SANTA CRUZ, CA — The last day of operations for the East Santa Cruz Post Office, 120 Morrissey Blvd, will be Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015. Retail service will be available from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., after which time the retail lobby will be closed. To facilitate the move of equipment and mail, P.O Box mail service will only be available until 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10.

The Santa Cruz Post office will open in a new location at 1148 Soquel Ave. on Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, at 9 :00 a.m.

Retail hours will be Monday – Friday, 9 :00 a.m. to 5 :00 p.m., and Saturday 9 :00 a.m. to 2 :00 p.m.

P.O. Box customers from the Morrissey Blvd location will retain the same P.O. Box number, key and ZIP Code.

An alternate location for Saturday retail service is at :

Capitola Post Office -  Saturday hours : 10 :00 a.m. to 1 :00 p.m.
826 Bay Ave
Capitola Ca 95010

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