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Jan. 7, 2025

Post Offices Will Close January 9TH in National Day of Observance

No mail delivery or retail service, customers encouraged to mail early

MINNESOTA — Post Offices will be closed on Thursday, January 9, 2025, in National Day of Observance to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at age 100. There will be no mail delivery, caller service or Post Office Box service. All services resume on Friday, January 10. The Post Office will be open regularly scheduled hours on January 8.

Customers who wish to purchase stamps, mail packages, or ship urgent letters or packages on January 9 may use the Self-Service Kiosks available at select post offices. The ATM-like kiosk accepts credit or debit cards only and can handle about 80 percent of typical postal transactions – like weigh packages and dispense postage for Priority Express, Priority, First-Class and Parcel Post mail. Self Service Kiosks are accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Customers may also access retail services at other locations found on USPS.com, under “Quick Tools” the “Find USPS locations”- https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm

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The United States Postal Service is an independent federal establishment, mandated to be self-financing and to serve every American community through the affordable, reliable and secure delivery of mail and packages to 169 million addresses six and often seven days a week. Overseen by a bipartisan Board of Governors, the Postal Service is implementing a 10-year transformation plan, Delivering for America, to modernize the postal network, restore long-term financial sustainability, dramatically improve service across all mail and shipping categories, and maintain the organization as one of America’s most valued and trusted brands.

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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