TAMPA/ST. PETERSBURG FL -- The U.S. Postal Service is prepared for the holiday season and is offering extended retail hours at many locations.
Extended Retail Hours
Postal facilities throughout the Suncoast District are either opening and/or extended their hours leading up to Christmas Day. Those designated offices will provide full retail services, including stamp sales and package acceptance. Locations with extended hours are listed below. In addition, several Suncoast District Post Offices not listed already offer retail hours on Saturdays and/or Sundays and after 5 p.m. Customers can check usps.com/FindLocations and/or call 1.800.ASK.USPS for hours at specific Post Offices.
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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 |
12/10, 12/17 |
10:00 - 4:00pm |
12/11, 12/18 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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BRANDON MAIN |
1315 Oakfield Dr Brandon FL 33511 |
12/10, 12/17 |
9:00 - 4:00pm |
12/11, 12/18 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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CLWTR MAIN POST OFFICE |
100 S Belcher Rd, Clearwater, FL 33765 |
12/10, 12/17 |
8:00 - 3:00pm |
12/11, 12/18 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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LARGO |
50 8th Ave Largo FL33770 |
12/10, 12/17 |
9:00 - 4:00pm |
12/11, 12/18 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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LARGO-SEMINOLE |
9355 113th St Largo- Seminole FL 33772 |
12/10, 12/17 |
9:00 - 3:00pm |
12/11, 12/18 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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LKN-LAKELAND MPO PSTL STR |
2800 Lakeland Hills Blvd LAKELAND, FL 33805 |
12/10, 12/17 |
9:00 - 4:00pm |
12/11, 12/18 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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LKN-SOUTHSIDE PSTL STR |
6000 S Florida Ave LAKELAND, FL 33813 |
12/10, 12/17 |
9:00 – 4:00pm |
12/11, 12/18 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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NEW PORT RICHEY MAIN |
6550 Main St New Port Richey 34653 |
12/10, 12/17 |
9:00 - 2:00pm |
none |
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PALM HARBOR |
495 ALT 19 Palm Harbor FL 34683 |
12/10, 12/17 |
9:00 - 2:00pm |
12/18 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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PLC-WALDEN WOODS PSTL STR |
2501 Walden Woods Dr PLANT CITY, FL 33566 |
12/10, 12/17 |
9:00 - 2:00pm |
none |
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PRC-EMBASSY CROSSING |
9602 US Highway 19 PORT RICHEY, |
12/10, 12/17, |
9:00 - 2:00pm |
12/11, 12/18, |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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OLDSMAR |
3905 Tampa Road Oldsmar, FL |
12/17 |
10:00 – 2:00pm |
12/18 |
12:00 – |
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RIVERVIEW PSTL STR * |
10810 Boyette Rd RIVERVIEW, FL 33569 |
12/10, 12/17 |
9:00 - 3:00pm |
12/11, 12/18, |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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RSK-SUN CITY CENTER BR * |
1645 Sun City Center Plz SUN CITY CENTER, FL 33573 |
12/10, 12/17 |
9:00 - 2:00pm |
12/11, 12/18, |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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SEBRING- Lk JACKSON |
829 Mall Ring Rd Sebring FL 33870 |
12/10, 12/17 |
10:00 - 3:00pm |
none |
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SPT-CROSSROADS STA |
1275 66th St N ST. PETERSBURG, FL33710 |
12/10, 12/17 |
9:00 - 2:00pm |
12/11, 12/18 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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SPT-GATEWAY PSTL STR |
701 77th Ave N ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33702 |
12/10, 12/17 |
9:00 - 2:00pm |
12/11, 12/18 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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SPT-ST PETE MPO * |
3135 1st Ave N ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33730 |
12/10, 12/17 |
8:00 - 4:00pm |
12/18 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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TARPON SPRINGS |
850 E. LIME ST. TARPON SPRINGS, FL 34689 |
12/10, 12/17 |
9:00 – 2:00pm |
12/18 |
12:00 – 4:00pm |
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TPA-CARROLLWOOD BR |
12651 N Dale Mabry Hwy TAMPA, FL 33618 |
12/10, 12/17 |
8:00 - 2:00pm |
12/11, 12/18 |
12:00 - 4:00pm |
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TPA – NEW TAMPA |
16350 Bruce B Downs Blvd TAMPA, FL 33647 |
12/10, 12/17 |
8:30 – 2:30pm |
12/11, 12/18 |
12:00 – 4:00pm |
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TPA-TAMPA MPO- PSTL STR |
3501 Bessie Coleman Blvd TAMPA, FL 33630 |
12/10, 12/17 |
8:00 - 8:00pm |
12/11, 12/18 |
9:30 - 8:00pm |
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ZEPHYRHILLS |
38032 Postal Dr. Zephyrhills, FL 33542 |
12/10, 12/17 |
9:00 - 2:00pm |
none |
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Busiest Mailing and Delivery Days
The Postal Service predicts Monday, Dec. 19, will be the busiest mailing and shipping day for holiday packages, letters and cards. That same day is also expected to be the Postal Service’s busiest day online, with more than 7 million customers predicted to visit usps.com.
Thursday, Dec. 22, is then expected to be the busiest delivery day for holiday packages, cards, and letters. The Postal Service anticipates more than 30 million packages alone will be delivered just that day.
Consumers can also visit usps.com/holiday for more information and shipping options throughout the season.
2016 Christmas Shipping Deadlines
For delivery in anticipation of Christmas, the Postal Service recommends keeping the following mailing and shipping deadlines in mind:
- Dec. 9 – APO/FPO/DPO Priority Mail & First Class Mail
- Dec. 15 – USPS Retail Ground
- Dec. 20 – First Class Mail
- 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 16 billion cards, letters, flats, and packages during the 2016 holiday season. In addition, we are projecting approximately 750 million packages will be delivered between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve, an increase of 12 percent over last year’s volume.
For customers tracking shipments, 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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