Houston, TX – The Postal Service continues recovery efforts for its operations daily, and is delivering mail and providing services in our Post Offices in the Houston and surrounding areas, wherever it is safe to do so. For those Post Offices still unable to be occupied, we are currently operating in alternate locations, until repairs can be made.

Customers can be assured that all mail is being processed and delivered as soon as possible, and we urge anyone with questions or concerns to visit our website here for the latest information on mail service: https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/weather-updates-residential.htm.

We appreciate our customers’ patience as we continue to work hard to resume normal postal operations in Houston and the surrounding area.

On Monday, Oct. 28, normal operations will resume at the Hamshire Post Office, located at 25142 Highway 124, Hamshire, TX 77622.  Hours of operation are:  Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.; closed Saturday and Sunday.  Customers of the Hamshire P.O. will no longer need to travel to the Winnie Post Office for service. 

The offices listed below remain temporarily suspended until further notice: 

All operations have resumed within the 3-digit ZIP Codes of 773 with the exception of:

• Porter Post Office, 23550 Partners Way, Porter TX 77365
• All operations for the Porter Post Office are being conducted in Mobile Retail Units located on the Porter Post Office parking lot.
  Retail Hours: M-F 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. /Sat. 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

All operations have resumed within the 3-digit ZIP Codes of 775 with the exception of:

• Devers Post Office, 102 S Gates St, Devers TX 77538
• Retail Operations for the Devers Post Office are being conducted in a Mobile Retail Unit located on the Devers Post Office parking lot.
  Retail Hours: M-F 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. /Sat. 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

All operations have resumed within the 3-digit ZIP Codes of 776 with the exception of:

• Mauriceville Post Office, 11424 Highway 12, TX 77626
• All operations for the Mauriceville Post Office are being conducted in Mobile Retail Units located on the Mauriceville Post Office parking lot
  Retail Hours: M-F 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. /1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
  PO Box Mail Available: M-F 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

There have been no changes to these impacted offices:

• Stowell Post Office, 3608 State Highway 124, Stowell, TX 77661
• Nome Post Office, 2285 Highway 90, Nome, TX 77629

Operations for the Stowell Post Office have been moved to the following alternate location.

• Winnie Post Office, 324 Highway 124, Winnie, TX 77665
  Hours of operation: M-F 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.

Operations for the Nome Post Office have been moved to the following alternate location.

• China Post Office 305 N Broadway St, China, TX 77613
  Hours of operation: M-F 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m./1:00PM-4:30 p.m.

We are committed to serving our customers and to being there for the residents in the Houston surrounding areas, as recovery from Tropical Storm Imelda continues.

The Postal Service 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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