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Need to find the nearest Post Office to you? Instead of driving around town and scouring every side street, let the Internet help you! All you need to do is use the Postal Service’s Post Office Locator. Just type in your zip code and you’ll see a map with the closest Post Office locations to you! On it, you’ll be able to see all the PO locations in your immediate vicinity, and you’ll also be able to tell which Post Office services your address. However, before you make the trip to ship your packages, you should learn about some other options for buying USPS postage that will save you both time and money.
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- Before You Go to the Nearest Post Office…
- Schedule Pickups for Your Packages and Skip the Post Office
Before You Go to the Nearest Post Office…
Did you know that you don’t actually need to go to the Post Office to ship your packages? Instead, you can use online shipping software to purchase postage for any packages you want to send, and you can do it directly from your house!
When you use online shipping software, you can purchase USPS postage at deep discounts that the Postal Service typically reserves for huge commercial shippers. This level of discounted rates is known as USPS Commercial Pricing. With Commercial Pricing, you can save up to 89% off what it would cost to ship the same package at the Post Office in some cases!
On top of the financial benefits, when you send packages from home by purchasing labels with online shipping software, you save time. You can print up to as many labels as you need, and as long as your packages qualify, you can even schedule pickups for your package so you never have to leave your house or office!
Schedule Pickups for Your Packages and Skip the Post Office
As we said in the prior section, a great perk of using shipping software is giving yourself the ability to request free pickups for your packages. Most shipping software options give you this option. When you do this, you don’t have to even drop off your packages at the nearest Post Office. Instead, your letter carrier who typically services your address will come and grab your packages for you! Imagine being able to ship your packages and operate your eCommerce business without ever having to wait in those super long lines again!
When you’re able to save both time and money with online shipping software, using it to ship your USPS packages is a literal no-brainer.
Read more about how to schedule pickups for your packages.
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Susan Pilgrim
From Colorado to upstate NY it took 3 weeks and 3 days for my mom to get her Christmas card. Yet it took only 8 days get from CO to France. Lost faith in the post office
Gary McNeill
Two days, he put the mail in but did not take the letters. He backed his car up and put mail in and did not take the mail and left the flag up
Ronald Rene Woods Jr
I received a letter from the sheriff’s office discussing fees that could be paid to 1702 Nicholas street Omaha Nebraska and I don’t have it they only sent one is there a way to re receive that letter or track who sent it thank you
Linda jones
I have scheduled the same 5 packages now 4 days in a row not picked up. What to do, I do not drive so taken them to my post office is not an option. AN getting the po to ANSWER THE PHONE IS NON EXENSTANT. AS IS GETTING TO TAKE TO ANYONE IN CHARGE THAT INCLUDES THE POST MASTER.
Rockwell Sands
Hi Linda, you need to speak with your Postmaster to figure out why the pickups aren’t happening. That’s the only way to get any information, unfortunately, since pickups are handled locally.