Key West, FL — The U.S. Postal Service Florida 3 (South Florida) District has announced a temporary suspension of mail delivery and retail operations in the Lower Florida Keys due to the approach of Hurricane Ian. The safety of our employees and our customers is a priority for the Postal Service.

Residential and business customers in ZIP Codes 33001, 33040, 33042, 33043, 33050, and 33051 will not receive mail delivery today, Tuesday, September 27. Also, retail operations temporarily have been suspended at the following Post Offices on this date:

• Long Key Post Office, 68340 Overseas Hwy, Long Key, FL 33001
• Key West Main Office, 400 Whitehead St, Key West, FL 33040
• Flagler Station, 2764 N Roosevelt Blvd, Key West, FL 33040
• U.S. Naval Air Station, 4069 Langley Ave Bldg A, Key West, FL 33040
• Summerland Key Post Office, 24700 Overseas Hwy, Summerland Key, FL 33042
• Big Pine Key Post Office, 29959 Overseas Hwy, Big Pine Key, FL 33043
• Marathon Post Office, 5171 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050
• Marathon Shores Post Office, 11400 Overseas Hwy, STE 130, Marathon, FL 33050
• Key Colony Beach Post Office, 600 W Ocean Dr, Key Colony Beach, FL 33051

The Postal Service appreciates its customers and their understanding as we temporarily adjust operations due to inclement weather. We will continue to monitor tropical weather conditions and will restore service when it is safe to do so.

USPS Service Alerts provide information to consumers, small businesses, and business mailers about postal facility service disruptions due to weather-related and other natural disasters or events. Updated information is available at https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/.

Postal employees are reminded to call the National Employee Emergency Hotline at 888-363-7462 for updated reporting information.

The Postal Service generally 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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