General information about rural post office closings

The Postal Service has embarked on a massive drive to close rural post offices, mostly small rural post offices. More than 3600 are on the chopping block this year and 12,000 additional small post offices stand ready to be closed in the next several years. The truth: If the Postal Service were to close the smallest 10,000 post offices, it would only save 7/10s of one percent of its revenue. Thus closing small post offices has no appreciable effect on postal revenues and thus no effect on the Postal Service’s current financial challenges. Savings from closing the current 3600 on the list - 1/3 of 1%.

 Rural communities do not own 99+% of this problem.  Speak out on this issue.  Write to your senators and congressmen.  Send your thoughts and comments to the Postal Regulatory Commission.