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Financial Section Part I
Available Information
The United States Postal Service is not subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act). We do not file periodic reports, proxy statements or other information with the SEC.
Financial and other information can be accessed on the “About USPS and News” section of our website at www.USPS.com. Information on our website is not incorporated by reference in this document.
We make available, free of charge, copies of our annual report, as soon as reasonably practicable after it is produced. Requests for copies should be sent to:
United States Postal Service
Public Affairs and Communications
475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW
Washington, DC 20260-3100
Item 2 – Properties
Real Estate
Our facilities range in size from 50 square feet to 34 acres under one roof, and support retail, delivery, mail processing, maintenance, administrative and support activities.
| Real Estate Inventory | 2006 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|
| (Actual numbers) | ||
| Leased Facilities | 25,567 | 25,772 |
| Owned Facilities | 8,437 | 8,399 |
| GSA / Other Government Facilities | 408 | 417 |
| Total Real Estate Inventory | 34,412 | 34,588 |
| Annual Rent Paid to Lessors (Dollars in millions) |
$ 1,002 | $ 934 |
The majority of our small and medium sized facilities support the retail and delivery operations located in virtually every community across this country. Our retail and delivery operations are supported by 32,875 leased or owned facilities. We also provide retail services through 3,951 Contract Postal Units and Community Post Offices where the facility is owned and maintained by the contractor.
| Retail and Delivery Facilities | 2006 | 2005 |
| (Actual numbers) | ||
| Post Offices | 27,318 | 27,385 |
| Classified Branches | 1,522 | 1,540 |
| Classified Stations | 3,457 | 3,498 |
| Carrier Annexes | 578 | 584 |
| Contract Postal Units | 3,014 | 3,116 |
| Community Post Offices | 937 | 1,019 |
| Total Retail and Delivery Facilities | 36,826 | 37,142 |
Our larger facilities typically support mail processing operations which move millions of pieces of mail across the country on a daily basis.
| Processing Facilities | 2006 | 2005 |
| (Actual numbers) | ||
| Processing and Distribution Centers | 269 | 269 |
| Customer Service Facilities | 195 | 195 |
| Bulk Mail Centers | 21 | 21 |
| Priority Mail Processing Centers | 11 | 11 |
| Annexes | 66 | 66 |
| Surface Transfer Centers | 17 | 14 |
| Airmail Processing Centers | 77 | 79 |
| Remote Encoding Centers | 12 | 15 |
| International Service Centers | 5 | 5 |
| Total Processing Facilities | 673 | 675 |
We also have approximately 1,000 other types of facilities including administrative, vehicle maintenance and miscellaneous support facilities.