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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dec. 15, 2008

Contact: Marge Oehlke
(O) 414-287-1940
marge.a.oehlke@usps.gov

usps.com/news

Most Lakeland District Post Offices Open Until Noon on Christmas and New Years Eve

12:00 noon set as day’s final mail collection
Delivery unaffected by the change — Mail will be delivered

MILWAUKEE, WI – The Lakeland District of the United States Postal Service announced changes to its Post Office retail counter hours and mail collection pickup times during the Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve holiday period.

The Lakeland District includes the following 3-digit ZIP Codes: 530-532, 534-535, 538-539, 541-542, 544-545, 549 and 498-499. 

“Historically, there’s a significant decline in retail traffic in our Post Office lobbies on the day preceding Christmas,” said District Manager David Martin.  “We view this as an opportunity to adjust our staffing and to give our retail employees more time to spend with their families.”

Exceptions to the noon closing of retail counter hours on December 24th are:

ARGYLE

329 E. Milwaukee St

Close at 1:00pm

ARLINGTON

205 Main St           

Regular Hours

ASHIPPUN

N509 State Rd 67

Regular Hours

AVOCA

405 Front St           

Regular Hours

BEETOWN

9502 Muscallounge Rd

Close at 12:30pm

BELGIUM

543 Main St

Regular Hours

BELLEVILLE

102 S Vine St

Close at 1:00pm

BLACK EARTH

1341 Mills St         

Regular Hours

BLANCHARDVILLE

606 S Main St        

Close at 12:30pm

BLOOMINGTON

472 Canal St          

Close at 12:30pm

BRODHEAD

1507 1st Center Ave

Close at 1:00pm

BROOKLYN

218 Commercial St      

Close at 12:30pm

CASCADE

205 Lake St

Regular Hours

CLINTON

243 Allen St          

Regular Hours

COBB

106 Division St       

Regular Hours

CRYSTAL FALLS (MI)

501 Superior Ave      

Regular Hours

CURTIS (MI)

W17194 Main St

Close at 2:00pm

DANE

104 Dane St           

Regular Hours

DARLINGTON

320 Wells St          

Close at 2:30pm

DODGEVILLE

1121 N Johns St

Close at 3:00pm

DOYLESTOWN

W2979 Railroad  St     

Regular Hours

EDGERTON

104 Swift St          

Close at 4:00pm

EDGERTON

104 Swift St          

Close at 4:00pm

EVANSVILLE

16 S 1st St          

Close at 3:00pm

FAIRWATER

409 Main St           

Close at 12:30pm

FOSTER CITY (MI)

W2492 State Highway M69

Close at 1:30pm

FREDONIA

207 Regal Dr

Close at 12:30pm

FRIENDSHIP

315 Main St           

Close at 3:00pm

GERMANTOWN (Rockfield)

W156N11301 Pilgrim Rd

Close at 2:00pm

GERMFASK (MI)

1220 Knaggs St

Regular Hours

GRATIOT

5801 Philipps St

Close at 12:30pm

GREENBUSH

W7756 Plank Rd

Close at 3:30pm

GWINN (MI)

95 N Pine St                

Regular Hours

HAZEL GREEN

2130 N Percival  St        

Close at 12:30pm

HIGHLAND

803 Dodgeville St  

Close at 12:30pm

HILLPOINT

S6071 State Road 154           

Regular Hours

HUBBELL (MI)

52210 Duncan Ave       

Regular Hours

KINGSFORD (MI)

700 W Breitung

Regular Hours

KOHLER

319 Highland Dr

Regular Hours

LIVINGSTON

295 N Center St            

Close at 2:30pm

LODI

113 1st St            

Close at 2:30pm

LONE ROCK

103 S Oak St         

Regular Hours

LOWELL

105 N River St       

Close at 2:30pm

LYNDON STATION

300 E Flint

Regular Hours

MADISON

3902 Milwaukee St (53702/06/07/08)

Close at 2:00pm

MADISON: Capitol (Retail)

215 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd

Close at 2:00pm

MADISON: Hilldale Station

601 Sawyer Ter

Close at 2:00pm

MADISON: Middleton Branch

7613 Elmwood Ave

Close at 2:00pm

MADISON: Monona Branch (Retail)

112 Owen Rd

Close at 2:00pm

MADISON: South Side Station

820 W Wingra Dr (53713/53725)

Close at 2:00pm

MADISON: University Station (Retail)

441 N Lake St  (53726-Box)

Close at 2:00pm

MADISON: Verona Branch

100 Enterprise Dr

Close at 2:00pm

MADISON: Westside Station

733 Struck St (53717/53719/53744)

Close at 2:00pm

MILWAUKEE: Greenfield Branch

7353 W Forest Home Ave (53228)

Close at 2:30pm

MILWAUKEE: Milwaukee Main Office

345 W Saint Paul Ave

Close at 5:00pm

MILWAUKEE: North Shore Branch

5651 N Lydell Ave

Close at 2:30pm

MONROE

1724 11th St

Close at 1:00pm

MONTFORT

105 S Fountain St           

Regular Hours

MORRISONVILLE

4676 County Road DM     

Regular Hours

NORTH FREEDOM

102 E Walnut St          

Close at 12:30pm

PATCH GROVE

306 Main St

Close at 1:00pm

PLAIN

1050 Main St          

Close at 12:30pm

RAPID RIVER (MI)

