JACKSON, MS — The U.S. Postal Service is prepared for the holiday season, and whether customers need to ship quickly or have plenty of time, there are options to make shipping convenient and affordable.
Extended Retail Hours
There will be 30 postal facilities throughout Mississippi either opening or extending their hours on Saturday, Dec. 10 and 17, leading up to Christmas Day. Those designated offices will provide full retail services, including stamp sales and package acceptance. Locations with extended hours are listed below. In addition, several Mississippi Post Offices not listed also offer regular retail hours on Saturdays.
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RETAIL FACILITY |
ADDRESS |
OPEN |
CLOSE |
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Bay Saint Louis MPO |
1200 Highway 90 |
10:00 AM |
1:00 PM |
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Biloxi Northbay/D'Iberville Station |
356 Ginger Dr |
10:00 AM |
12:30 PM |
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Brandon Reservoir Branch |
610 Grants Ferry Rd |
9:00 AM |
1:00 PM |
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Brookhaven West Station |
407 Brookhaven St |
9:30 AM |
1:00 PM |
|
Canton Discount Drugs CPU |
195 E Peace St |
8:00 AM |
6:00 PM |
|
Clarksdale |
236 Sharkey St |
9:00 AM |
12:00 PM |
|
Clinton # |
100 E Lawson St |
9:00 AM |
1:00 PM |
|
Columbus MPO |
3202 Bluecutt Rd |
8:30 AM |
2:00 PM |
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Greenwood LeFlore Station |
600 Yalobusha St |
8:30 AM |
12:30 PM |
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Grenada |
2500 Gateway St |
8:00 AM |
2:00 PM |
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Gulfport Larkin Smith Station |
11110 Hwy 49 |
9:00 AM |
2:00 PM |
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Hattiesburg MPO |
220 S 40th Ave |
8:30 AM |
3:00 PM |
|
Jackson LeFleur Station # |
1501 Jacksonian Plz |
10:00 AM |
12:00 PM |
|
Jackson MPO |
401 E South St |
8:00 AM |
2:00 PM |
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Jackson North Station |
4040 Northview Dr |
10:00 AM |
1:00 PM |
|
Laurel MPO |
315 Sawmill Rd |
9:00 AM |
1:00 PM |
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Long Beach |
201 Klondyke Rd |
9:00 AM |
1:00 PM |
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Madison |
990 Hwy 51 |
9:00 AM |
2:00 PM |
|
Natchez MPO # |
214 N Canal St |
10:00 AM |
12:00 PM |
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Ocean Springs MPO |
1581 Bienville Blvd |
10:00 AM |
2:30 PM |
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Olive Branch |
8850 Mid South Dr |
10:00 AM |
2:00 PM |
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Oxford |
401 McElroy Dr |
9:00 AM |
2:30 PM |
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Philadelphia |
105 Posey Ave |
8:30 AM |
11:30 PM |
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Picayune |
120 Hwy 11 N |
9:30 AM |
12:30 PM |
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Ridgeland |
611 S Pear Orchard Rd |
9:00 AM |
2:00 PM |
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Southaven |
7550 Airways Blvd |
8:30 AM |
2:30 PM |
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Tupelo MPO |
362 S Thomas St |
8:30 AM |
3:00 PM |
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Vicksburg |
3415 Pemberton Sq Blvd |
9:00 AM |
1:00 PM |
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Wiggins # |
125 Border Ave W |
8:30 AM |
12:00 PM |
|
Yazoo City |
341 N Main St |
8:30 AM |
12:00 PM |
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MPO-Main Post Office CPU-Contract Postal Unit |
#-Closed other Saturdays |
Busiest Mailing and Delivery Days
The Postal Service predicts Monday, Dec. 19, will be the busiest mailing and shipping day for holiday packages, letters and cards. That same day is also expected to be the Postal Service’s busiest day online, with more than 7 million customers predicted to visit usps.com.
Thursday, Dec. 22, is then expected to be the busiest delivery day for holiday packages, cards, and letters. The Postal Service anticipates more than 30 million packages alone will be delivered just that day.
Consumers can also visit usps.com/holiday for more information and shipping options throughout the season.
2016 Christmas Shipping Deadlines
For delivery in anticipation of Christmas, the Postal Service recommends keeping the following mailing and shipping deadlines in mind:
- Dec. 9 – APO/FPO/DPO Priority Mail & First Class Mail
- Dec. 15 – USPS Retail Ground
- Dec. 20 – First Class Mail
- Dec. 21 – Priority Mail
- Dec. 23 – Priority Mail Express
Full deadlines and additional details can be found here.
The Postal Service expects to deliver a total of approximately 16 billion cards, letters, flats, and packages during the 2016 holiday season. In addition, we are projecting approximately 750 million packages will be delivered between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve, an increase of 12 percent over last year’s volume.
For customers tracking shipments, the Postal Service will offer real-time delivery notifications – meaning customers who sign up for alerts at myusps.com will receive notification within a few minutes of the delivery scan for select packages.
The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.###
Please Note: For broadcast quality video and audio, photo stills and other media resources, visit the USPS Newsroom at about.usps.com/news/welcome.htm.
More USPS holiday news, including shipping deadlines and Santa mail, can be found at usps.com/holidaynews.
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