TROY MI—Southeast Michigan District Post Offices (ZIP Codes 480, 483, 484 and 485) will be open Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24 but most will shorten retail lobby hours and close at noon. The Royal Oak Main Post Office and Flint Post Office will be open until 5:00 p.m. The final time for mail collections is noon. Mail delivery for Dec. 24 is not affected by the change.

Revised hours will be posted at each Post Office and commercial customers are asked to check with their Bulk Mail Acceptance Unit for Dec. 24 hours of operation.

Customers may call 1-800-ASK-USPS or check usps.com for information about specific Post Offices. In addition, mail should be deposited into blue collection mailboxes by noon for early pick-up on Dec. 24.

All Post Offices will be closed Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25. Express Mail will be delivered on Christmas Day. All area Post Offices will be open regular hours on Saturday, Dec. 26.

On New Year’s Eve, Thursday, Dec. 31 the Post Offices listed below will be open regular hours.

All others will close at noon. Mail should be deposited into blue collection mailboxes by noon for early pick-up on December 31. The final time for mail collection is noon. Mail delivery for December 31 is not affected by the change.

Local hours are displayed at the Post Offices and are also available at www.usps.com. There, customers can look up the business hours of the office of their choice by ZIP Code. They can also see the hours of other locations in the region that offer postal services.

Visit the Postal Service’s interactive holiday press room at usps.com/news. For holiday mailing reminders and shipping tips, follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/holidayshipping.

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