RICHMOND DISTRICT VA — The deadline for mailing 2008 federal tax returns is Wednesday, April 15, 2009. No Post Office in the Richmond District, which includes the Hampton Roads, central Virginia, Fredericksburg and Charlottesville areas, is providing extended retail hours other than the Richmond Main Post Office. The Richmond Main Post Office, 1801 Brook Road, will offer retail window service until 7 p.m. Both the Richmond Main Post Office and the Hampton Roads General Mail Facility, 600 Church Street, Norfolk, will have personnel collecting mail until midnight to ensure last minute filers receive an April 15 postmark on their federal returns.
All returns with Automated Postal Center (APC), or self-service kiosk, postage must be deposited prior to the last posted collection time, or the mail must be taken to either the Richmond Main Post Office or Hampton Roads General Mail Facility by midnight to receive a timely postmark. These kiosks are available 24/7. The APC label reflects the sale date which does not necessarily represent the mailing date, and an official postmark is required on returns.
Mailers are strongly advised to check the last pickup time posted on blue collection boxes before depositing their returns as mail deposited after the last pickup time will not receive an April 15 postmark. Mailers needing “proof of mailing” must use either a certificate of mailing, certified mail or registered mail obtained through a retail window employee.
The last mail pickup from blue collection boxes in larger Post Offices are listed below, and offices with an APC are marked with an asterisk:
Hampton Roads - Southside
CHESAPEAKE
*Chesapeake Main Office, 1425 Battlefield Blvd., N., 6 p.m. collection box deadline
*Great Bridge Station, 1100 Battlefield Blvd., S., 5:30 p.m. collection box deadline
NORFOLK
Norfolk Main Office, 600 Church St., postal personnel will collect returns until midnight
PORTSMOUTH
Portsmouth Main Office, 933 Broad St., 6 p.m. collection box deadline
SUFFOLK
*Suffolk Main Office, 445 N. Main St., 5:30 p.m. collection box deadline
VIRGINIA BEACH–All offices have a 5 p.m. collection box deadline. The following offices have an APC:
*23452 Main Office/Lynnhaven Station, 501 Viking Dr.
*23454 Hilltop Station, 550 First Colonial Rd., Ste. 308
*23455 Bayside Station, 2109 Thoroughgood Rd.
*23456 Princess Anne Station, 2509 George Mason Dr.
*23462 Witchduck Station, 4831 Columbus St.
*23464 Acredale Station, 1225 Kempsville Rd.
Hampton Roads - Peninsula
HAMPTON
Hampton Main Office, 809 Aberdeen Rd., 5 p.m. collection box deadline
NEWPORT NEWS
*Patrick Henry Station, 685 Turnberry Blvd., 5 p.m. collection box deadline
WILLIAMSBURG
*Williamsburg Main Office, 425 N. Boundary St., 5 p.m. collection box deadline
*Monticello Station, 5219 Monticello Ave., 5 p.m. collection box deadline
YORKTOWN
*Grafton Station, 5702 Geo. Washington Mem'l. Hwy., 5 p.m. collection box deadline
Post Offices in the central Virginia (Richmond and Fredericksburg areas) and mountain areas with an APC are shown below. The Richmond Main Post Office is extending retail hours to 7 p.m., and personnel will be collecting mail until midnight to ensure an April 15 postmark is provided on federal returns.
Central Virginia - Richmond area
CHESTER POST OFFICE, 12300 Rock Hill Rd., 23831
COLONIAL HEIGHTS POST OFFICE, 1205 Boulevard 23834
GLEN ALLEN POST OFFICE, 4990 Sadler Place 23060
MIDLOTHIAN - Midlothian Main Office, 1201 Sycamore Square 23113
Genito Station, 3530 Post Office Rd., 23112
RICHMOND MAIN - Richmond Main Post Office, 1801 Brook Rd., 23232 (Midnight collection deadline)
Bon Air Station, 101 N. Pinetta Dr., 23235
Forest Hill Station, 1021 Hioaks Rd., 23225
Lakeside Station, 2100 E. Parham Rd., 23228
Regency Station, 2000 Starling Dr., 23229
Ridge Station, 10509 Patterson Ave., 23233
Westhampton Station, 805 Glenburnie Rd., 23226
Central Virginia - Fredericksburg area
FREDERICKSBURG POST OFFICE, 600 Princess Anne St., 22401 (5:30 p.m. collection box deadline)
STAFFORD POST OFFICE, 2650 Jefferson Davis Hwy., 22554
Mountain Area
CHARLOTTESVILLE MAIN POST OFFICE, 1155 Seminole Trl., 22901
Customers are encouraged to mail their tax returns as early in the day as possible and weigh their returns or extension requests on a postal scale to calculate the proper amount of postage needed. This is especially true if a customer is filing extra forms or schedules. Tax agencies will NOT pay postage due and the return or extension request will be considered delinquent, even if the mail piece has an April 15 postmark.
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