MERRIFIELD, VA — Customer traffic at Postal retail counters is expected to decrease significantly on Saturday July 2. To balance anticipated customer needs with efficient use of resources, many Post Office retail units will close or adjust hours on Saturday July 2.
Below is a summary of Northern Virginia Postal operations for the July 4 holiday:

Retail operations

• Saturday, July 2- many Post Offices will adjust hours or close. Please see the attachments for a list of Post Office hours.
• Sunday, July 3- all Post Offices will be closed.
• Monday, July 4-all Post Offices will be closed.

Collections

• Saturday, July 2- normal collections.
• Sunday, July 3- there will be no collections.
• Monday, July 4- there will be no collections.

Delivery

• Saturday, July 2- there will be normal delivery.
• Sunday, July 3- there will be no delivery.
• Monday, July 4- there will be no delivery.

BMEU

• Saturday, July 2-all BMEU units will be closed.
• Sunday, July 3-all BMEU units will be closed.
• Monday, July 4-all BMEU units will be closed.

Alternate access options:

Customers will still have convenient access to postal products and services. Automated Postal Centers (APCs) allow customers to buy stamps or mail letters and packages in a self-service environment. This equipment is often located in the postal lobby with 24-hour customer access. Automated Postal Centers support up to 85 percent of all possible retail transactions, including the purchase of additional services such as Delivery Confirmation™. Customers can purchase stamps or mail letters and parcels using debit or EBT credit cards.

The U.S. Postal Service website, www.usps.com, makes it even easier for customers to save time. More than 1 million people visit the website every day. The website offers nearly three dozen services and products to help small business owners and consumers. Customer can:

Customers can find dozens of locations to purchase postal services within their neighborhoods by visiting an interactive map at www.uspseverywhere.com and typing in a ZIP Code. Using a simple icon guide designating stamps, shipping and packaging, PO Boxes and other services, customers can easily navigate to retail outlets, grocery stores, Automated Postal Center (APC) kiosks and Post Offices, among other options.

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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 for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations. We’re everywhere so you can be anywhere: www.uspseverywhere.com. With 32,000 retail locations and the most frequently visited website in the federal government, usps.com, the Postal Service has annual revenue of more than $67 billion and delivers nearly 40 percent of the world’s mail. If it were a private sector company, the U.S. Postal Service would rank 29th in the 2010 Fortune 500. Black Enterprise and Hispanic Business magazines ranked the Postal Service as a leader in workforce diversity. The Postal Service has been named the Most Trusted Government Agency six consecutive years and the sixth Most Trusted Business in the nation by the Ponemon Institute.