LITTLE ROCK, AR — Post Offices in the U.S. Postal Service’s Arkansas District will be open Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24, and New Year’s Eve, Thursday, Dec. 31. Some Post Offices will shorten retail lobby hours and close at noon on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. Regular mail delivery on Dec. 24 will not be affected by the change.

Revised hours will be posted at each Post Office closing early on Christmas Eve and commercial customers are asked to check with their business mail entry units for specific information regarding holiday hours of operation.

Blue collection boxes having final collection times before 12 p.m. will not be affected by the early office closings on Dec. 24. However, collection boxes with final collection times scheduled after 12 p.m. may be collected early and the Postal Service recommends all mail be deposited into collection boxes by 12 p.m. to ensure early pickup on Christmas Eve.

Customers requiring postal services later on Christmas Eve are encouraged to contact their local Post Office. Customers also may call the Postal Service’s toll-free information line: 1.800.ASK.USPS (1.800.275-8777) or go to online to www.usps.com to check on Post Office hours of operation in their local area.

Post Offices will be closed Dec. 25, for the Christmas Day Holiday, and Jan. 1, for the New Year’s Day Holiday, and there will be no retail service or regular mail delivery and collections made. Only Priority Mail Express will be delivered in select locations on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. On Dec. 26 and Jan. 2, the days following the holidays, all Post Offices normally open on Saturday will be open regular weekend hours to provide full retail services. Full mail delivery service and Saturday mail collections will resume on the days after the holidays.

For the most up-to-date holiday information, go to: usps.com/holidaynews. There you’ll find recommended holiday mailing and shipping deadlines, packing tips, Holiday stamps information and other Holiday Mailing Season resources.

The Post Office is always open 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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