Postal Service Studies Closing Local Offices
July 27, 2011
The U.S. Postal Service has released a list of retail outlets that could be closed, but North Escambia area post offices appear to be spared.
The Postal Service said it will consider the fate of about 3,700 local offices, branches and stations around the country. There are no post offices on the list in Escambia or Santa Rosa counties in Florida, or in Escambia County, Alabama.
There are 34 post offices in Florida and 52 in Alabama on the possible closure list released Tuesday. But not all of those on the list will close, according to officials.
Many of the post offices are in rural areas and have a very low volume of business.
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