INLAND EMPIRE, CA — The U.S. Postal Service wants the season to be merry and bright for our customers this year. To help with the hustle of the holidays, select Post Offices throughout the Inland Empire area will have extended hours for full retail services, including stamp sales and package acceptance.

Post Offices with extended hours on Saturday, December 13 and 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 14 and 21 from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. include:

Additional extended Sunday locations:  December. 7, 14, and 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. include:

During Holiday 2013, the Postal Service delivered 434 million packages and 6.4 billion pieces of First-Class Mail across the nation. Due to continued e-commerce growth and improvements to the Priority Mail product line, the Postal Service is expecting double-digit growth in its package business this holiday season, likely in the range of 450 to 470 million packages. That equates to roughly 12 percent growth over the same period last year.
Improved Priority Mail tracking and text alerts introduced this year are important enhancements to the free insurance, free tracking and date-specific delivery introduced last year.

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