ROCKFORD, IL — The Rockford Post Office will be open Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24. Retail hours at the location will be 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Regular mail delivery will remain the same.
Rockford postal stations will open at their regular times. The Loves Park, Kilburn and East Rockford retail stations will close at 12:30 p.m.
Retail hours will be posted at each postal facility and commercial customers are asked to check with the business mail entry unit for specific information regarding holiday hours of operation.
Mail in postal blue collection boxes will be picked up at regular times on Christmas Eve.
The Rockford Main Post Office and surrounding postal stations will be open and observe regular business hours of operation on New Year’s Eve, Saturday, December 31. Regular collection box times will be observed. Additionally, regular mail delivery will be conducted.
Customers are encouraged to go online to www.usps.com or call 800-ASK-USPS for information about Post Office hours of operation for the Christmas and New Year’s Eve holidays. Commercial customers should check with their Business Mail Entry Units for hours of operation.
In observance of the holidays, the Rockford Post Office and surrounding postal stations will be closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Because Christmas Day and New Year’s Day fall on Sunday this year, the Rockford Post Office and surrounding stations will be closed on Monday, Dec. 26 and Monday, Jan. 2, the observed federal holidays. Only Priority Mail Express will be delivered on the actual holidays as well as the observed holidays. The Rockford Post Office and surrounding stations will be open and regular mail delivery will resume Dec. 27 and Jan. 3. Additional Postal Service holiday information can be found at usps.com/holidaynews.
Postal services, including buying stamps and gifts, paying for postage and Post Office Boxes, and other transactions, are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at www.usps.com.
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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