MERRIFIELD, Va. — Post Offices in the Northern Virginia area will not extend business hours for the April 17 federal tax filing deadline this year. Northern Virginia Post Offices closing after 5 p.m. include:
Merrifield Post Office 8409 Lee Highway 8 p.m.
Alexandria Post Office 1100 Wythe Street 6 p.m.
Fairfax Chantilly Post Office 4410 Brookfield Corporate Drive 6 p.m.
Herndon Post Office 590 Groove Street 6 p.m.
Sterling Potomac Falls Post Office 46164 Westlake Drive 6 p.m.
Prince William Branch Post Office 3360 Post Office Road 6 p.m.
Winchester Post Office 340 N Pleasant Valley Road 6 p.m.
Expanded Access Options:
Retail
In addition to the 151 Post Office locations throughout Northern Virginia, customers can purchase postage stamps at many grocery stores and pharmacies.
Self-Serve Ship and Mail Centers
Self-Serve Ship and Mail Centers offer customers 24-hour access to Postal products and services. These self-serve units can be used for most mailing and shipping transactions. To locate a self-serve unit or other expanded access location, visit www.usps.com and select the “Locate a Post Office” option.
Mailers using a Self-Serve Ship and Mail Center should be aware that these units do not provide proof-of-mailing as the date of sale on the receipt does not necessarily represent the mailing date. A list of Self-Serve Ship and Mail Centers is provided below.
usps.com
www.usps.com is visited over 1 million times each day and offers customers 24/7 access to products and services from the convenience of their home office. Customers may take advantage of special discounts for on-line shipping services and arrange free Carrier Pickup service. Customers who print on-line postage on April 17 may place the mail piece in a collection box or drop box at the nearest retail unit.
Mailers are strongly advised to check the last pickup time posted on blue collection boxes before depositing their returns, as there will be no special collection of mail from these boxes. An April 18 postmark will be provided if the mail is deposited after the last pickup time posted.
-Press release
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