RICHMOND, VA – Postal Service facilities will be closed for retail transactions on Thursday, November 28, in observance of the Thanksgiving Day Holiday. There will be no regular mail delivery and no mail collection runs conducted in the Richmond District which encompasses ZIP Code areas: 224-225, 228-239 & 224.
Delivery is limited to Express Mail in the major metropolitan area. Normal delivery and collection schedules will resume Friday, November 29.
The Business Mail Acceptance Units (BMAU) will be closed on Thursday, November 28. The BMAU will be open for commercial customers Friday, November 29. Commercial customers are asked to check with their BMAU for hours of operation. To obtain the phone number of a specific Post Office, customers may call 1-800-ASK-USPS or visit www.usps.com.
Customers who wish to purchase stamps and our many other products and services may use any of the Automated Postal Centers (APC) located at the 24-hour locations listed below. The APC does everything short of face-to-face transactions, including renewing PO Boxes, dispensing stamps, weighing packages and calculating postage for Express Mail, Priority Mail, and First-Class Mail. All APCs take debit and credit cards only!
Contract Postal Units (CPU) will also be closed Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28. A CPU is a supplier under contract with the Postal Service to provide postal services to the public at postal prices. Customers can visit www.usps.com for CPU locations.
In addition, many services available at the Post Office are available online at www.usps.com Customers can buy stamps, use Click-N-Ship to print their own mailing labels, pay for postage and confirm delivery. They can even request a package pick up at their home or office at no extra charge.
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