EDISON, NJ – Can’t make it to the Post Office during the regular Monday – Saturday scheduled business hours? To ease some of the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, 30 Northern New Jersey Post Offices are expanding service in December. Thirteen Post Offices are offering Sunday retail business hours, five others are extending their Saturday hours, and 12 additional offices are offering special Sunday package pickup hours. 

As an added convenience, the following 13 Northern New Jersey Post Offices are offering Sunday retail business hours on Sunday, Dec 8, 15 and 22: Allwood Station in Clifton 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Bridgewater 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., East Brunswick 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Elizabeth Main Post Office 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Jersey City Main Post Office 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Journal Square Station in Jersey City 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Hudson Station in Jersey City 9 a.m. – 1p.m.,  Kendall Park 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Livingston 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Ridgewood 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.,  Sparta 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Sheffield Station in Wayne 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., and Bayonne 9 a.m. – 1.p.m. 

The special extended holiday hours on Saturday, December 7, 14, and 21 include: Annandale 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Hoboken Main Post Office 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Rockaway 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Liberty Corner 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., and Ringwood 8:30 – 2:30 p.m.

If you got an attempted delivery notice in your mailbox, the 12 Northern New Jersey Post Offices opening for package pickup on Sunday, Dec 8, 15, and 22 are: Irvington 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Springfield Avenue Station in Newark 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Paterson Main Post Office 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Bloomfield Main Post Office 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., East Orange Main Post Office 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Montclair 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Bergen North Station in Jersey City 8 a.m. 12 p.m., Bergen South Station in Jersey City 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., West New York Main Post Office 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., Union City Main Post Office 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., and North Bergen Main Post Office 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Of course the ultimate holiday convenience is the Postal Service’s USPS.com website. Consumers can skip the trip to the Post Office by using the Click-N-Ship feature and other online services at USPS.com to order free Priority Mail boxes, purchase holiday stamps, print shipping labels for packages with postage, and request free next-day Package Pickup.

Nationally, the U.S. Postal Service is ready to deliver more than 800 million packages between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. The busiest time of the season peaks two weeks before Christmas, when much last-minute shopping starts. Customer traffic is expected to increase beginning December 9, while the week of December 16 is expected to be the busiest time for mailing, shipping and delivery. Additionally, the Postal Service predicts that nearly 2.5 billion pieces of First-Class Mail, including greeting cards, will be processed and delivered the week of December 16.

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