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December 4, 2018

North Bay Post Offices Extend Saturday Retail Service in December

Postal Service makes it Priority Yule! for customers needing more time to mail

PETALUMA, CA — To ease the hustle and bustle of getting your holiday shipments in the mail, select North Bay Post Offices in the San Francisco postal district will be open for full retail services on two Saturdays, December 8 and 15, 2018. With the week before Christmas anticipated to be the busiest week of the year, the Postal Service wants to ease the stress for customers rushing to get their shipments on the way.

Arcata Post Office
799 H Street
Arcata, CA  95521
Saturday Hours: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Novato Post Office
1537 S. Novato Boulevard
Novato, CA  94947
Saturday Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Fort Bragg Post Office
203 N. Franklin Street
Fort Bragg, CA  95437
Saturday Hours: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

North Bay P&DC Finance Station
1150 N. McDowell Boulevard
Petaluma, CA  94999
Saturday Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Fortuna Post Office
699 13th Street
Fortuna, CA  95540
Saturday Hours: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Rohnert Park Post Office
150 Raley’s Towne Center
Rohnert Park, CA  94928
Saturday Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Lakeport Post Office
1151 11th Street
Lakeport, CA  95453
Saturday Hours: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Ukiah Post Office
671 S. Orchard Avenue
Ukiah, CA 95482
Saturday Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Nearly 3 billion pieces of mail, including 200 million packages, are expected to be processed and delivered during the week of December 17-23. Traditionally, what used to be the busiest day of the year has morphed into the “busiest week,” largely driven by an increase in online purchases.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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