• Impacted Customers Directed To Ellicott City Post Office
• No Fee Post Office Box Services Offered To Hardest Hit Victims
• Postal Reps Join Disaster Assistance Center 

ELLICOTT CITY, MD – This week’s heavy thunderstorms caused historic flooding in the Ellicott City area, making it difficult for local letter carriers to make all of the deliveries due to road closures.

While the Ellicott City Post Office has not been affected by the flooding, several local streets are inaccessible and letter carriers will not be able to deliver. The impacted areas include Hill Street, Hamilton Street, Merryman Street, portions of Main Street, Frederick Road and Main Street to Rogers Avenue.

Mail for those impacted customers can be picked up at the Ellicott City Post Office, 3375 Ellicott Center Drive. Mail deliveries to all other Ellicott City addresses continue as normal.

“Our support for the community during these difficult times is unwavering,” said Baltimore District Manager Angela Curtis. “While we cannot deliver mail to impacted areas, we are prepared to assist our customers and make sure their access to mail always continues.”

The Postal Service is offering impacted customers a no-fee Post Office Box for six months at the Ellicott City Post Office.  This will require a change of address. Impacted customers can file a Change of Address for mail delivery to a post office box or to another physical address, such as a relative’s home.

A Change of Address can be filed online at www.usps.com or by completing a Change of Address form, available at Post Offices or from a letter carrier.

Postal reps at Disaster Assistance Center
Starting today, the Postal Service joins the on-site staff at the Disaster Assistance Center at 50 Plus Center, 9411 Frederick Road. A postal representative will be available this week on Tuesday and Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and on Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The representative will be able to discuss mail issues, including change of addresses or temporary mail pickup service.

Next week, (Aug. 8-12) the postal representative will be available Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 2 pm. to 7 p.m. and Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

General questions regarding mail delivery can be directed to the Postal Service Customer Care Center at 1-800-ASK-USPS (275-8777) or www.usps.com at special USPS Service Alerts section.

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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