Newark NJ — The Postal Service is observing the Columbus Day federal holiday on Monday, October 11, 2010.  Only Express Mail will be delivered on Columbus Day with postal retail services limited to the self-service Automated Postal Center kiosks with 24/7 access.  All Post Offices will re-open with regular mail delivery, collections, and retail services resuming on Tuesday, October 12.

Customers requiring postal services on the Columbus Day holiday can take advantage of the nineteen select Post Offices in Northern New Jersey that offer 24/7access to Automated Postal Centers (APCs) in their lobbies.  They include:

APCs are self-service kiosks that enable customers to weigh and ship packages, buy stamps, mail letters, look up ZIP Codes and access other mailing information.  APCs are the postal version of the banking industry’s ATMs.

Extensive postal information and services are also available 24/7 online at USPS.com.

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Please Note: For broadcast quality video and audio, photo stills and other media resources, visit the USPS Newsroom at www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/welcome.htm.

A self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 150 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes. The Postal Service receives no direct support from taxpayers. With 36,000 retail locations and the most frequently visited website in the federal government, the Postal Service relies on the sale of postage, products and services to pay for operating expenses. Named the Most Trusted Government Agency five consecutive years and the sixth Most Trusted Business in the nation by the Ponemon Institute, the Postal Service has annual revenue of more than $68 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail. If it were a private sector company, the U.S. Postal Service would rank 28th in the 2009 Fortune 500.