Charleston Post Offices Open Christmas Eve, Many Closing Early

CHARLESTON, WV — Charleston Post Offices will be open Christmas Eve until noon, with the exception of Charleston Town Center Mall, 3000 Charleston Town Center, and Southridge Center, 2470 Mountaineer Blvd., which are open until 2 p.m., and the Charleston Main Post Office, 1002 Lee St. East, which is open until 5 p.m.

Regular mail delivery for Dec. 24 will be unaffected by the change.

“As many businesses close early Christmas Eve,” said Charleston Postmaster Jon Litton, “the number of customers visiting our lobbies greatly diminishes. We view this as an opportunity to afford retail employees more time with their families by closing retail operations in many locations early Dec. 24.”

Revised hours will be posted at each Post Office. Commercial customers are asked to check with their Bulk Mail Acceptance Unit for Dec. 24 hours of operation. To obtain the phone number of a specific Post Office, customers may call 1-800-ASK-USPS.

Post Offices will be closed Dec. 25. Express Mail will be delivered Christmas Day and regular mail delivery will resume Dec. 26.

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