Post Office July 3 schedule

BUFFALO, N.Y. Press release - All Post Offices will be open Friday, July 3, but many will shorten retail lobby hours and close at noon. Regular mail delivery for July 3 will be unaffected by the change.

With Independence Day falling on a Saturday, many businesses are closed or closing early on Friday, July 3. The Postal Service is adjusting hours in reaction to the slow postal traffic that precedes the holiday.

In the greater Buffalo/Niagara Falls area, all Post Offices will be closed at noon on Friday, July 3 except for the Cayuga Branch Post Office (285 Cayuga Road) and the Buffalo Main Office (1200 William Street). These offices will be open to 5 p.m.

Customers can access many postal services and products at usps.com; postal contract stations; grocery, convenient, and pharmacy stores; or at an Automated Postal Center (APC), 24/7. APCs are located at the following Post Offices:

Amherst Branch -5500 N Bailey Ave

Getzville Post Office – 2655 Millersport Hwy

Lockport Post Office – 138 East Ave

Orchard Park Post Office – 60 School St.

Cayuga Branch – 285 Cayuga Rd

Grand Island Post Office – 2391 Baseline Rd

Niagara Falls/LaSalle Station – 9860 Niagara Falls Blvd

West Seneca Branch – 4300 Seneca St

Cheektowaga Branch – 125 Galleria Dr

Hamburg Post Office – 5501 Camp Rd

Northside Station – 725 Hertel Ave

Williamsville Branch – 5423 Sheridan Dr

Noon will be the last collection for mail deposited in blue collection boxes for July 3 processing. Cayuga Branch will conduct a last collection at 5 p.m. and the Buffalo Main Office will conduct a last collection at 6 p.m.

Revised hours will be posted at each Post Office. Commercial customers are asked to check with their Bulk Mail Acceptance Unit for July 3 hours of operation. To obtain the phone number of a specific Post Office or find an alternative location to purchase stamps, customers may call 1-800-ASK-USPS or visit www.usps.com.

Post Offices, including the Cayuga Branch, will be closed and only Express Mail will be delivered on July 4 and 5. All Post Offices will be open and regular mail delivery will resume Monday, July 6.