LOWAKE, TX – The U.S. Postal Service will implement an emergency suspension of the Lowake, TX Post Office, located at 24132 FM 381, Lowake, TX 76855, effective close of business on Friday, January 24, 2014. The office will be closed until further notice. Alternate service will be provided by the nearby Rowena Post Office. Postal officials cited Lack of Qualified Personnel as the reason for the office’s suspension, which is not a permanent closure.
About 20 customers currently receive PO box delivery at the Lowake Post Office. While this office is under an emergency suspension, Lowake Post Office customers will receive mail delivery through PO box service at the Rowena Post Office, 501 Mary St., Rowena, TX 76875.
No change of address will be required. Mailing addresses for customers served by the Lowake Post Office will remain the same - PO box numbers and last line of information (city, state and ZIP) will not change. Lowake Post Office customers should contact Miles Postmaster Chris Hollway, at 325-442-4261, with any questions they may have.
Retail window service hours for the Rowena Post Office are Monday through Friday, 7 to 9 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. The office is closed on Saturday and Sunday.
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