TUCSON — Postmaster Carl Grigel urges postal customers to avoid the crowds by mailing their income tax returns earlier than Monday, April 15, or at least early on deadline day.
Tucson’s Main Post Office at 1501 S. Cherrybell Stravenue will provide the city’s only location where tax returns may be mailed as late as midnight on Monday, April 15. Customers are encouraged to access the Post Office via E. Silverlake Road to minimize traffic delays.
Full retail services will be available until the regular closing time of 8 p.m. at Tucson's Main Post Office on April 15th. Grigel encourages customers not to wait until Monday to buy their postage stamps.
Tax returns must have proper postage affixed when mailed. Postage for a standard First-Class envelope is 46 cents for the first ounce and 20 cents for each additional ounce. Customers are encouraged to purchase stamps during regular business hours at many local retailers, contract postal units, or Post Offices — locations may be looked up online at usps.com.
The lobby of Tucson’s Main Post Office also features a Self-Service Ship and Mail Center, which allows customers to purchase stamps and mail letters and packages 24 hours a day, seven days a week, using a debit or credit card only. Customers using the Self-Service Ship and Mail Center must still deposit their returns at the Main Post Office by midnight, April 15.
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