TAMPA FL — The U.S. Postal Service Suncoast District is preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Irma by advising customers that normal service operations in the path of the storm may be affected in the event of unsafe conditions such as high winds, flooding, or impassable roads. 

In an abundance of caution, and to ensure the safety of both postal customers and employees, the Postal Service is temporarily adjusting operations at some Post Offices.  The following adjustments will be implemented:

THE FOLLOWING OFFICES SUSPENDED ALL DELIVERY AND RETAIL ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE:

• Bay Pines, 10000 Bay Pines Blvd, Bldg 20, Bay Pines FL 33744-8298
• Boca Grande, 434 4th St, Boca Grande FL 33921-9800
• Bokeelia, 15980 Stringfellow Rd, Bokeelia FL 33922-9998
• Captiva, 14812 Captiva Dr SW, Captiva FL 33924-9800
• Clearwater, Highpoint Station, 4600 140th Ave N, Ste 100, Clearwater FL 33762-9998
• Everglades City, 601 Collier Ave, Everglades City, FL 34139-9800
• Fort Myers Beach, 200 Carolina Ave, Fort Myers Beach FL 33931-9998
• Goodland, 427 Papaya St, Goodland FL 34140-9800                     
• Indian Rocks Beach, 204 4th Ave, Indian Rocks Beach FL 33785-9998
• Marco Island, 600 E Elkcam Cir Marco Island, FL 34145-9998
• Ochopee, 38000 Tamiami Trail E, Ochopee FL 34141-2003
• Pineland, 7450 Pineland Rd, Pineland FL 33945-9800
• Saint James City, 4480 Stringfellow St, James City FL 33956-9998
• Sanibel, 650 Tarpon Bay Rd, Sanibel FL 33957-9998
• Cape Canaveral 32920, 8700 Astronaut Blvd Cape Canaveral FL 32920
• Cocoa Beach 32931, 500 N Brevard Ave Cocoa Beach FL 32931-9998
• Melbourne Satellite Beach , 1071 S Patrick Drive Satellite Beach FL 32937-3972
• Patrick Air Force Base, 424 Falcon Ave Patrick AFB FL 32925-9998
• Indialantic, 200 N Palm Ave Indialantic FL 32903-9998
• Melbourne Beach 32951, 504 Ocean Ave Melbourne Beach FL 32951-9998
• Vero Beach - Beach Station 32963, 3320 Cardinal Drive Vero Beach FL 32963-9998
• Merritt Island 32953, 333 Crockett Blvd Merritt Island FL 32953-9998

THE FOLLOWING OFFICE WILL SUSPEND OPERATIONS AT 4:00 PM, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE:

• Tampa- Commerce Station 33602, 401 N Ashley St Tampa, FL 33602-9998

THE FOLLOWING OFFICES SUSPENDED ALL DELIVERY AND RETAIL OPERATIONS ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 07, 2017 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE:

• Madeira Beach 33708, 15019 Madeira Way Madeira Beach FL 33708-9998
• St Pete Beach 33706, 250 Corey Ave St Pete Beach FL 33706-9998
• St Pete Northside 33702, 1201 Gandy Blvd N St Petersburg FL 33702-2404

The Postal Service will be monitoring conditions and working to restore service as soon as it is safe to do so.  Additional information on restoration of services, including the delivery of mail and the reopening of Post Offices will be provided.  

Customers may call 1-800-ASK-USPS (1-800-274-8777) for updated information and visit the USPS Service Alerts website at http://about.usps.com/news/service-alerts/welcome/htm and the PostalPro website at http://postalpro.usps.com/.

The Post Office is always open at www.usps.com. The Postal Service’s smartphone app makes it even quicker to use the most popular functions of our website, anytime and anywhere.

Media can access updated USPS Service Alerts at http://about.usps.com/news/service-alerts/welcome/htm

Postal Employees should call the USPS National Employee Emergency Hotline (1-888-EMERGNC or 1-888-363-7462) for work schedule changes and facility status.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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