10467 S Main St      

Regular Hours

REESEVILLE

200 S Main St        

Regular Hours

REWEY

511 Main St               

Close at 12:30pm

RIDGEWAY

613 Main St           

Regular Hours

RIO

103 Lincoln Ave       

Regular Hours

ROCK SPRINGS

107 W Broadway           

Close at 12:30pm

ROCKLAND (MI)

86 National Ave       

Regular Hours

SEXTONVILLE

28844 County Hwy B

Regular Hours

SHEBOYGAN

522 N 9th St

Close at 1:30pm

SHULLSBURG

147 W Main St            

Regular Hours

STITZER

4011 Commercial St

Close at 1:00pm

STOCKBRIDGE

115 S Military Rd

Close at 12:30pm

STOUGHTON

246 E Main St  

Regular Hours

STOUGHTON:  Carrier Annex

541 Business Park Cir     

Regular Hours

SUN PRAIRIE

1715 Linnerud Dr        

Close at 2:00pm

THERESA

109 Church St

Regular Hours

THIENSVILLE

124 W Freistadt Rd   (53097)

Close at 3:00pm

UNION GROVE

830 Main St

Close at 5:00pm

WAUNAKEE

101 N Klein Dr       

Close at 12:30pm

WAUZEKA

213C E Front St

Regular Hours

WELLS (MI)

5659 Main St          

Regular Hours

WEST BEND

607 Elm St     (53090)

Regular Hours

WOODFORD

10700 Main St               

Regular Hours

WOODLAND (Temporarily Closed)

N4997 County Rd WS

Regular Hours

All Post Offices will keep current retail hours on December 31st except:

MILWAUKEE: Harbor Retail Unit

1416 S 11th St

Close at 12:00pm

MILWAUKEE: Teutonia Station

2656 N Teutonia Ave

Close at 12:00pm

MILWAUKEE: Hilltop Station

1301 N 12th St  (53233)

Close at 2:00pm

MILWAUKEE: Bay View Branch

1603 E Oklahoma Ave

Close at 2:00pm

MILWAUKEE: Mid City Station

3421 W Vliet St

Close at 2:00pm

MILWAUKEE: North Milwaukee Stat

5995 N Teutonia Ave

Close at 2:00pm

MILWAUKEE: Western Station

5521 W Center St

Close at 2:00pm

MILWAUKEE: Shorewood Retail Unit

1620 E Capitol Dr

Close at 2:00pm

MILWAUKEE: Dr MLK Jr Station

2650 N Dr Martin Luther King Dr

Close at 2:00pm

MILWAUKEE: West Allis Branch

7440 W Greenfield Ave

Close at 2:00pm

MILWAUKEE: West Milwaukee Br

4300 W Lincoln Ave  (53219)

Close at 2:00pm

MILWAUKEE: Parklawn Station

3931 N 35th St

Close at 2:00pm

MILWAUKEE: Hampton Station

6501 W Fond du Lac Ave

Close at 2:00pm

MILWAUKEE: Tuckaway Station

5114 S 27th St

Close at 2:00pm

MILWAUKEE: Fred John Station

5555 N 91st St  (53225)

Close at 2:00pm

MILWAUKEE: Root River Branch

11015 W Oklahoma Ave

Close at 2:00pm

MILWAUKEE: Juneau Station

606 E Juneau Ave

Close at 4:00pm

MILWAUKEE: Wauwatosa Branch

1655 N Mayfair Rd  (53226)

Close at 4:00pm

MILWAUKEE: North Shore Branch

5651 N Lydell Ave

Close at 5:00pm

MILWAUKEE: Greenfield Branch

7353 W Forest Home Ave (53228)

Close at 5:00pm

MILWAUKEE: Sequoia Retail Unit

6825 W Brown Deer Rd

Close at 5:30pm

MILWAUKEE: Milwaukee Main Office

345 W Saint Paul Ave

Close at 8:00pm

“We will make our last collection for mail deposited in blue collection boxes approximately 12:00 noon for most Post Offices,” Martin said.  For those who still have cards or packages to send, the United States Postal Service will continue to make deliveries by Express Mail, even on Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Customers needing to mail packages after 12:00 noon on Christmas and New Year’s Eve can also purchase postage and schedule a free Carrier Pickup at usps.com for the next business day.

All postal retail facilities will be closed on Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Regular mail delivery for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve will be unaffected by the change, including Post Office box service.

Customers who wish to purchase stamps, mail packages or ship urgent letters or packages on Wednesday, December 24th or December 31st may use the Automated Postal Centers (APC) located at larger Postal Service facilities and are available 24 hours.  The ATM-like kiosk accepts credit or debit cards only and can handle about 80 percent of typical postal transactions—like weigh packages and dispense postage for Express, Priority, First-Class and Parcel Post mail.

Letter carriers will make their regular deliveries on all routes on Christmas and New Year’s Eve.  All available Express Mail, Priority Mail and holiday packages will be delivered on Christmas and New Year’s Day.  Regular deliveries resume on Friday and Saturday.  Express Mail is delivered 365 days a year.

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