Winter weather shuts down Post Offices


January 12, 2017 



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TRUCKEE, CA — With the continuing winter storms in the Lake Tahoe area and an avalanche near Truckee, the United States Postal Service has made the rare decision to suspend operations at select offices. A lack of power and access has necessitated the temporary closure of the following Post Offices:

  • Carnelian Bay
  • Homewood
  • Incline Village
  • Kings Beach
  • Olympic Valley
  • Tahoe City
  • Tahoe Vista
  • Truckee
  • Tahoma

“We take great pride in our reliability,” said Manager of Postal Operations Suzanne Phillips.  “However without power and clear access to our locations, we are unable to provide service.”

Additionally, power interruptions have impacted many retail operations in the High Sierra, including the towns of Susanville, Westwood, Janesville and Standish, limiting services to package pickup and simple cash transactions.

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