Cleveland, OH—Most Post Offices in the Cleveland area will be open Christmas Eve, Thursday Dec. 24, but will shorten retail lobby hours, some closing as early as noon. Please check with your local Post Office for its Christmas Eve hours. Customers may also call 1-800-ASKUSPS for information about specific Post Offices.

Offices that will have retail operations open beyond noon are:

• Cleveland Post Office, 2400 Orange Ave., – will close at 6 p.m.
• Beachwood Branch, 3695 Green Rd.,—will close at 5 p.m.
• Midpark Branch, 13301 Smith Rd.,—will close at 5 p.m.
• Westlake Branch, 27300 Center Ridge Rd., will close at 5 p.m.
• Airport Finance Station, 5801 Postal Road,—will close at 8 p.m.

In addition, the Erieview Station, 1240 East 9th St., will be closed on December 24.

Offices that will maintain normal retail operations are:

• Painesville Post Office, 215 East Jackson St.
• Mentor Post Office, 8600 Tyler Rd.
• Avon Lake Post Office, 33501 Lake Rd.
• Elyria Post Office, 345 East Bridge St.
• Lorain Retail, 439 W. 4th St.

Mail will be delivered on December 24. There will be no mail delivery on December 25, although Express Mail will be delivered in most major metropolitan areas. Normal delivery and retail operations resume Saturday, December 26.

In addition, mail should be deposited into blue collection boxes by the last collection time noted, or noon, which ever is earliest, for pick-up on Dec. 24.

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