OAKLAND, CA — To ease the hustle and bustle of getting your holiday shipments in the mail, select East Bay Post Offices in the Bay-Valley postal district will be open for full retail services on two Saturdays, December 15 and 22, 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.

The following post offices will be open for retail service from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Dec. 15 and 22, except for Oakland Emeryville, Oakland Civic Center and Martinez where indicated:

ANTIOCH MAIN	2730 W. Tregallas Road, Antioch, CA 94509
BERKELEY MAIN	2000 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94509
CONCORD MAIN	2121 Meridian Park Blvd., Concord,CA 94520
FAIRFIELD MAIN	600 Kentucky St., Fairfield, CA 94533
FREMONT MAIN	37010 Dusterberry Way, Fremont, CA 94537
HAYWARD MAIN	24438 Santa Clara St., Hayward, CA 94544
MARTINEZ MAIN	4100 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, CA 94553	8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
NAPA MAIN	1625 Trancas St., Napa, CA 94558
OAKLAND - EMERYVILLE	1585 62nd St., Oakland, CA 94608	8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
OAKLAND - CIVIC CENTER	201 13th St., Oakland, CA 94612	8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
PLEASANTON MAIN	4300 Black Ave., Pleasanton, CA 94566
RICHMOND MAIN	1025 Nevin Ave., Richmond, CA 94801
SAN RAMON MAIN	12935 Alcosta Blvd., San Ramon, CA 94583
VALLEJO MAIN	485 Santa Clara St., Vallejo, CA 94590
WALNUT CREEK MAIN	2070 N., Broadway, Walnut Creek, CA 94596

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 buying.

“During the busiest time of the year, people get frazzled with all they have to do,” said Bay-Valley District Manager Robert Reynosa. “Providing a convenience to our customers by giving them added days to give us their shipments is just one less thing they have to worry about. It’s all about Priority Yule!”

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