Northern Virginia Post Offices Adjust Hours/Operations for July 4 Holiday

Many Post Offices to Close Early July 3

June 22, 2009 

Release No.  09-0017 



Merrifield VA —Northern Virginia Post Offices will be adjusting delivery, collection retail and BMEU hours for the July 4 holiday weekend as follows:

Delivery Operations

  • All post offices will provide delivery services Friday July 3.
  • There will be no delivery Saturday July 4 except for premium-holiday-service Express Mail
  • There will be no delivery Sunday July 5 except for premium-Sunday-service Express Mail

Collection Operations

  • All collection box pick-up times will be advanced to 12:00 noon Friday.

Retail Operations

  • Customer traffic at postal retail counters decreases significantly on July 3. To balance anticipated customer needs with efficient use of postal resources, all retail lobbies will close at 12 noon July 3 with the exception of the offices listed below. No retail offices will be open Saturday July 4 or Sunday July 5.

Location Address Retail Closing Times July 3
Front Royal 120 E 3RD STREET
FRONT ROYAL, VA 22630-9998
3:00 PM
Winchester 340 N PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD
WINCHESTER, VA 22601-9998
3:00 PM
Culpeper 205 S MAIN STREET
CULPEPER, VA 22701-9998
3:00 PM
Madison 1438 N. MAIN STREET
MADISON, VA 22727-9998
3:00 PM
Leesburg Main 25 CATOCTIN CIRCLE SE
LEESBURG, VA 20175-9998
3:00 PM
Herndon Main 590 GROVE STREET
HERNDON, VA 20170-9999
3:00 PM
Gainesville 14689 LEE HIGHWAY
GAINESVILLE, VA 20155-9998
3:00 PM
Manassas 8801 SUDLEY ROAD
MANASSAS, VA 20110-9998
3:00 PM
Alexandria Main 1100 WYTHE STREET
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22313-9998
3:00 PM
Chantilly 4410 BROOKFIELD CORP DRIVE
CHANTILLY, VA 20151-9998
3:00 PM
Merrifield 8409 LEE HIGHWAY
MERRIFIELD, VA 22116-9998
3:00 PM
Arlington Main 3118 WASHINGTON BLVD
ARLINGTON, VA 22210-9998
3:00 PM
Woodbridge Main 1810 REDDY DRIVE
WOODBRIDGE, VA 22191-9998
3:00 PM
Woodbridge Prince William 3360 POST OFFICE ROAD
WOODBRIDGE, VA 22192-9996
3:00 PM
Springfield Main 7051 BROOKFIELD PLAZA
SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150-9998
3:00 PM
Bailey’s Crossroads 6021 LEESBURG PIKE
FALLS CHURCH, VA 22041-9998
3:00 PM
McLean Main 6841 ELM STREET
MCLEAN, VA 22101-9998
3:00 PM

Bulk Mail Entry Units

  • Bulk Mail Entry Units (BMEU) will be closed Friday July 3 with the exception of the BMEU offices listed below:

Location Address BMEU’s Open
July 3
Merrifield BMEU 8409 LEE HIGHWAY
MERRIFIELD, VA 22081-9651
MAIN: (703) 698-6479
Regular BMEU Hours
Dulles BMEU 44715 PRENTICE DRIVE
DULLES, VA 20101-9651
MAIN: (703) 406-6434
Regular BMEU Hours
Winchester BMEU 340 NORTH PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD
WINCHESTER, VA 22601-9998
MAIN: (540) 662-2554
Regular BMEU Hours
Culpeper BMEU 205 SOUTH MAIN STREET
CULPEPER, VA 22701-9998
MAIN: (540) 825-8652
Regular BMEU Hours

Normal delivery, collection, retail and BMEU schedules will resume Monday July 6.

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