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Post Office Changes
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New		 Finance No. ZIP Code State P.O. Name County/
Parish		 Station/Branch/Unit Unit Type Effective Date Comments
Old 08-1734 06820 CT Darien Fairfield Noroton Classified Station 11/21/1996 Classified Station discontinued. Retain ZIP Code.TM Continue to use Darien, CT 06820 as last line of address.
New 08-1734 06820 CT Darien Fairfield Main Office Post Office 12/20/2003 blank
Old 18-9045 51548 IA Underwood Pottawattamie Mc Clelland Community Post Office 06/28/2002 Community Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place Name. Continue to use Mc Clelland, IA 51548 as last line of address.
New 18-6399 51548 IA Neola Pottawattamie Mc Clelland Place Name 12/06/2003 blank
Old 18-5265 51550 IA Logan Harrison Magnolia Community Post Office 12/27/2002 Community Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a Place name. Continue to use Magnolia, IA 51550 as last line of address.
New 18-5265 51550 IA Logan Harrison Magnolia Place Name 12/06/2003 blank
Old 19-2167 66873 KS Council Grove Morris Wilsey Community Post Office 09/30/2002 Community Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Wilsey, KS 66873 as last line of address.
New 19-2167 66873 KS Council Grove Morris Wilsey Place Name 12/06/2003 blank
Old 25-2620 48330 MI Drayton Plains Oakland Main Office Post Office 11/15/1998 Post OfficeTM discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Drayton Plains, MI 48330 as last line of address.
New 25-9750 48330 MI Waterford Oakland Drayton Plains Place Name 01/31/2004 blank
Old 30-6795 68747 NE Osmond Pierce Mclean Community Post Office 08/01/2002 Community Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Mclean, NE 68747 as last line of address.
New 30-6795 68747 NE Osmond Pierce Mclean Place Name 12/06/2003 blank
Old 30-0330 68819 NE Ansley Custer Berwyn Community Post Office 05/11/2001 Community Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Berwyn, NE becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 68814.
New 30-0330 68814 NE Ansley Custer Berwyn Place Name 12/06/2003 blank
Old 30-1485 68837 NE Burwell Valley Elyria Community Post Office 05/03/2002 Community Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Elyria, NE 68837 as last line of address.
New 30-1485 68837 NE Burwell Garfield Elyria Place Name 12/06/2003 blank
Old 30-4170 69354 NE Hemingford Dawes Marsland Community Post Office 10/31/2002 Community Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Marsland, NE 69354 as last line of address.
New 30-4170 69354 NE Hemingford Box Butte Marsland Place Name 12/06/2003 blank
Old 47-7524 37155 TN Saint Bethlehem Montgomery Main Office Post Office 05/28/2002 Post Office and PO Box ZIP Code discontinued. Use Clarksville, TN 37040 as last line of address.
New 47-1692 37040 TN Clarksville Montgomery Main Office Post Office 08/28/2004 blank
Old 47-1824 37046 TN College Grove Williamson Main Office Post Office blank Realign ZIP Code boundaries. Use Arrington, TN 37014 as last line of address for the 41 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 37046.
New 47-0288 37014 TN Arrington Williamson Main Office Post Office 03/01/2005 blank
Old 47-0288 37014 TN Arrington Williamson Main Office Post Office blank Realign ZIP Code boundaries. Use College Grove, TN 37046 as last line of address for the 40 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 37014.
New 47-1824 37046 TN College Grove Williamson Main Office Post Office 03/01/2005 blank
Old 47-1824 37046 TN College Grove Williamson Main Office Post Office blank Realign ZIP Code boundaries. Use Eagleville, TN 37060 as last line of address for the 5 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 37046.
New 47-2700 37060 TN Eagleville Rutherford Main Office Post Office 03/01/2005 blank
Old 51-7716 24014 VA Roanoke Roanoke Main Office Post Office blank Realign ZIP Code boundaries. Use Roanoke, VA 24018 as last line of address for the 3,320 residential and 405 business deliveries previously in ZIP Code 24014.
New 51-7716 24018 VA Roanoke Roanoke Main Office Post Office 03/01/2005 blank
Old 55-0180 25004 WV Ameagle Raleigh Main Office Post Office 10/29/1992 Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Ameagle, WV becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 25060.
New 55-2238 25060 WV Dorothy Raleigh Ameagle Place Name 01/24/2004 blank
Old 55-1650 25046 WV Clio Roane Main Office Post Office 07/28/1989 Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Clio, WV becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 25045.
New 55-1608 25045 WV Clendenin Kanawha Clio Place Name 01/24/2004 blank
Old 55-6012 25147 WV Ohley Kanawha Main Office Post Office 04/26/1991 Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Ohley, WV becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 25075.
New 55-2622 25075 WV Eskdale Kanawha Ohley Place Name 01/24/2004 blank
Old 55-1098 26334 WV Brownton Barbour Main Office Post Office 06/28/1996 Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Brownton, WV becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 26347.
New 55-2808 26347 WV Flemington Taylor Brownton Place Name 01/24/2004 blank
Old 57-7448 82844 WY Ranchester Sheridan Wolf Community Post Office 07/28/2003 Community Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Wolf, WY 82844 as last line of address.
New 57-7448 82844 WY Ranchester Sheridan Wolf Place Name 12/13/2003 blank
- Address Management, Intelligent Mail and Address Quality, 3-17-05

