Daily Freeman: WEST PARK, N.Y. — Residents will rally outside their post office Friday, as the U.S. Postal Services shuts the doors to the West Park Post Office for the last time, leaving 170 families in the lurch. Residents of Esopus hamlet were informed by mail on June 23 that the post office would close “temporarily,” at the end of … Read More
Plan to close West Park, NY, Post Office stuns hamlet’s residents
Daily Freeman: Community members and area officials are fighting back against a plan by the U.S. Postal Service to shutter the West Park (NY) Post Office and force its customers to instead travel to Highland to collect their mail. The roughly 170 post office box holders were informed via letters Monday, June 23, that after serving the small Esopus hamlet … Read More
Postal Service suspends post office in Wilton, Arkansas, “permanently”
On April 10, 2026, the Postal Service issued an industry alert stating that operations at the post office in Wilton, Arkansas, were being suspended due to building issues. Operations have been moved to the post office in Ashdown, about 5.4 miles away. Suspension notices are not uncommon, but this one is unique because it says the office is “Permanently Suspended.” … Read More
Prolonged post office closures focus of House bill
Freight Waves: The U.S. Postal Service needs to do a better job providing information that helps the public find service when local post offices are temporarily closed for emergency repairs or other reasons, say lawmakers behind a new bill that mandates more transparency. The suspension of post office operations is a longstanding issue, especially in rural communities where residents may … Read More
PRC launches post office suspension dashboard
The Postal Regulatory Commission has launched a Post Office Suspension Dashboard. It provides a visual overview of currently suspended Post Offices, including their locations, the date of suspension, and the reason for suspension. As of May 28, 2025, the dashboard included the 428 post offices that were suspended as of February 2025. It does not include locations that were suspended … Read More
After makeshift location closes, Vermont’s capital is left without a post office
vtdigger.org: Montpelier’s post office has been operating out of temporary locations since July’s floods damaged the city’s federal building. The latest location, which consisted of postal trucks in a parking lot on River Street, closed Friday, leaving Montpelier without a post office entirely. “As the weather gets colder we’ve opted to close our temporary trailer operation and relocate PO Box customers to the … Read More
Maryland post office with ties to 1814 battle shuttered on Halloween
Allen Abel for Linn’s Stamp News: It never is a joyous occasion when a United States post office is shuttered for good, but it is especially melancholy when the closure occurs in a tiny settlement that once played a part in turning back one of the most powerful armies in the world. There is not much in Fort Howard, Md., … Read More
USPS temporarily suspends retail operations at 2 Houston locations with ‘safety’ in mind
KTRK: Heads up if you planned to stop at the post office — the United States Postal Service says it has temporarily suspended retail operations at two different locations in Houston. The Medical Center Post Office and the Greens North Post Office have been closed. Their addresses are: 7205 Almeda Road, Houston, Texas 77054 1530 Greensmark Drive, Houston, Texas 77067 … Read More
Officials, Public Demands USPS Re-Open Shuttered Sound Beach Post Office or Find a New Location
longisland.com: Recently, Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine, Deputy Supervisor Dan Panico and Councilwoman Jane Bonner held a press conference in Sound Beach, New York, calling for the United States Postal Service (USPS) to reopen the shuttered Sound Beach Post Office or find a new location within the zip code for a new facility. The post office was closed by USPS earlier … Read More
Fort Howard, MD, Post Office to remain open for 30 days as residents prepare to travel for mail
CBS News: The Fort Howard, MD, post office on Howard Avenue was set to close its doors after this Friday, Sept. 15, and residents were prepared to pick up their mail at the next closest post office—eight miles away in Dundalk, a twenty-minute drive on a good day. A notice posted on the location’s front door reads it will now close … Read More
Town of Medway, MA, reels over abrupt closure of Main Street post office
millismedwaynews.com: The Medway Post Office at 115 Main Street closed on Aug. 31 without any official notice to regular mail customers. “I got a call from a resident who said the post office is closing at the end of the month,” said Medway Town Manager Michael Boynton in mid-August. “The situation is frustrating, and some of it doesn’t even make … Read More
Wheeler, IN, Post Office suspended due to building issues
The Wheeler Post Office in rural Porter County has closed temporarily for building repairs. The U.S. Postal Service temporarily shuttered the post office in the older, two-story brick building at 305 Railroad Ave in Wheeler, an unincorporated town in Porter County just east of the Lake County line. It currently has no information on when the post office serving the largely … Read More
Post offices relocating over lease issues
The Postal Service has announced plans to relocate the Olpe Post Office in Olpe, Kansas, the Pineville Post Office in Pineville, North Carolina, and the Benning Station Post Office in Washington, D.C. The Olpe office was “temporarily suspended” in May 2022 over a lease issue. The mayor said the Postal Service told him that it wanted to do a “de-post-ification,” and a cluster … Read More