Postal Service Operations In St. Thomas And St. John For Tuesday Announced; St. Croix And Puerto Rico Closed

The following is an official update from the Postal Service regarding operations in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico for Tuesday, September 26.

USVI:  

ST. JOHN

The Cruz Bay Post Office will be provide handout of mail service on Tuesday, September 26 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Packages and mail are being transported to St John for availability. There will be no retail service (stamps, money orders, shipping) available.  This particular post office is located at 100 Vesper Gade. 

ST. THOMAS

• Additional quantities of packages and mail are being transported to St Thomas for Tuesday availability.  
• The Charlotte Amalie Post Office will provide mail and package pickup for customers whose addresses include the ZIP codes 00801, 00802, and 00803
• Havensight Station has been providing mail for post office box addresses with ZIP Code 00802.
• Customers are now directed to Havensight also for mail handout for customers in the ZIP Code 00804, served by the Emancipation Gardens office.
• East End /Tutu Mall continues handout for addresses in ZIP Code 00805    

There is no service yet on St Croix.

Puerto Rico:

There will be no postal services in Puerto Rico on Tuesday.

However, on Tuesday, the Postal Service is asking postal employees to return to work to support the Postal Service’s recovery effort, deeming it an important start on the road to service.

On Tuesday in the San Juan processing plant:

• All tour 2 employees report at the normal time on Tuesday.
• All tour 3 employees report at 10 am.
• All tour 1 employees by 6 am.
• That is all employees of the plant, including managers and supervisors.

Outside of the processing plant, all postmasters, supervisors and managers are asked to report to work at their regular duty location and post office. Their help is needed to assess conditions and to assist in locating postal employees. No other employees should report to work, but all are asked to check-in by phone or in person at one of six area offices open for check-in purposes.  “The welfare of our employees is essential for our recovery to service,” the Postal Service said.