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Post Offices Open on July 3, many closing at noon

Posted Online: June 26, 2009, 3:25 pm  
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Press release submitted by United States Postal Service

Post Offices Open on July 3

Many Closing at Noon

DES MOINES, Iowa — All Post Offices in the U.S. Postal Service"s Des Moines-based Hawkeye District, which covers most of Iowa and the Quad City communities in Illinois, will be open on Friday, July 3, with many having shortened retail lobby hours and dosing at noon. Regular mail delivery for July 3 will be unaffected by the change.

Revised hours have been posted at each Post Office, and commercial customers are asked to check with their Bulk Mail Acceptance Unit for July 3 hours of operation. Customers may call 1-800-ASK-liSPS for information about specific Post Offices. In addition, mail should be deposited into blue collection mailboxes by noon for early pick-up on July 3. Customers requiring postal services later that day are encouraged to contact their local postmaster.

Post Offices will be closed Saturday, July 4. Sunday/Holiday Express Mail only will be delivered on the Fourth of July. All Post Offices will be open and regular mail delivery will resume Monday, July 6.