FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Public Relations December 13, 2002 202-268-2155 Release No. 97 Internet: www.usps.com MANY POST OFFICES OPEN SUNDAYS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WASHINGTON -- Time keeps on slipping for procrastinators who have not yet sent off holiday cards, letters and packages. To help ease the last-minute holiday rush, many post offices nationwide will be open Sunday, December 15 and 22. Below is a partial list of post offices within major metro areas that will be open to serve customers the next two Sundays. Additional information on post office locations and hours of service is available through the Postal Service web site at www.usps.com under the Post Office Locator feature. Customers can also call 1-800-ASK-USPS (1-800-275-8777) and press 6 for information on their local post office hours. CITY POSTAL LOCATIONS ADDRESS HOURS OF OPERATION SUNDAY DATES Atlanta, GA Main Post Office Pharr Road Station 3900 Crown Rd 575 Pharr Rd 24 hours 12 noon - 6 p.m. 12/15 and 12/22 12/15 and 12/22 Birmingham, AL Main Post Office Riverchase Galleria 351 24th St. North 2000 Riverchase Gall. 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. 1 p.m.- 7 p.m. 12/15 and 12/22 12/15 and 12/22 Charleston, WV Main Post Office 1002 Lee Street 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 12/15 and 12/22 Chicago, IL Main Post Office Graceland Grand Crossing Ft. Dearborn 433 W. Harrison St. 3024 N Ashland Ave 7748 S Cottage Grove 540 N Dearborn St 24 hrs 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 12/15 and 12/22 12/22 only 12/22 only 12/22 only Denver, CO Downtown Main PO General Mail Facility 951 20th Street 7500 E 53rd Place 8:30 - 10:30 p.m. 24 hours 12/15 and 12/22 12/15 and 12/22 Columbus, OH Main Post Office 850 Twin Rivers Dr. 12 noon - 4 p.m. 12/15 and 12/22 Dallas, TX Main Post Office 401 DFW Turnpike 24 hours 12/15 and 12/22 Detroit, MI George W. Young MPO Redford Station 1401 W Fort Street 12245 Beech Daly Rd 24 hours 24 hours 12/15 and 12/22 12/15 and 12/22 Houston, TX Airport Mail Center 3225 Will Clayton Pkwy 24 hrs 12/15 and 12/22 Indianapolis, IN Park Fletcher Branch Fortune Circle East 24 hours 12/15 and 12/22 Kansas City Main Post Office 315 W Pershing Rod 12 noon - 4 p.m. 12/15 and 12/22 Knoxville, TN Main Post Office Farragut Branch 1237 Weisgarber Rd Municipal Center Dr 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. 12/15 only 12/15 only Los Angeles, CA Airport Station Los Feliz Station 9029 Airport Boulevard 1825 North Vermont 24 hours 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. 12/15 and 12/22 12/15 and 12/22 Memphis, TN Airport Mail Center 4233 Louis Carruthers 24hours 12/15 and 12/22 Miami, FL Pinecrest Postal Store 11301 S. Dixie Hwy 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 12/15 and 12/22 Milwaukee, WI Wauwatosa Branch North Shore Branch 1655 N Mayfair Rd 5651 N Lydell Ave 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. 12/15 only 12/15 only Minneapolis, MN Postmark America Mall of America 254 N Garden Mall hours Mall hours Nashville, TN Main Post Office 525 Royal Parkway 24 hours 12/15 and 12/22 New Orleans , LA Main Post Office 701 Loyola Ave 12 noon - 5 p.m. 12/15 and 12/22 Oakland, CA Main Post Office 1675 7th Street 24 hours 12/15 and 12/22 New York, NY James A Farley Post Office 421 8th Street 24 hours 12/15 and 12/22 Omaha, NE Main Post Office Air Mail Facility 1124 Pacific St 6005 Lockheed Ct 11 am. -4 p.m. 24 hours 12/15 and 12/22 12/15/ and 2/22 Philadelphia, PA Main Post Office Springfield Mall Store 30TH Market Street 1250 Baltimore Pike L 6 a.m. 12 midnight 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. 12/15 and 12/22 12/15 and 12/22 Pittsburgh, PA General Mail Facility McKnight Branch Monroeville Branch 1001 California Ave 4981 McKnight Road 4039 Monroeville Blvd 12 noon - 4 p.m. 12 noon - 4 p.m. 12 noon - 4 p.m. 12/15 only 12/15 only 12/15 only Richmond, VA Main Post Office 1801 Brook Rd 12 noon - 5 p.m. 12/15 only San Diego, CA Main Post Office Carmel Mountain PO 2535 Midway Drive 11251 Rancho Carmel 12 noon - 4 p.m. 12 noon - 4 p.m. 12/15 only San Francisco, CA Airport Mail Center Lakeshore Plaza Store Macy's Marina Green Postal Store 660 Westfield Rd 1543 Sloat Blvd Stockon & O'Farrell St 3749 Buchanan St 6am - 12 midnight 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. 8:30 - 5:30 p.m. 12/15 and 12/22 12/15 and 12/22 12/15 and 12/22 St. Louis, MO Crestwood Plaza Postal 146 Crestwood Plaza 10 a.m. - 5- p.m. 12/15 and 12/22 Tampa, FL Main Post Office 5201 W Spruce St 24 hours 12/15 and 12/22 Washington, DC Friendship Station Georgetown Station 4005 Wisconsin Ave 1215 31st St. NW 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 12/15 and 12/22 12/15 and 12/22