Politics & Government

Special Delivery: Lakewood Post Office to Survive as USPS Reviews Branches for Closure

Edgewater branch closed in March; the US Postal Service announced it will consider closing thousands of branches.

In a move designed to streamline operations and save money, the United States Postal Service will review more than 3,600 branches nationwide to decide which ones to close.

The  is not on the list of branches under review that the USPS released.

However, the the  of the US Postal Service near the intersection of Detroit Avenue and W. 117th Street in Lakewood in March.

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The 47-year-old branch — often referred to as the East End post office — was selected along with four other Cuyahoga County locations to close last year.

“Today, more than 35 percent of the Postal Service's retail revenue comes from expanded access locations such as grocery stores, drug stores, office supply stores, retail chains, self-service kiosks, ATMs and usps.com, open 24/7," Postmaster Patrick Donahoe said in a statement to the media. "Our customer's habits have made it clear that they no longer require a physical post office to conduct most of their postal business."

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Mail delivery is not part of the review and will not be affected, according to a spokeswoman for the USPS.

To see the full list of Ohio post offices under review, click here.


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