Jan. 7, 2025
Keep Letter Carriers safe as they deliver mail
With major snow accumulations covering the region, along with prolonged frigid temperatures, one tool is expected to make its return at homes and businesses – the shovel.
To help letter carriers deliver mail, the Postal Service is asking customers to clear snow and ice from sidewalks, stairs, and mailboxes, both on the house and at the curbside.
Snow and ice make delivery dangerous and slow. Maintaining a clear path to the mailbox – including steps, porches, walkways, and street approach – will help letter carriers maintain consistent delivery service.
Delivery service may be delayed or curtailed whenever streets or walkways present hazardous conditions for letter carriers or when snow is plowed against mailboxes.
Please help us by clearing a pathway large enough to allow our vehicles access to the mailbox and to drive away, safely. Customers receiving curbside delivery should remove snow piles left by snowplows to keep access to their mailboxes clear for letter carriers
Customers receiving door delivery should make sure their sidewalks, steps and porches are clear.
The Postal Service curtails delivery only after careful consideration, and only as a last resort. Any curtailed mail is attempted the next delivery day.
One of the goals of Delivering for America, the Postal Service’s 10-year plan for achieving financial sustainability and service excellence, is the commitment to safety as a core value throughout the organization and its employees.
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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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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