Extended Holiday Hours

Select Post Offices offer extended retail lobby hours

MERRIFIELD, VA – To accommodate postal customers during the busy holiday season, retail lobby hours have been extended at select locations throughout the Northern Virginia District.

“During the busiest time of year, we know that customers want more choice and convenience,” says Michael S. Furey, Northern Virginia District Manager. “With the holidays just around the corner, the Postal Service provides more options for your last-minute shipping needs than anyone else.”

Furey notes the following Post Offices will be open on Saturday, December 13 until 5:00 p.m. and on Sunday, December 14 from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.:

Alexandria Main Post Office 1100 Wythe St M-F 8:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.	Alexandria Franconia Branch 5221 Franconia Rd M-F 8:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.	Annandale Main Post Office 4270 John Marr Dr M-F 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Arlington North Station 2200 N George Mason Dr M-F 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Arlington South Station 1210 S Glebe Rd M-F 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Fairfax Chantilly Branch 4410 Brookfield Corp Dr M-F 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Falls Church Baileys Crossroads 6021 Leesburg Pike M-F 9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Herndon Main Post Office 590 Grove St M-F 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Leesburg Main Post Office 25 Catoctin Circle SE M-F 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Manassas Main Post Office 8801 Sudley Rd M-F 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Springfield Burke Branch 9501 Burke Rd M-F 9:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.	Sterling Potomac Falls Branch 46164 Westlake Dr M-F 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Winchester Main Post Office 340 N Pleasant Valley Rd M-F 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Woodbridge Prince William Branch 3360 Post Office Rd M-F 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Merrifield Post Office will be open on Saturday, December 13 and Sunday, December 14 from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. and from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. the week of Monday, December 15 through Friday, December 19.

All Post Office locations will close at 12 noon on Wednesday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 31 except the following offices which will remain open until 5:00 p.m. on both days:

Alexandria Main Post Office
Fairfax Chantilly Branch
Merrifield Post Office
Winchester Main Post Office

All Post Office locations will be closed on Thursday, December 25 and Thursday, January 1, 2009.

“The easiest way to alleviate holiday stress this year is to do all of your shipping online at usps.com,” says Furey. “You can print postage and shipping labels directly from your computer with Click-N-Ship. We offer price savings when you ship online and you get free Delivery Confirmation when you use Click-N-Ship. Plus, you can schedule free package pickup online as well, so you can do all of your shipping without leaving home.”

And the Postal Service never adds a fuel surcharge. Skip the trip and save fuel this Yule. Give it to us, we’ll get it there.

But if you still want to visit the Post Office this holiday season, be sure to note the extended retail hours being offered for your mailing convenience.

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An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that visits every address in the nation — 146 million homes and businesses. It has 37,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to pay for operating expenses, not tax dollars. The Postal Service has annual revenues of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.