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With hectic movements Holiday shipping season In the rear view mirror, the American postal service (USPS) is impatient to return to its ordinary mail operations. But as is so often, the new year has caused new problems - and has not resolved those who were left from 2022. Following several problems, the USPS plans to suspend services in some facilities throughout January. Read more to find out where the agency plans to reduce operations, from this week.

Read this then: USPS brings these major changes to your deliveries, from January 22 .

The postal service makes regular operational adjustments. According to the agency, its services can be modified or suspended when " unusual circumstances "Present.

Temporary closures may be short -lived or they can be extended for an uncertain period, as shown by several postal installations which remain closed after an extended period.

In October, the USPS Temporarily closed both Pemberton's post office in Ohio and Stanley's post office in New York "due to security problems". The two installations should remain closed "until further notice", because the Pemberton post office is faced with the damage caused by fires and that the Stanley Post Office undergoes roof repairs with an indeterminate " The time limit for completion . ""

USP has also suspended all operations At the Wisner's post office in Louisiana on November 19 " Due to security problems "The installation in Wisner also needs repairs, and the agency indicated that this post office will remain closed" until the repairs can also be carried out ".

Now the postal service is preparing to add new installation closures to its list.

The latest USPS Service Alerts tool update has announced another new closure of the post office. On December 30, the agency released an alert Warning consumers that he temporarily closes his facilities in Stanton, in the North Dakota during the new year. According to the postal service, all retail operations at the Stanton post office "will be suspended from Friday, January 6."

To accommodate the residents affected when closing, the USPS said that all letters and services will be transferred to the Hazen post office, North Dakota. The Stanton post office and Hazen's post office are about 13 and a half kilometers.

"Retail hours are from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.," said postal service in reference to the installation of Hazen. "It is reminded to customers to provide an appropriate photo identification for mail and package vans."

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The operations are directed far from the Stanton post office "due to the damage caused by water and the reduction of asbestos," said the USPS in its alert. The state of this installation is sufficiently disaster January 3 press repairer From the agency said there was a coincidence that the mail could have been damaged. Fortunately, this was not the case: "all the mail was recovered," confirmed the postal service.

Despite this, we do not know when Stanton's customers will be able to return to their usual post office once the services suspended this week. "No schedule has yet been established for the resumption of retail services," the USPS said in its press release. In the previous alert, the agency had declared that there was "no current estimate at the moment when the office reopens" for the service.

"USPS apologizes for any disadvantage to our customers," said postal service. "When mail service problems occur, we take measures to quickly resolve customer concerns."

The closure of Stanton's post office is the last announcement of the postal service, but it is not the only closure of January. In November, the USPS revealed that two other post offices should also temporarily close this month.

After Stanton, a postal unit of the contract (CPU) in Mack's Inn, Idaho, will closure , from January 15. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"As a convenience for its customers, the postal service offers processors Around the country , like the one located in Mack's Inn. [But] The current supplier has chosen to terminate his contract, and we will be forced to close this process is our complete intention to provide a service in another indefinite location. We do not provide any interruption of the mail service. ""

Then at the end of the month, the Mountlake terrace post office, Washington , is end , a postal service spokesperson confirmed to MLTNews. According to the media, the postal agency will lose property From this installation on January 31, when its lease for the building expires.

"The owner of the property where the Mountlake Terrace Post Office is not interested in renewing the lease", spokesperson for the USPS Ernie Swanson said MLTNews.