6 October 2023
(KTLA) – Delivery services to homes or Post Office Box addresses will be temporarily halted in observance of Columbus Day on Oct. 9. Postal Service facilities will also be closed for retail services.
Normal delivery and collection schedules are expected to resume on Oct. 10, a news release said.
Priority Mail Express services won’t be impacted by the holiday.
Other delivery services such as UPS, Amazon and FedEx will be open, though FedEx will operate on a modified service according to its holiday schedule.
The United States Postal Service is typically closed on New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, July 4, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
People who need to buy stamps can do so at most grocery, pharmacy and convenience stores, and most postal products and services will still be available online on Oct. 9, officials said.