USPS suspends services temporarily in these places, effective now

The agency reminds customers that security is its top priority with new closures.


THE American postal service (USPS) takes security seriously and the winter season is filled with potential dangers. Freezing temperatures, frozen roads and snowstorms can make a lot of dangerous for carriers mail And customers to recover it. But they are not the only security concerns you need to worry about: unrelated security problems have caused new temporary postal closures in two different states. Read the rest to find out more about the latest service suspensions.

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The USPS has just closed an installation in Pennsylvania.

Mill Creek, WA USA - circa April 2022: Low angled view of the entrance to the Mill Creek United States Post Office building.
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On November 24, the USPS updated its Service alert website To inform customers that he had to close an installation in Pittsfield, Pennsylvania. The Pittsfield post office is now "temporarily closed due to structural damage", according to the alert. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

In a separate Local press release Published on the same day, the postal service provided more information and explained that installation damage was caused by a vehicle driving in the building on November 23.

"No one was in the building when the accident occurred," added the agency.

Better life Contacted the USPS to find out when the Pittsfield post office should reopen, and we will update this story with its answer.

Meanwhile, postal customers are directed to the post office near Youngsville for retail and P.O. Box services. This installation is less than four kilometers away, depending on the release of the agency.

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The services are also suspended in another Pennsylvania post office.

Washington, DC US - March 01, 2023: USPS location Post Office inside L'Enfant Plaza
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The postal service had previously warned residents in Pennsylvania about a different closure.

On November 20, the agency updated its service alert website to announce that the Barnesville post office would be "temporarily closed" over three specific days in November and December. The first is today, November 29, and customers will not be able to access the installation on December 13 and 27.

Better life contacted the USPS to find out why the Barnesville post office will be closed these three days, and we will update this story with its answer.

"During these closures, all retail services will be offered at the Tamaqua post office," noted the agency in his alert.

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There is another temporary closure in Ohio.

A close up of a U.S. Post Office sign
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In its latest update of its service alert website, the USPS revealed that it had closed an installation in West Farmington, Ohio. The West Farmington Post Office is also "temporarily closed due to security problems", according to update.

In a separate Local press release , the postal service also explained that it suspended the services in this installation "due to a gas leak". The operations have been transferred to the Bristolville post office for the moment.

Better life Contacted the USPS to find out when the West Farmington post office will reopen, and we will update this story with its answer.

Another Ohio post office was previously closed for security problems.

The post office on High Street on a sunny summer day
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A few weeks earlier, the USPS published a Local press release About a different closure in Ohio. As with the suspension of Pittsfield in Pennsylvania, the agency had to close an attic post office, Ohio, due to a recent vehicle incident.

"A customer has crushed his vehicle in the Posta post office, which caused significant damage to the structure of the building," the postal service said in the press release. "For security reasons, retail operations and P.O. are temporarily suspended."

Better life Contacted the USPS to find out if the Destica post office has been reopened, and we will update this story with its answer.

While the installation is closed, the services were moved to the New Washington Post Office. "Postal services apologize for any drawback that it could cause, but the security of our employees and our customers is our top priority," added the agency in its press release.

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