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Find USPS Locations

Search for nearby Post Office™ locations, Collection Boxes, Self-Service Kiosks, and services like PO Boxes™ and Money Orders.

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Postmarks: If you want to ensure that your mail receives a postmark on the day you mail it, ask a retail associate at a Post Office retail counter to hand-cancel it for free. Learn more

Streamline Your Visit to the Post Office

Prepare Your Mail & Packages

If you're sending packages or letters, have them properly packaged and addressed before going to the Post Office. Click below for a helpful step-by-step guide.

How to Send a Letter
How to Send a Package

Complete Forms in Advance

If you're applying for a passport or filling out any other forms, complete them beforehand. Make sure you have all the necessary supporting documents ready.

Forms for Passport Application
Filling Out Customs Forms

Schedule Passport Appointments

Check if your local Post Office offers passport appointment scheduling. If appointments are available, you can reserve a time slot and avoid long wait times.

Schedule a Passport Appointment

What can I do at a USPS location that I can't do online?

Verify Your Identity In-Person

Some USPS® services require identity verification. If you can't verify your identity online (or prefer not to), follow your instructions and bring acceptable ID and any required documents or barcodes.

Complete Customs Forms &
Specialized USPS Services

You may need to visit a Post Office to complete certain customs forms or for specialized USPS services, such as bulk mailings or services for businesses.

Weigh & Pay for Packages

If you don't have a scale (or printer), you can weigh your packages and pay for postage at a self-service kiosk or at the counter. (And you can pay cash, too.)

Get Expert Help at Your Local Post Office

Sometimes, it just helps to speak to a local expert about your specific mail sending or receiving situation. Talk to a trained retail associate at the counter.

USPS Location Types

Post Office

A Post Office is staffed by a USPS® Service employee and has window service hours. Many Post Offices have open, after-hour lobbies with self-service kiosks and PO Box™ access .

Collection Boxes

Most collection boxes are freestanding mailboxes such as the familiar USPS Blue Box, special white mailboxes for prepaid Priority Mail Express® items, lobby drop-off slots, or office building mail chutes. Pickup times are posted on the box label.

National Retailer

A National Retailer is an Approved Postal Provider® that provides shipping and mailing services as well as sells stamps.

gopost®

gopost units are automated, secured, self-service parcel lockers placed in convenient locations where you can pick up or ship packages. Find a gopost location near you.

Contract Postal Unit

Contract Postal Units (CPUs) are located within existing businesses. While not freestanding Post Office locations, CPUs provide a full range of USPS retail products and services at regular USPS prices.

Self-Service Kiosk

A few kiosks are in large shopping malls. Most kiosks are in Post Office lobbies and offer many of the services available at the full-service Post Office counter. You can buy stamps, weigh packages, and print Priority Mail® and Priority Mail Express® shipping labels at kiosks. Bring packing tape and you can ship your items in our free boxes.

Village Post Office

A Village Post Office™ (VPO) sells a limited selection of Postal products and services. Village Post Offices are not stand-alone buildings but areas within existing businesses such as a store or library.