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Customers are expected to bring in 611 million pieces of mail to Post Offices around the country on Monday, Dec. 19. A heavy package volume, more than 30 million packages, representing a 12% increase from last year, is expected to be part of that total, and much of it will be processed at two Bay-Valley District mail processing centers. The San Jose Processing & Distribution Center at 1750 Lundy Ave., San Jose, CA 95101, has an automated package processing system (APPS) to handle a deluge of packages on the peak mailing day. In all, more than 6.8 million cards, letters and packages will flow through the building, an increase of 1 million pieces from a normal day. The Oakland Processing & Distribution Center at 1675 7th Street, Oakland, CA 94615, has a brand new small parcel sorting system (SPSS) to help handle the expected volume increase. In all, more than 11 million cards, letters and packages will flow through the building, an increase of 1.9 million pieces from a normal day. |
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Monday, Dec. 19, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., catch the action automated parcel sorting in full operation |
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San Jose Processing & Distribution Center Oakland Processing & Distribution Center MEDIA ALERT: For entry into the San Jose mail processing center, call Augustine Ruiz (c) 415-640-1447. For entry into the Oakland mail processing center, contact Lelton Gibson (c) 415-602-6448, lelton.d.gibson@usps.gov |
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