ORLANDO, 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: Postal facilities throughout the Suncoast District are either opening early and/or extending 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 after 5 p.m. Customers can check usps.com under Find USPS Locations and/or call 1.800.ASK.USPS for hours at specific Post Offices.

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In addition, we have our Self Service Kiosks at the following locations for your use 24/7:

Alafaya Post Office , 650 N Alafaya Trail, Orlando 32825
College Park Post Office, 1705 Edgewater Dr., Orlando 32804
Dixie Village Post Office, 2860 Delaney Ave., Orlando 32806
Main Post Office, 10401 Post Office Blvd., Orlando 32862
Orlo Vista Post Office, 501 S Kirkman Rd., Orlando 32811
Pine Castle Post Office, 7707 S Orange Ave., Orlando 32809
Sand Lake Post Office, 10450 S Turkey Lake Rd., Orlando 32819
South Creek Post Office, 1701 W Wetherbee Rd., Orlando 32837

Busiest Mailing and Delivery Days
The Postal Service predicts that Monday, December 19, 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 22, 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.

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

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, which is an increase of 12 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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More USPS holiday news, including shipping deadlines and Santa mail, can be found at usps.com/holidaynews.

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