STAMFORD, CT — While postal retail windows and delivery services will be curtailed on Monday’s Columbus Day holiday with the exception of Priority Mail Express deliveries, postal sales and services will continue to sail in Stamford at a number of local retailers, in postal lobbies providing self-service kiosks and online.
These services will be available to customers previously served by the Atlantic Street Station, located at 421 Atlantic Street in Stamford. To clarify, the services at the Atlantic Street Station were suspended on September 20, 2013, due to severe deterioration of the station. This marks the first postal holiday for those customers who are temporarily collecting mail at the West Ave Station during this period of suspension.
At the West Ave Station, the Atlantic Avenue Station Post Office box holders find lobby hours that are 24 hours per day Monday through Saturday. No changes in address have been required, although customers who would like to request curbside delivery may contact Jeffrey Salamon, Stamford Postmaster, at the Camp Avenue Post Office. Requests for Post Office Box refunds may be made at the West Ave Station.
Over the Columbus Day holiday, all Stamford area customers are also reminded about local Self-Serve Kiosks where customers drop off mail items* or purchase shipping and mailing services, like Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, and First-Class Mail, as well as services like USPS Tracking, Insurance, Certified Mail, and Return Receipt (in electronic or paper format). All required postage and shipping labels are printed and dispensed at the kiosk.
A Self-Serve Kiosk is located in the Camp Avenue Station in Stamford. Additional local kiosks may be found in GREENWICH(44 Amerogone Parkway and 29 Valley Drive postal locations), NEW CANAANand FAIRFIELD.
Alternate locations to purchase stamps include CVS (11 FOREST ST, 2321 SUMMER ST , 221 HOPE ST, and 593 NEWFIELD AVE), WELLS FARGO BANK (1 UNIVERSITY PL # 20, 30 STATION PL,597 ELM ST, 2284 SUMMER ST), WALGREENS (780 E MAIN ST, 2200 ATLANTIC ST) GRADE A MARKET (495 HOPE ST) as well as local ShopRite and Stop & Shop grocery stores. A full range of postal services may also be found at the Contracted Postal Unit in SHIPPANS CANDIES, 320 SHIPPAN AVE with hours on Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm and Saturdays from 8:00am - 12:00pm.
Atlantic Avenue Station customers are also reminded about full service postal retail services available at the following nearby locations:
Monday through Friday Saturday
19 High Ridge Road 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Stamford CT 06905
370 Hope Street 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Stamford CT 06906
317 West Avenue 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Stamford CT 06906
24 Camp Avenue 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Stamford CT. 06907
Additional information on where to find postal locations, postal hours of operation or to order stamps or mailing services, visit www.usps.com.
During the period of suspension at the Atlantic Street Station, Stamford customers presently receiving carrier delivery will not experience a change in service, with the possible exceptions of parcel and accountable mail retrieval at the Barry Place Carrier Annex, 1 Barry Place. When an accountable item requiring a signature, such as a certified letter, cannot be delivered on the first day, the carrier will return the item to the Barry Place Carrier Annex. Customers may pick up the article at the Barry Place Carrier Annex, request redelivery on another day convenient for them, or authorize the carrier to deliver the item to another person.
All Stamford customers continue to use Stamford CT and their current ZIP Code. No customers have experienced a change in address due to the temporary suspension of service at the Atlantic Street Station.
The Postal Service is observing the Columbus Day federal holiday on Monday, October 14, 2013. All Post Offices will re-open with regular mail delivery, collections, and retail services on Tuesday.
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