Post Offices Closed Fourth of July


June 25, 2009 



On Friday, July 3, all Post Offices will close at noon except for Babylon Main Post Office, Freeport, Glen Cove, Hicksville, Patchogue, Smithtown, Western Nassau Post Offices, which will be open until 5 p.m.

Islandia, NY — The Postal Service observes, Saturday, the Fourth of July, as a holiday. All Post Offices in the Long Island District (ZIP Code areas 115, 117, 118, 119) will be closed. There will be normal Friday, July 3 delivery and collection operations. There will be no regular mail delivery, except for Express Mail. All Post Offices will resume normal service on Monday, July 6.

On Friday, July 3, all Post Offices retail windows will close at noon (Post Office Box mail will be available on a Saturday schedule) except for the following Post Offices, which will be open until 5 p.m.

Babylon Main Post Office, 110 Cooper St., Babylon, NY 11702
Freeport Post Office, 132 West Merrick Road, Freeport, NY 11520
Glen Cove Post Office, 2 Glen Cove Ave., Glen Cove, NY 11542
Hicksville Post Office, 185 West John St., Hicksville, NY 11801
Patchogue Post Office, 170 east main St., Patchogue, NY 11772
Smithtown Post Office, 25 Route 111, Smithtown, NY 11787
Western Nassau Mail Facility, 830 Stewart Ave., Garden City, NY 11599

For customer convenience, the following Post Offices have 24-hour access to Automated Postal Centers (APC), the Postal Service’s version of the ATM: Bellmore, Bethpage, Central Islip, Commack, Deer Park, East Meadow, East Northport, Garden City, Hicksville, Huntington, Huntington Station, Levittown, Lindenhurst, Massapequa, Mineola, North Massapequa, Plainview, Port Jefferson Station, Rockville Centre, Ronkonkoma, Smithtown, Syosset, Valley Stream and Western Nassau Mail Facility window services located in Garden City.

The APC enables customers to conduct business at their convenience using credit and debit cards, to:

  • Buy self-adhesive stamps.
  • Weigh, calculate and purchase postage in amounts for items weighing up to 70 lbs.
  • Send items via Express, Priority, and First-Class Mails, as well as by Parcel Post.
  • Purchase insurance up to $500.
  • Look up ZIP Codes and obtain Postal Service mailing information.
  • Obtain Certified Mail, Delivery Confirmation and Return Receipts.
  • Obtain a receipt.

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An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 149 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes, six days a week. It has 34,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products and services, not tax dollars, to pay for operating expenses. Named the Most Trusted Government Agency five consecutive years by the Ponemon Institute, the Postal Service has annual revenue of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.

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