What:

The Des Moines Network Distribution Center will handle millions of parcels this holiday season. We are opening up our parcel sorting operation to the media for one day only.

We will show customers what happens behind the curtain when their packages leave the Post Office. It’s industrial, but there are some really great visuals of high-tech, high-speed processing, large chutes of parcels, automated systems, and people sorting parcels manually.

When & Where:

Wednesday, December 11 from 1:00 PM to 2:00PM (tour starts promptly at 1:00)
Des Moines Network Distribution Center
4000 109th Street, Urbandale, IA

RSVP & Point of Contact:

Please RSVP by December 9 to USPS Strategic Communications Specialist Kristy Anderson at kristy.l.anderson@usps.gov or (612) 271-7571.

Who:

We will have a spokesperson on hand to talk about mailing tips, deadlines and ways to save money and time.

A facility manager will conduct the tour and speak about the equipment, transportation and employees.

Safety Requirement:

No open toe or open heel shoes. No heels. Tour may consist of walking grated catwalk and climbing stairs.

Entry Instructions:

When you arrive at the entry gate into the parking lot, hit the call button and the control room will buzz you in and open the gate.

When you arrive at the entry turnstile gate into the building, you will hit the call button again and the control room will buzz you in and unlock the turnstile.

When you arrive at the elevator, you will once again hit the call button and the control room will open the elevator for you.

Go to the 2nd Floor and wait in the lobby where you will be greeted and where the tour will begin.

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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