CHARLOTTE, NC — Postal customers in downtown Charlotte will see some changes as the city prepares for the Democratic National Convention, but mail service will continue, according to postal officials.
Government officials and law enforcement will cordon off sections of the downtown area as a security measure. This action will restrict the ability of postal employees to collect and deliver mail. Therefore, the Postal Service will temporarily remove some blue collection boxes, and some mail chutes will be sealed.
Effective August 27, collection boxes in the following locations will be removed, and mail chutes will be sealed:
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526 Church St. |
128 S. Tryon St. – Inside and Outside |
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600 E. 4th St. |
212 S. Tryon St. – Inside and Outside |
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800 E. 4th St. |
320 S. Tryon St. - Mail Chute |
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301 E. 5th St. |
400 S. Tryon St. |
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501 N. Church St. |
600 S. Tryon St.- Mail Chute |
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110 N. Church St./Fronts 101 N Tryon-chute |
112 S. Tryon St. - Mail Chute |
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701 N. College St. |
121 W. Trade St. |
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100 N. Tryon St. (B of A) - Mail chute |
227 W. Trade St. - Mail Chute |
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214 N. Tryon St. (Hearst Bldg) |
901 W. Trade St. - Mail Chute |
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401 N. Tryon St. |
129 W. Trade St./ Outside 123 Church St. S. |
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112 S. Tryon St. |
421 W. 4th St. |
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300 S. Brevard St. - Mail Chute |
1001 Morehead St. (Morehead Square) |
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301 S. Brevard St.- Wall |
1123 S. Church St./Rowe Bldg, Carson Blvd |
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222 S. Church St. |
1400 S. Mint St. |
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323 S. Church St. |
1003 s. Tryon St. |
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200 S. College St. |
Brevard & 4th St. - Transit Mall |
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201 S. College St. - Wall |
301 S. McDowell St. - Cameron Brown Bldg |
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301 S. College St. - Mail Chute |
5501 R.C. Josh Birmingham Highway |
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112 S. Tryon St. |
5502 R.C. Josh Birmingham Highway |
Additionally, customers inside the restricted zone have been notified of the changes to their delivery methods for the applicable period.
Blue collection boxes will be replaced by Monday, September 10.
Notices have been placed on the individual boxes indicating the date they will be removed. Customers who need to drop off collection mail may use the Downtown Post Office at 201 N. McDowell Street 28204 or the Charlotte Processing Facility at 2901 Scott Futrell Drive 28228.
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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