COLUMBUS, OH—The U.S. Postal Service Columbus District is announcing a change in retail hours for Post Offices, stations and branches on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve of 2009.

Most Columbus Postal Service facilities with ZIP Codes beginning with 430-433, 437, 438, 456 and 457 will close at 12 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve) and on Thursday, Dec. 31 (New Year’s Eve).

The exceptions are the Columbus Main Post Office (850 Twin Rivers Dr.) and the Port Columbus Station (4299 Sawyer Road) at the International Columbus Airport. The Main Post Office and the Port Columbus Station will remain open until 2:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.

Holiday operating hours will be posted in the lobbies of local Post Offices. Normal Post Office Box services will be provided at all locations. All offices will be closed on Christmas Day and on New Year’s Day. For more information on available services go to www.usps.com.

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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 tax dollars. 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 26th in the 2008 Fortune 500.