Postal Service suspending operations at 7 p.m. Friday,
Operations resume at 6 a.m. on Sunday

Houston Post Offices open today

Houston, TX — Post offices in the city of Houston are open for business today, with the exception of Nassau Bay Station and Albert Thomas Station due to the mandatory evacuation order in place at those locations. Mail collections are being completed early today due to deteriorating weather conditions this afternoon.

All Post Offices and Postal Service operations within the city of Houston (ZIP Code area 770) and surrounding areas (ZIP Code areas 773, 774, 775, 776, 777, 778), encompassing the greater Bryan, Beaumont and Galveston areas, will cease operations at 7 p.m. on September 12, and will remain closed on Saturday, September 13. No retail service, mail delivery, or other postal services will be provided on September 13.

Postal Service operations will resume at 6 a.m. on Sunday, September 14, or as soon as it is safe to do so. Post Offices and delivery operations in these areas will reopen and resume on Monday, September 15, provided it is safe to do so.

Post offices located within areas with mandatory evacuation orders in place have temporarily suspended operations for today and Saturday, including retail Post Office lobby services, mail delivery, scheduled collection of mail from mailboxes, bulk mail acceptance, Post Office Box service and mail processing. Drop shipment appointments are also suspended at closed facilities.

For the latest information on USPS service updates, check: http://www.usps.com/communications/news/serviceupdates.htm.

Postal Service employees in the area are being advised to contact the USPS National Emergency Notification Hotline daily. The toll-free USPS National Emergency Notification Hotline for U.S. Postal Service employees is: 1-888-363-7462.

Additional information regarding postal operations within specific ZIP Code areas will be issued by the U.S. Postal Service as necessary.