US Virgin Islands -- So far, the Postal Service is on track to scale a new high in holiday deliveries, as its volume is up more than 15% compared with a year ago and is forecast to deliver more than 600 million packages between Black Friday and New Year’s Eve.  

That includes packages that will be part of regular mail delivery scheduled for Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24.

However, many local post offices will shorten lobby hours and close at 2 p.m.  Local holiday hours will be posted at each Post Office.  Among the Post Offices in the USVI that will be open until 5 pm include:

Business customers should check with their Bulk Mail Entry Unit for hours of operation.

Blue collection boxes with final collection times before 12 p.m. (noon) will not be affected by the early closing on December 24.  But if boxes have final collection times after 12 p.m., their mail may be picked up earlier. Please deposit mail into blue collection boxes by noon on December 24, regardless of the final collection times posted on the box.

All Post Offices will be closed on Christmas Day, Friday, December 25.

Regular mail service, including postal lobby operations, will resume on Saturday, December 26.

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