The lowest U.S. Post Office is located in Death Valley, CA (92328), at 282 feet below sea level. This is also the driest and hottest Post Office location.

The smallest Post Office is located in Ochopee, FL (34141), at 61.3 square feet. The building used to be a storage facility for irrigation pipes of an adjacent tomato farm. It was converted into a Post Office in 1953, after a fire that destroyed a previous Post Office and general store.

The most extraordinary Post Office is in Peach Springs, AZ. The building includes walk-in freezers for food destined for delivery to the bottom of the Grand Canyon by mule train.

The Post Office in most need of a bridge is in Point Roberts, WA. It can be reached by car only by driving through British Columbia, Canada. Only a boat or float plane can travel directly there.

Stamp Fulfillment Services in Kansas City, MO, is located in a limestone cave 150 feet underground. It keeps inventory and employees safe from snow, flooding, winds and tornadoes common in the Midwest.

Boat delivery is available on the Detroit River in Michigan. The JW Westcott is a 45-foot contract mail boat that delivers mail to passing ships and has its own ZIP Code: 48222.

The most common street name in the country is Main -- more than 13,000 of them -- followed by 2nd and Maple, with more than 8,000 each.

The most common street name in the country is Main -- more than 13,000 of them -- followed by 2nd and Maple, with more than 8,000 each. The longest Main Street is in Island Park, ID, and is 33 miles long.

Franklin is the most common city name in the country with 31. Clinton and Washington are tied for second with 29 and Arlington is at third with 28. The most common Post Office name is Clinton, with 26 locations, followed by Madison with 25 and Franklin and Washington tied for third with 24.

The most unusual delivery method used by USPS is a mule train in Arizona. The mules carry mail, food and supplies down an 8-mile trail to the Havasupai Indians at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.

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The Eagle Logo, the trade dress of USPS packaging, the Letter Carrier Uniform and the Postal Truck and the following marks are among the many trademarks owned by the United States Postal Service: Click-N-Ship ® , Deliver The Win ® , EDDM ® , ePostage ® , Every Door Direct Mail ® , Express Mail ® , First-Class™, First-Class Mail ® , Forever ® , Global Express Guaranteed ® , IMb ® , Informed Delivery ® , Intelligent Mail ® , Parcel Select ® , P.O. Box™, Post Office ® , Pony Express ® , Postal Inspection Service™, PostalOne! ® , Postal Police ® , PostalProud ® , Express International ® , Priority Mail Flat Rate ® , Priority Mail International ® , Priority: You ® , Registered Mail™, Standard Mail ® , The Postal Store ® , United States Postal Inspection Service ® , United States Postal Service ® , U.S. Mail ® , U.S. Postal Inspector™, U.S. Postal Service ® , USPS ® , USPS BlueEarth ® , USPS Mobile ® , USPS Operation Santa ® , USPS Tracking ® , usps.com ® , ZIP+4 ® and ZIP Code™. This is not a comprehensive list of all Postal Service trademarks.

Trademarks

The Eagle Logo, the trade dress of USPS packaging, the Letter Carrier Uniform and the Postal Truck and the following marks are among the many trademarks owned by the United States Postal Service: Click-N-Ship®, Deliver The Win®, EDDM®, ePostage®, Every Door Direct Mail®, Express Mail®, First-Class™, First-Class Mail®, Forever®, Global Express Guaranteed®, IMb®, Informed Delivery®, Intelligent Mail®, Parcel Select®, P.O. Box™, Post Office®, Pony Express®, Postal Inspection Service™, PostalOne!®, Postal Police®, PostalProud®, Express International®, Priority Mail Flat Rate®, Priority Mail International®, Priority: You®, Registered Mail™, Standard Mail®, The Postal Store®, United States Postal Inspection Service®, United States Postal Service®, U.S. Mail®, U.S. Postal Inspector™, U.S. Postal Service®, USPS®, USPS BlueEarth®, USPS Mobile®, USPS Operation Santa®, USPS Tracking®, usps.com®, ZIP+4® and ZIP Code™. This is not a comprehensive list of all Postal Service trademarks.

Non-Postal Trademarks

Forest Stewardship Council®, McDonald’s®, National Dog Bite Prevention Week®, Starbucks®, Sustainable Forestry Initiative®, Walmart®

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