Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL — The U.S. Postal Service is prepared for the holiday season and will offer extended retail hours at many locations. Whether customers need to ship it quickly or have plenty of time, the Postal Service has an option that will make shipping convenient and affordable.
Extended Retail Hours: Select Post Offices throughout the Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL area will be open longer to serve you, including on Saturdays and/or Sundays, leading up to Christmas Day. Offices will provide full retail services, including stamp sales and package acceptance. Locations, dates and extended hours of retail operations in Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL include:
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POST OFFICES |
Address |
Extended Saturday Dates |
Extended Saturday Hours |
Extended Sunday Dates |
Extended Sunday Hours |
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BKS-SPRING HILL |
8501 Philatelic Dr Spring Hill FL 34606 |
12/12, 12/19 |
10:00 - 2:00pm |
12/20 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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BRANDON MAIN |
1315 Oakfield Dr Brandon FL 33511 |
12/12, 12/19 |
9:00 - 1:00pm |
12/13, 12/20 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
|
CLWTR MAIN |
100 S Belcher Rd, Clearwater, FL 33765 |
12/12, 12/19 |
8:00 - 2:00pm |
12/13, 12/20 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
|
LARGO |
50 8th Ave Largo FL33770 |
12/12, 12/19 |
9:00 - 2:00pm |
none |
|
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LARGO-SEMINOLE |
9355 113th St Largo- Seminole FL 33772 |
12/12, 12/19 |
9:00 - 1:00pm |
12/6, 12/13, 12/20 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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LKN-LAKELAND MPO PSTL STR * |
2800 Lakeland Hills Blvd LAKELAND, FL 33805 |
12/12, 12/19 |
9:00 - 1:00pm |
12/13, 12/20 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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LKN-SOUTHSIDE PSTL STR |
6000 S Florida Ave LAKELAND, FL 33813 |
12/12, 12/19 |
9:00 - 2:30pm |
12/13, 12/20 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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NEW PORT RICHEY MAIN |
6550 Main St New Port Richey 34653 |
12/12, 12/19 |
9:00 - 12:00pm |
12/13 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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PALM HARBOR |
495 ALT 19 Palm Harbor FL 34683 |
12/12, 12/19 |
9:00 - 12:00pm |
none |
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PLC-WALDEN WOODS PSTL STR * |
2501 Walden Woods Dr PLANT CITY, FL 33566 |
12/12, 12/19 |
9:30 - 12:00pm |
none |
|
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PRC-EMBASSY CROSSING PSTL STR |
9602 US Highway 19 PORT RICHEY, FL 34668 |
12/5,12/12 &12/19 |
9:00 - 12:30pm |
12/6, 12/13, 12/20 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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RIVERVIEW PSTL STR * |
10810 Boyette Rd RIVERVIEW, FL 33569 |
12/12, 12/19 |
9:00 - 12:00pm |
12/13, 12/20 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
|
RSK-SUN CITY CENTER BR * |
1645 Sun City Center Plz SUN CITY CENTER, FL 33573 |
12/12, 12/19 |
9:00 - 12:00pm |
12/13, 12/20 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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Sebring- Lk JACKSON |
829 Mall Ring Rd Sebring FL 33870 |
12/12, 12/19 |
10:00 - 1:00pm |
none |
|
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SPT-CROSSROADS STA |
1275 66th St N ST. PETERSBURG, FL33710 |
12/12, 12/19 |
9:00 - 12:00pm |
12/13, 12/20 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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SPT-GATEWAY PSTL STR |
701 77th Ave N ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33702 |
12/12, 12/19 |
9:00 - 12:00pm |
12/13, 12/20 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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SPT-ST PETE MPO * |
3135 1st Ave N ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33730 |
12/12, 12/19 |
8:00 - 3:00pm |
12/13, 12/20 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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TPA-CARROLLWOOD BR |
12651 N Dale Mabry Hwy TAMPA, FL 33618 |
12/12, 12/19 |
8:00 - 2:00pm |
12/13, 12/20 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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TPA-TAMPA MOWU PSTL STR |
3501 Bessie Coleman Blvd TAMPA, FL 33630 |
12/5,12/12 &12/19 |
8:00 - 10:00pm |
12/6, 12/13, 12/20 |
10:00 - 8:00pm |
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WINTER HAVEN MAIN |
111 W Central Ave Winter Haven FL 33880 |
12/12, 12/19 |
9:30 - 2:30pm |
none |
|
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ZEPHYRHILLS |
38032 Postal Dr. Zephyrhills, FL 33542 |
12/12, 12/19 |
8:30 - 12:00pm |
none |
In addition, some local area Contract Postal Units (CPU) are offering extended hours. CPUs are businesses with which the Postal Service partners to provide many of the same services found at Post Offices, at no additional charge. CPUs in Tampa/St. Petersburg with extended holiday hours include:
|
CPU |
Address |
Dates Extended |
Mon - Fri Extended Hours |
Saturday Extended Hours |
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North Trinity Self Storage CPU |
4134 Little Road Trinity, FL 34655 |
11/30 - 12/21 |
8:00 - 6:00pm |
9:00 - 5:00pm |
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Beach Print Shop |
294 Windward Passage Clearwater, FL 33767 |
12/14 - 12-23 |
8:30 - 6:00pm |
8:30 - 12:00pm |
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Get Mailed CPU |
12487 Seminole Blvd Seminole, FL 33778 |
12/5 - 12/19 |
8:30 - 5:00pm |
8:30 - 100pm |
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Curlew City CPU |
30043 US Hwy 19 N Clearwater, FL 33761 |
12/12, 12/19 |
8:30 - 5:30pm |
8:30 - 100pm |
Busiest Mailing and Delivery Days
The Postal Service predicts that Monday, December 14, will be the busiest mailing and shipping day for holiday packages, letters and cards. The busiest mailing day also is expected to be the Postal Service’s busiest day online with more than 7 million customers predicted to visit usps.com.
Monday, December 21, is expected to be the busiest delivery day for holiday packages, cards and letters. The Postal Service anticipates that more than 30 million packages will be delivered on the peak delivery day alone.
Consumers can also visit usps.com/holiday for more information and shipping options throughout the season.
2015 Christmas Shipping Deadlines
For delivery in anticipation of Christmas, the Postal Service recommends keeping the following mailing and shipping deadlines in mind:
- Dec. 8 – Priority Mail Express International
- Dec. 15 - Standard Post
- Dec. 19 - First Class Mail
- Dec. 19 – Global Express Guaranteed
- Dec. 21 - Priority Mail
- Dec. 23 - Priority Mail Express
Full deadlines and additional details can be found here.
The Postal Service expects to deliver a total of approximately 15.5 billion cards, letters, flats, and packages during the 2015 holiday season. In addition, we are projecting approximately 600 million packages will be delivered between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve, which is an increase of 10.5 percent over last year’s volume.
In time for the holidays, the Postal Service will offer real-time delivery notifications – meaning customers who sign up for alerts at myusps.com will receive notification within a few minutes of the delivery scan for select packages.
The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
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