USPS suspended services temporarily in these states
The agency recently adjusted its operations in several places.
The American postal service (USPS) is currently coming hectic expedition season . But this is not the only problem that the postal agency was faced in the last month. They were also prey to dangerous weather conditions, unexpected emergencies and rental problems - and therefore the agency suspends services in several places. Read the rest to discover how the USPS recently adjusted its operations in four different states: southern Dakota, Maine, Pennsylvania and Missouri.
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South Dakota
The first USPS update of the new year to its Service alert website Warn those of the southern Dakota of a recent closure. In the January 2 alert, the agency announced that an installation in Pierpont, in the southern Dakota, is now "temporarily closed".
The Pierpont post office located at 121 W. Main St. was closed at the end of the year due to "recent snowstorms" in the region, according to a separation Local press release postal service.
When Better life contacted the USPS about this closure, spokesperson Mark Inglett said he doesn't have "chronology on reopening".
So, for the moment, the customers of the Pierpont post office are directed to the post office near Groton. Retailing and retail operations as well as P.O. According to the postal service, the closed mail has all been temporarily moved here, according to the postal service.
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Maine
Dangerous weather conditions also affected services in Maine. On December 19, the USPS closed several post offices in the state after certain areas were struck by a winter storm. The closures had an impact on all locations with 038-049 postal codes.
"Through these zips in Maine, the recent storm launched several roads, flooded certain buildings and drops trees and wires making inaccessible", " Steve Doherty , A specialist in USPS strategic communications, said in a previous declaration has Better life .
But in an update of service alerts of December 26, the agency revealed that all these Maine installations have resumed normal operations, except for one. According to the alert, the post office of Mexico located at 7 Riverside Ave. is still "temporarily closed".
Better life Returned to the USPS about this closure, and we will update this story with their response. While the Mexico Post Office is closed, customers are invited to visit the Dixfield post office nearby for all services.
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Pennsylvania
Postal installations have also been recently closed and reopened in Pennsylvania. In another update of service alerts of December 26, the USPS announced that its retail window at the Merion Station Post Office in Philadelphia was "temporarily closed". But in a January 2 Local press release , the agency confirmed that the installation "reopened its doors and is open to business".
It is not the only closure that occurred in the state last month. On December 15, the USPS informed customers that the post office of the 30th St. station, which was located inside an Amtrak station in Philadelphia, had just "definitively closed due to the relocation ".
USPS spokesperson Paul F. Smith previously revealed to Better life This Amtrak plans to renovate and has chosen not to renew the lease of the postal service.
But that's not all. On the same day, the USPS also updated its service alert website to report a temporary closure in Limekiln, Pennsylvania. According to Smith, the limekiln post office lease at 820 Limekiln has expired, and the agency is actively looking for a new installation location in the city.
"During this closure, retail services and PO will be offered to the Oley Post Office," said the agency in a December 18 Local press release . "We apologize for the disadvantages of our customers and plan that the Limekiln post office has reopened and fully operational as soon as possible."
Missouri
The USPS also closed an installation in Missouri last month. The South Greenfield Post Office, located at 400 Park Avenue, is "temporarily closed", according to a service alert on December 19. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
In a previous declaration, Inglett revealed that the building needs repair. This prompted the agency to temporarily move the services of the South Greenfield Post Office to another installation.
"All retail and delivery operations, including the PO Box collection, have been redirected to Greenfield Post Office, 114 S. Main St", noted the USPS in its press release.
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