OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha Post Office will not have extended retail hours at stations and branches in the Omaha area on tax night April 17, nor will there be any later collection pickups. However, postmarking service will be provided for mail deposited in the collection boxes at the Main Office located at 1124 Pacific St., Omaha, NE, prior to midnight on April 17. All Omaha station & branches will maintain their regular retail hours. Locations and hours are listed below:
| Ames | 3030 Meredith | M-F 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Benson | 6223 Maple St. | M-F 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Boystown Post Office | 139 S. 144 St. | M-F 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m |
| Elmwood Park | 1718 S. 51 St. | M-F 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m |
| Florence Station | 2910 State St. | M-F 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m |
| Main Office Window | 1124 Pacific St. | M-F 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m |
| Millard Station | 4433 S. 133 St. | M-F 8 a.m. – 5 p.m |
| Northwest | 6012 N. 102 St. | M-F 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m |
| Papillion/LaVista | 909 N. Adams St. | M-F 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m |
| Postal Emporium | 1617 Farnam St. | M-F 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
| Postal Impressions | 5346 S. 136 Deerfield | M-F 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. |
| Ralston | 7300 Main St. | M-F 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Saddle Creek | 608 N. Saddle Creek | M-F 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| South Omaha | 4730 S. 24 St. | M-F 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| West Omaha | 8451 W. Center Rd. | M-F 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. |
Self-Service Ship and Mail Centers are available 24/7 at Boystown, Northwest, Papillion/LaVista and West Omaha locations. Items for mailing can be weighed and postage purchased by use of a credit or debit card. Collection times are posted at each collection. The Postal Service encourages tax mailers to mail before April 17. It is still one of the busiest mailing days of the year. Those wanting to avoid the crowds are encouraged to mail their income tax returns early in the day. Postal customers are encouraged to check the collection times posted on each box to ensure pick up on April 17.
Tax Mail tips:
- Apply proper postage and stamps, especially with extra forms/schedules. Using the regular IRS envelope, First Class postage costs 45 cents for the first ounce; 20 cents for each additional ounce. One ounce is about four pages.
- If you use a larger envelope, First Class postage is 90 cents for the first ounce, 20 cents for each additional ounce.
- If you are not sure about the correct postage, best to add additional stamps, or take your forms to the Post Office to ensure the correct postage is applied.
- If you use a non-IRS labeled envelope, make sure you print the proper IRS address.
- Print your return address in the upper-left-hand corner of your tax mail envelope.
- Customers who wish to receive certification that their tax mail form is received by IRS, should mail it using Certified Mail Service/Return Receipt - available at your local Post Office.
- Customers with tax questions can contact the IRS at 1-800-829-1040; or go to www.irs.gov
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A self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 151 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations. With nearly 32,000 retail locations and the most frequently visited website in the federal government, usps.com, the Postal Service has annual revenue of more than $65 billion and delivers nearly 40 percent of the world’s mail. If it were a private sector company, the U.S. Postal Service would rank 35th in the 2011 Fortune 500. In 2011, the U.S. Postal Service was ranked number one in overall service performance, out of the top 20 wealthiest nations in the world, Oxford Strategic Consulting. Black Enterprise and Hispanic Business magazines ranked the Postal Service as a leader in workforce diversity. The Postal Service has been named the Most Trusted Government Agency for six years and the sixth Most Trusted Business in the nation by the Ponemon Institute.
