GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Most Post Office retail counters in the Greater Michigan District of the U.S. Postal Service will close at noon on Friday, July 3, 2009 to enable retail employees to spend more time with their families. The last collection for mail deposited in blue collection boxes will also be at noon on that day. All collection points that have a regularly scheduled collection time prior to 12:00 PM (noon) on Friday July 3rd will be collected as scheduled. Regular mail delivery for July 3 will be unaffected by the change. P.O. Box mail access will only be available until 12:00 PM (noon) in those Post Offices where retail counters and access to Post Office Boxes are co-located and are affected by early retail closing.
The Greater Michigan District includes cities and towns with ZIP Codes 486-491 and 493-497.
“As many businesses close early on July 3rd said District Manager Charles Howe. The number of customers visiting our lobbies greatly diminishes. We view this as an opportunity to afford retail employees more time with their families by closing retail operations in most of our locations early on July 3rd."
The following Greater Michigan District Post Office retail counters will maintain normal hours on July 3rd and mail deposited in lobby collection bins and blue collection boxes located inside and outside these Post Offices will be picked up at 5 pm that day:
| • Saginaw Boardwalk (3193 Boardwalk) | • Midland (2900 Rodd St.) |
| • Sanford (239 W. Saginaw Rd) | • East Tawas (326 Newman St.) |
| • Prescott (105 N Washington) | • Dimondale (126 W. Jefferson St.) |
| • Elm Hall (5025 N Lumberjack Rd) | • Eureka (7907 N Welling Rd) |
| • Muir (230 W Superior St.) | • North Star (107 W Gratiot St.) |
| • Weidman (3366 N Woodruff Rd) | • Kzo-Parchment Br (839 Commerce Ln) |
| • Allegan (300 Trowbridge St.) | • Bangor (538 Railroad St.) |
| • Benton Harbor (525 Riverview Dr.) | • Climax (116 N Main St.) |
| • Marcellus (203 S Centre St.) | • Mattawan (55680 N Main St.) |
| • Oshtemo (6360 Stadium Dr.) | • Schoolcraft (217 Hayward St.) |
| • Tekonsha (119 N Walnut St) | • Three Rivers (100 N Main St.) |
| • Vicksburg (113 N Kalamazoo St.) | • Eau Claire (6537 E Main St) |
| • Sawyer (5835 Sawyer Rd) | • Northeast Station (1765 3 Mile Rd) |
| • East Paris Office (3970 S Greenbrooke Dr) | • Centerpoint Mall Office (3665 28th St SE STE 6F) |
| • Cadillac (118 E Harris St) | • Acme (3585 Bunker Hill Rd) |
| • Benzonia (1035 Michigan Ave) | • Evart 240 N Main St) |
| • Frankfort 615 Main St) | • Idlewild (812 E Essex) |
| • McBain (104 N Roland St.) | • Marion (216 E Main St) |
| • Sears (5843 50th Ave) | • Tustin (120 E Church St) |
| • Machinaw City (306 E Central Ave) | • Charlevoix (6600 M 66 N) |
| • Indian River (6095 Lake St) | • Mullett Lake (1498 Mullett Lake Dr) |
| • Pointe Aux Pins (9998 Sioux Ave) | • Presque Isle (8133 E Grand Lake Rd) |
Commercial customers are asked to check with their Bulk Mail Acceptance Unit for July 3rd hours of operation. To obtain the phone number of a specific Post Office, customers may call 1-800-ASK-USPS.
Post Office retail counters will be closed on Saturday, July 4, 2009 (Independence Day – a federal holiday) and there will be no mail delivery.
Post Offices retail counters will resume regularly scheduled hours on operation on Monday, July 6.
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