U.S. Postal Service Continues to Emphasize Safety and Restore Service Daily after Hurricane Irma


September 18, 2017 



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Fort Lauderdale, FL — The Postal Service continues to restore service to our customers.  As an integral part of the communities we serve, the Postal Service is continuing recovery efforts every day, so we can reconnect our customers and businesses with their mail.  All major mail processing infrastructure is up and running and the mail is moving. Most of our Post Offices are open for business and we are delivering to homes and businesses, wherever it is safe and accessible to do so. We are committed to serving our customers in South Florida, as recovery from Hurricane Irma continues. We remind our customers to visit About.usps.com/news/service-alerts for the latest service information.

“I could not be more proud of our employees during this weather event,” said South Florida District Manager Jeffery A. Taylor. “I greatly appreciate each employee’s commitment to our postal family and to our customers as we continue to evaluate our postal installations to ensure that each location is safe so that we may ‘deliver’ for South Florida.”

The U.S. Postal Service’s priority continues to be the safety and well-being of its employees and customers, and service is being restored as quickly as possible.

All offices in the South Florida District have resumed normal operations with the exception of facilities listed below.

The following offices are offering limited delivery and retail services:

  • North Miami Beach Branch, 16400 W DIXIE HWY, North Miami Beach, FL 33160-9998
  • Miami, Norland Branch, 18640 NW 2 AVE, Miami, FL 33169-9998

The following office will be providing limited retail services, but no delivery services at this time:

  • Islamorada Post Office, 82801 Overseas HWY, Islamorada, FL 33036-9998

The following office will be providing limited delivery:

  • Key West Post Office, 400 Whitehead ST, Key West FL, 33040-9998

The following offices will be providing retail services via mobile retail unit staged on-site at the facility, but there are no delivery services at this time:

  • Big Pine Key Post Office, 29959 Overseas HWY, Big Pine Key,  FL 33043-9998
  • Coral Springs, Coral Reef Postal Store, 6295 W Sample RD, Coral Springs, FL 33067-9998
  • Long Key Post Office, 68340 Overseas HWY, Long Key, FL 33001-9998
  • Marathon Post Office, 5171 Overseas HWY, Marathon, FL 33050-9998
  • Summerland Key Post Office, 24700 Overseas HWY, Summerland Key, FL 33042-9998

The following offices will remain closed until further notice:

  • Key Colony Beach Branch, 600 W Ocean DR, Key Colony Beach, FL 33051-9800
  • Marathon, Marathon Shores Branch, 11400 Overseas HWY, STE 120, Marathon, FL 33050-9997
  • North Miami Beach, Uleta Finance Unit, 16750 NE 4 PL, North Miami Beach, FL 33162-9998

As conditions improve, the Postal Service will provide additional information on service restoration. We apologize to our customers for any inconvenience.

Customers may call 1-800-ASK-USPS (1-800-275-8777) for updated information and visit the USPS Service Alerts website at http://about.usps.com/news/service-alerts/welcome/htm and the PostalPro website at http://postalpro.usps.com/.

The Post Office always is open at www.usps.com. The Postal Service’s smartphone app makes it even quicker to use the most popular functions of our website, anytime and anywhere.

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