All Post Offices Open Christmas Eve, Many Closing Early

Noon set as day’s final mail collection

December 10, 2010 

Release No.  11-010 



GREATER ROCHESTER AREA — All Post Offices will be open Christmas Eve, Dec. 24 but many will shorten retail lobby hours and close at noon. Regular mail delivery for Dec. 24 will be unaffected by the change.

All Post Offices will close at noon on Dec. 24 except the following:

  • Rochester Main Office, 1335 Jefferson Road, Rochester - open to 3 p.m.
  • Penfield Post Office, 2080 Fairport Nine Mile Point Road, Penfield – open to 3 p.m.

Revised hours will be posted at each Post Office and commercial customers are asked to check with their Bulk Mail Acceptance Unit for Dec. 24 hours of operation. In addition, mail should be deposited into blue collection mailboxes by noon for early pick-up on Dec. 24.

Customers may call 1-800-ASK-USPS for information about specific Post Offices.

Customers can access many postal services and products at usps.com or at an Automated Postal Center (APC), 24/7. APCs are located at the following Post Offices:

Brighton Post Office – 130 Winton Rd N

Irondequoit Branch – 425 Ridge Rd E

Pittsford Post Office – 5607 Palmyra Rd

Westgate Branch – 1485 Howard Rd.

Canandaigua Post Office – 405 Eastern Blvd

Loehmann’s Plz Branch – 1900 Clinton Ave S.

Ridgemont Branch – 2833 Ridge Rd W

 


Fairport Post Office – 6740 Pittsford Palmyra Rd

Panorama Branch – 1614 Penfield Rd

Rochester Main Office – 1335 Jefferson Rd

 


Greece Branch – 3245 Latta Rd

Penfield Post Office – 2080 Fairport Nine Mile Pt Rd

Webster Post Office – 75 Barrett Dr

 


Post Offices will be closed Dec. 25. Express Mail will be delivered Christmas Day and Sunday, Dec. 26; regular mail delivery will resume Monday, Dec. 27.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

Visit the Postal Service’s interactive holiday press room at usps.com/news.

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