ALBANY — All Post Offices nationwide will be open Christmas Eve, Friday, Dec. 24 but most will have shortened retail lobby hours and close at noon. Mail delivery for Dec. 24 and Dec. 31 is not affected by the change.
Revised hours will be posted at each Post Office and commercial customers are asked to check with their Business Mail Entry Unit for Dec. 24 hours of operation.
Across the Albany District of the Postal Service, which stretches from the Capital Region and Northern New York into Central New York and the Southern Tier, only three offices will extend hours beyond noon:
- Albany General Mail Facility, located at 30 Old Karner Road, is open until 2 pm
- The Carousel Center Postal Station, located inside the Carousel Center in Syracuse, stays open until 5 pm
- And, the Plattsburgh Post Office, at 10 Miller Street, will be open until 2 pm.
All local post offices will be closed on Saturday, December 25 for the Christmas holiday.
Express Mail only will be delivered on Christmas Day in most major metro areas. Over the holiday weekend, postal sales and services will be available at 11 self-service Automated Postal Centers in the Postal Service’s Albany District: Each self-serve unit, known as an APC, provides 24 hour access, unless noted.
- ALBANY - Units at both the Karner Road General Mail Facility and Stuyvesant Plaza
- CLIFTON PARK
- GLENS FALLS
- LATHAM
- PLATTSBURGH
- ROME
- SCHENECTADY
- SYRACUSE -- Taft Road Main Post Office
- An APC at the Carousel Center is available during mall hours
- WATERTOWN
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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