NOTICE

Checks Found in Undeliverable Mail

Mail Recovery Centers (MRCs) process all undeliverable checks received daily - more than 7,000. In order to streamline the handling of these undeliverable checks, MRCs use an automated system providing quicker notification to customers regarding the disposition of their mailing. The automated system scans checks found in undeliverable mail, creates a letter with an electronic image of the check, and inserts the letter into an envelope for immediate

mailing to the check owner. The letter explains why the check could not be delivered and notifies the customer that, for security reasons, the check will be shredded. The letter can also be used to explain to creditors why a payment was late.

For more information on mail recovery operations, see http://blue.usps.gov/caweb/ccc/mro/welcome.htm.

- Corporate Customer Contact,
Consumer Affairs, 3-17-05

NOTICE

Undeliverable Samples, Books, and Sound Recordings

What does your office do with undeliverable samples, books, and sound recordings?

The Postal Operations Manual (POM), section 69, Dead Mail, outlines postal policy on the disposition of undeliverable mail by local Post OfficesTM and mail recovery centers (MRCs). Because interpretation of this policy has varied from office to office, the following information is provided to clarify these instructions and ensure consistent handling.

What can be donated locally?

Post Offices can donate undeliverable product samples to local charitable or public organizations, such as food banks or shelters. These samples are generally used for advertising and include items such as cereal, soaps, and toothpaste. Samples should be donated impartially and equitably and are not to be resold for profit. Dispose as waste all samples unable to be donated (POM 691.533b).

Undeliverable food, newspapers, and periodicals also can be donated locally. See POM 691.531 for guidelines on these items.

How are undeliverable books and sound recordings handled?

Send all undeliverable books, movies, and sound recordings to the MRC. They are not to be treated as samples and should not be donated locally. See POM 692.25 for information on the disposal of undeliverable books and sound recordings. For a list of items that should not be sent to the MRC, refer to http://blue.usps.gov/caweb/ccc/mro/not_ processed.htm.

- Corporate Customer Contact,
Consumer Affairs, 3-17-05

ALERT

Counterfeit Postal Money Orders Continue to Appear at Post Offices

The latest scam involving counterfeit postal money orders continues to hit Post OfficesTM and banks nationwide, and it is costing its victims millions of dollars each month.

Alert Postal ServiceTM retail and acceptance clerks are already intercepting and identifying record numbers of bogus financial instruments. But it is especially important that all Postal Service employees be on the lookout for counterfeit postal money orders being used in this ongoing scam.

The scam most often begins with what appears to be innocent contact with an individual via the Internet - either in a chat room, on an online auction site, or by e-mail.

Con artists posing as students, American tourists, or military personnel stationed overseas plead for help in cashing checks and money orders. They ask their victims to cash the instrument, keep a portion of the money as a "gift," and then wire back the funds - usually to an overseas address. In many cases, the con artist will mail multiple money orders for the victim to cash.

These fraudsters also use the scam to purchase goods or services over the Internet. The fraudster offers to pay with a check or money order that exceeds the actual price. Again, the victim is told to keep a portion of the money and to transfer the remainder back to the scam artist electronically.

The problem? The postal money orders are counterfeit.

Postal Service employees play an important role in stopping this crime - before it happens - to protect Postal Service revenue and to protect our customers.

Familiarize yourself with the security features contained within every genuine postal money order. Look for the following:

• A watermark of Benjamin Franklin. When the money order is held up to the light, the watermark is visible within the white oval on the left front side. The watermark is also visible from the reverse side when held up to the light.

• A dark security thread running top-to-bottom to the right of the Benjamin Franklin watermark. When the money order is held up to the light, the security thread reveals the micro-printed letters "USPS" alternating right-side-up and upside-down throughout the thread. These letters will not appear until the money order is held up to the light.

Paying close attention to these security features protects the Postal Service and its customers.

Although the cash value of counterfeit postal money orders varies, most of the bogus money orders display a value between $900 and $1000. In addition, be aware that some victims of this scam will present multiple postal money orders for cashing at the same time.

Postal money orders are an important service. More than 188 million customers last year relied on postal money orders to pay bills and transfer money. Help us keep that customer trust by recognizing fraud before it happens.

If you believe a customer has a counterfeit postal money order, urge the customer to contact his or her local Postal Inspector immediately for further assistance.

For more information about the security features of postal money orders - or to report suspected money-order fraud - visit the Postal Inspection Service Web site at www.usps.com/postalinspectors.

- Congressional and Public Affairs,
Postal Inspection Service, 3-17-05