Presidential Inauguration
The following offices will suspend all operations, including retail and PO Box, during the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20:    

Tech World Finance Unit – 800 K Street NW 20091
McPherson Station – 1750 Pennsylvania Ave NW  20006
Ben Franklin Station – 1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW 20044
Farragut Station – 1800 M Street NW 20033
Martin Luther King Station – 1400 L Street NW 20043
Washington Square – 1050 Connecticut Ave NW 20035

Additionally, any residential addresses served by these units will not have mail delivery on this day.  We will resume normal operations on Jan. 21.

See Is My Post Office Open for Hurricane Matthew post offices suspension details. 

The US Postal Service remains in recovery phase following torrential rains that produced flooding in several Louisiana cities. Retail, delivery and acceptance service have been impacted.  For a list of impacted offices, please visit the “Is my Post Office open?” and “Will I receive mail delivery” pages, under “Residential customers” on this website.

Please check back for updates.

Postal Service retail and delivery operations will be temporarily curtailed or relocated in parts of the state hit hard by recent flooding. The list of affected Post Offices and the alternate temporary locations, if applicable, are listed below.

Please note: some alternate locations are subject to change as weather dictates.

Residents whose homes are uninhabitable should complete a Change of Address to facilitate delivery of mail to a valid address. A Change of Address can be filed online at www.usps.com or by completing a Change of Address form, available at Post Offices or from a USPS carrier.

Postal employees throughout the state are working to restore postal operations as quickly as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience our customers may experience. For updated information, customers can check www.usps.com or call 800-ASK-USPS (800-275-8777).

In order to ensure mail delivery to your affected area, please observe the following:

• Be sure no debris blocks access to your mailbox.
• If your mailbox is badly damaged or destroyed, please provide a secure receptacle, with your address clearly displayed, in order for your carrier to leave your mail at your residence. Mail cannot be delivered unless a receptacle is provided.
• If your residence is uninhabitable, please complete a Change of Address card to facilitate the delivery of your mail to a valid temporary address.
• Postal employees are making every effort to provide service to our customers.

Out of an abundance of caution and in line with major retailers and the airline industry, the Postal Service is limiting the domestic shipping of mailable motorized balance boards, or hover boards, that contain lithium batteries.

Effective immediately and until further notice, USPS will ship hover boards using only Standard Post/Parcel Select. This product travels on ground transportation, due to the potential safety hazards of lithium batteries.

Also effective immediately, mailable motorized balance boards, or hover boards, will not be sent in international mail shipments, and are also prohibited in shipments to or from APO, FPO, and DPO destinations.

The Postal Service has long-time established rules and regulations regarding the mailing of lithium batteries both domestically and internationally.

USPS rules and regulations pertaining to lithium batteries can be found at the following links:

• For Domestic Mail: http://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c3_026.htm
• For International Mail: http://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c6_004.htm

Note: these rules do not yet include the limitations and prohibitions on hover boards.

Please check back for updates.