LOS ANGELES — The U. S. Postal Service (USPS) and the U.S. Department of State will be observing Passport Day in the USA, a national passport acceptance and outreach event. USPS will be hosting Passport Fairs throughout the greater Los Angeles/Orange County area on Saturday, April 9, 2011, to provide passport information to U.S. citizens and to accept passport applications and take passport photos.
The Postal Service is proud to partner with the Department of State and leverage the convenience of USPS locations to help the public apply for passports. Last year the Postal Service accepted 6.7 million passport applications at USPS retail locations across the country.
U.S. citizens must present a valid Passport Book when entering or re-entering the United States by air. U.S. citizens entering the United States from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda at land borders and sea ports of entry must present a Passport Book, Passport Card, or other travel documents approved by the U.S. government.
Information on the cost and how to apply for a U.S. Passport Book and/or Passport Card can be found at www.usps.com/passport/ or www.travel.state.gov. U.S. citizens may also obtain passport information by phone, in English or Spanish, by calling the National Passport Information Center toll free at 1-877-487-2778.
Plan ahead and get your travel documents now!
| USPS Passport Day in the USA participating locations and times |
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| Buena Park Post Office 7377 La Palma Ave. Buena Park CA 90622 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
Antelope Station 43824 20th St. W. Lancaster CA 93539 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
Airport Station 9029 Airport Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90009 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
Los Angeles Post Office 7001 S. Central Ave. Los Angeles CA 90001 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
| Nat King Cole Station 265 S. Western Ave. Los Angeles CA 90009 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
Monterey Park Post Office 245 Garvey Ave. Monterey Park CA 91754 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
Palos Verdes Post Office 955 Deep Valley Dr. Palos Verdes CA 90274 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
Santa Ana P&DC Station 3101 W. Sunflower Ave. Santa Ana CA 92799 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| Santa Monica Post Office 1248 5th St. Santa Monica CA 90401 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
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A self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 150 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations. With 32,000 retail locations and the most frequently visited website in the federal government, usps.com, the Postal Service has annual revenue of more than $67 billion and delivers nearly 40 percent of the world’s mail. If it were a private sector company, the U.S. Postal Service would rank 29th in the 2010 Fortune 500. Black Enterprise and Hispanic Business magazines ranked the Postal Service as a leader in workforce diversity. The Postal Service has been named the Most Trusted Government Agency six consecutive years and the sixth Most Trusted Business in the nation by the Ponemon Institute.
