Postal Customers Get Expanded Services for the Holidays. Package Delivery, Sunday Holiday Retail Services Start Sunday

December 3, 2014 by
The U.S. Postal Service wants the season to be merry and bright for our customers this year. To help with the hustle of the holidays, select Post Offices in Connecticut will open for four hours on the three Sundays leading up to Christmas Day —Dec. 7, 14 and 21, from 1 p.m.to 5 p.m. – for full retail services, including stamp sales and package acceptance.

Offices with Sunday hours during the holidays can be found on the attached list.

Additionally, in many communities, packages will be delivered on these days as well.

During Holiday 2013, the Postal Service delivered 434 million packages and 6.4 billion pieces of First-Class Mail across the nation. Due to continued e-commerce growth and improvements to the Priority Mail product line, the Postal Service is expecting double-digit growth in its package business this holiday season, likely in the range of 450 to 470 million packages. That equates to roughly 12 percent growth over the same period last year.

Improved Priority Mail tracking and text alerts introduced this year are important enhancements to the free insurance, free tracking and date-specific delivery introduced last year.

“It’s all about customer service and convenience – especially during our busiest time of year,” emphasizes the Postal Service’s Connecticut Valley District Manager David Mastroianni, who oversees postal operation in CT, MA and RI. “Our goal is to exceed the high standard of service we set last year by delivering on our core promise of timely, affordable, and trackable delivery for our customers,” Mastroianni noted.

Post Offices offering Sunday hours from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, December 7th, 14th and 21st include:

  • Stratford Postal Store at 411 Barnum Avenue Cutoff
  • Glastonbury Post Office at 145 New London Turnpike
  • Torrington Post Office at 185 East Elm Street
  • Fairfield Post Office at 357 Commerce Drive
  • Enfield Post Office at 31 Palomba Drive
  • Manchester Post Office at 111 Sheldon Road
  • West Hartford Post Office at 102 La Salle Road
  • Groton Post Office at 100 Plaza Court
  • Cheshire Post Office at 210 Maple Avenue
  • Guilford Post Office at 60 Shoreline Drive
  • Milford Post Office at 300 Pepes Farm Road
  • Monroe Post Office at 270 Monroe Turnpike
  • Wallingford Post Office at 4 South Main Street
  • Danbury Post Office at 23 Backus Avenue
  • Greenwich Post Office at 29 Valley Drive and
  • Westport Post Office at 275 Post Road East
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