 15. This site does not have offer retail services.

Customers seeking information on the location nearest to them with extended hours are encouraged to visit usps.com, or call our 24 hour toll-free number, 1-800-ASK-USPS, (1-800-275-8777).

For customers electing to drop their tax return at the Main Post Office, a total of seven curb-side collection sites will be in place in the immediate area from 4 p.m. through midnight. Customers with official tax filing envelopes bearing proper postage can have their mail collected and postmarked by postal employees without exiting their vehicles from the following locations:

• Main Post Office customer parking lot at 401 Franklin
• West bound traffic on Franklin at corner of Franklin and Smith
• North bound traffic on Bagby between Memorial and Franklin
• East bound traffic on Franklin in front of the Main Post Office
• North bound traffic on Louisiana going toward IH-10 ramp between Preston and Congress
• Corner of Milam and Franklin for traffic exiting from IH-45 S on Milam
• Congress between Louisiana and Smith

For last minute filers, here are some Postal Service mailing tips:

• Use First-Class postage.
• Use pre-addressed labels where possible. Write clearly. Take special care to ensure that handwritten envelopes are legible, and include a return address.
• Affix sufficient postage. One ounce is 41 cents; each additional ounce up to 13 ounces costs an additional 17 cents.
• Double-check postage. Weigh any return that feels heavier than one ounce. Tax agencies do not accept postage due mail; tax returns bearing insufficient postage will be returned - meaning taxpayers may be penalized for filing late tax returns.
• Avoid the mad rush at the post office. Mail returns in local collection boxes, but remember to make certain that the posted pick-up time has not passed to ensure returns will have an April 15th postmark.
• For customers who send original receipts to tax agencies, registered mail is a good choice.
• Make certain bulky envelopes are securely sealed.