RICHFORD – The postcard that customers wanted finally arrived in Richford.  Their post office will reopen on Monday, postal officials said.

The new Richford Post Office, located at 1007 State Route 79, will open its doors for its first stamp sale on January 13 beginning at 7:30 am.  Post office boxholders will find their mail in new post office boxes and will receive new keys to serve the boxes. 

Postal officials remind local customers to bring identification as required for the registration process for the post office boxes.  Post office box numbers and addresses, including the Richford ZIP Code of 13835, will not change.

A public ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 10 am with senior postal officials greeting local customers.

Window hours at the Richford Post Office are from 7:30 am to 11:30 am Mondays through Saturdays. 

Officials add that the Post Office Box section is open 24 hours every day. Pickup of oversized or signature-required mail is available during window hours

Richford customers have been served by the Berkshire post office.  The last day for those customers to pick up mail at Berkshire is Saturday, January 11. All mail will then move to Richford for the reopening of service on Monday, January 13.

Photo Ops: 10 am ribbon cutting; new post office boxes, new keys; customers at the post office or completing post office box applications; new collection box and flags.

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