Postal Service partners with City of Galveston to Identify Options for Locating all Postal Operations onto the Island

Portable Buildings onsite at Bob Lyons Station set to house Retail, Delivery, and Mail Pickup Operations by Oct. 27

Houston, TX —Postal Service officials have begun discussions today with the Office of the Mayor and City Manager’s Office for the city of Galveston to identify options for transitioning all local postal operations onto the island at the earliest possible date.

Several of the options to be discussed include placement of additional portable buildings for mail pickup and retail service, and deployment of Cluster Box Units (CBUs) into neighborhoods where access impedes mail delivery operations. CBUs are familiar free-standing mailbox units with up to 16 locked mailboxes, along with parcel lockers and a slot for mail collection. They are widely used across the nation for safe and secure access to mail 24-hours a day.

“We are committed to bringing all our operations back into the city as soon as possible,” said Kelvin Williams, district manager for the Houston District. “We recognize the La Marque site is not convenient for those Galveston residents picking up their mail, and we’re working with the city to quickly transition all mail delivery, mail pickup and retail services back onto the island.”

Postal operations for both the Galveston Main Post Office and Bob Lyons Station Post Office have been housed at a temporary site at 14057 Delaney Street in La Marque since Sept. 24. Mail delivery service resumed Sept. 29, and has increased steadily to over 80 percent of all pre-hurricane deliveries as access improves and customers provide instructions to resume service.

Mail for Post Office Box customers in ZIP Code 77552 began operating today from portable buildings placed onsite at Bob Lyons Station Post Office. Located at 5826 Broadway, all other operations for Bob Lyons Station (ZIP Codes 77551, 77552, and 77554) will transition from the La Marque site into portable buildings positioned in front of the Galveston postal facility by October 27. Repairs to the building are set to be completed within six months.

The Galveston Main Post Office is located in the Federal Building at 601 25th Street, a facility managed by the Government Services Administration (GSA). The facility provides retail service, Post Office Box service, and mail delivery operations for ZIP Codes 77550, 77553, and 77555. Currently, no final disposition for the Federal Building facility has been provided. The Postal Service has entered into discussions with city of Galveston officials to identify alternate retail service, mail delivery and mail pickup options for business and residential postal customers served by the Galveston Main Post Office.

For customers that have permanently relocated or will be at a temporary location for an extended time, the Postal Service recommends filing a Change of Address in order to forward mail to their new address. Customers may file a Change of Address order online at usps.com, at the nearest Post Office or by calling 1-800-ASK-USPS (1-800-275-8777). In addition, customers can request a “Hold Mail” order for up to 30 days by following any of the same options above.