BOSTON – ‘Tis the season, and for the 238th year, the U.S. Postal Service is ready for the busiest holiday season ever. To process and deliver an expected 545 million pieces of mail everyday throughout this holiday season, selected Post Offices throughout the Greater Boston Area will extend lobby hours on December 14, 15 and 21.

The following is the extended holiday schedule for post offices near you:
Saturday, December 14:

Saturday, December 21:

Additionally Astor, Milk Street and Wellesley retail unit locations will serve customers until 6 p.m. weekdays and the Brookline and Central Square retail units will serve customers until 7 p.m. weekdays.

Revised hours will be posted at each Post Office and commercial customers are asked to check with their business mail entry units for specific information regarding holiday hours. For the most up-to-date holiday information, go to usps.com/holidaynews

Can’t make it to your local Post Office during operating hours?
You still have access to postal services online at usps.com and at Self Service Kiosks (SSKs). You can also buy stamps at select local retailers in the Greater Boston Area. Available hours and street addresses of SSK locations and local retailers can be found on www.usps.com by using the Locate A Post Office search function.

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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A self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation: 152 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations. With more than 31,000 retail locations and the most frequently visited website in the federal government, usps.com, the Postal Service has annual revenue of more than $65 billion and delivers nearly 40 percent of the world's mail. If it were a private-sector company, the U.S. Postal Service would rank 42nd in the 2012 Fortune 500. The Postal Service has been named the Most Trusted Government Agency for seven years and the fourth Most Trusted Business in the nation by the Ponemon Institute.

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