ALBANY, NY — The Academy Station Post Office, located at 63 New Scotland Avenue, will close permanently on Aug. 11.  PO Box service at the Academy Station Post Office will be moved to the Fort Orange Post Office, at 450 Central Ave, which is approximately 1.9 miles away. PO Box customers can pick up their mail at the new location beginning Aug. 12.

Street delivery of mail will not be impacted and will continue as normal.

The hours at Fort Orange Post Office are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m. to noon. The Post Office is closed on Sunday.

The Postal Service is committed to finding a new site to replace the Academy Station Post Office as close as reasonably possible to the current site. This location has yet to be determined.

Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through The Postal Store at usps.com/shop, by calling 800-STAMP24 (800-782-6724), by mail through USA Philatelic or at Post Office locations nationwide.

Most postal products and services are available at www.usps.com. There customers can look up a ZIP Code, track a package, buy stamps, request to hold mail, print postage online, submit a change of address, schedule a package pickup and find the location of other nearby Post Offices.

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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