Why are searches for the post office closing list so overwhelming?”
The old familiar corner post office – a traditional gathering spot for neighbors to queue up and kvetch about waiting in line – is about to take a big hit. More than two dozen neighborhood post offices around the Bay Area face possible closure as the U.S. Postal Service grapples with a sharp drop in the amount of mail. Statewide, 83 post offices are being eyed for closure. Postal officials released Monday a list of nearly 700 post offices in metropolitan areas that are being eyed for potential closure or consolidation by the independent Postal Regulatory Commission. Some could be closed entirely while others might remain open but provide only limited services, according to postal officials. “The Postal Service is not doing well financially with the dramatic decrease in mail volume,” said spokesman James Wigdel. “We’ve consolidated operations in our processing plants; now we’re looking at consolidating (post offices) in metropolitan areas.” Three San Francisco post offices – Bernal Heig
Is your Post Office closing? The post office is facing a $7 billion loss this year. That means cuts and more cuts and customers that have paid more for services will be getting less places to pick up and drop off their mail. The numbers are a bit stunning, big cities will be hit as well. According to a report from the Dallas Morning News, 10 Dallas-area post office locations on list for closure. Add to that three San Francisco post offices and in that same area, according to a report from the San Francisco Gate, “five in Oakland, four in Richmond, three in Berkeley, and two each in Concord, San Jose, Palo Alto, Fremont and Hayward” could be shuttered as well. *** The problem is simple, there is just not as much snail mail. Last year, mail volume fell by 9.5 billion pieces – next year the prediction is 28 billion! The Postal Regulatory Commission’s Web site has the list. The Post Office closing list by the USPS isn’t final – but as of now if this many shut down – it would be the biggest
