United States Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up to the United States Post Office, he noticed an eerie humming sound coming from inside the building. Curious but cautious, he parked his truck and peered through the window—only to see rows of mailboxes glowing softly in the dark. As he approached closer, he saw that each mailbox had a tiny little light bulb inside, blinking in time with some old-fashioned music playing faintly in the background. Turns out, it was just an elderly volunteer who lived next door fixing the lights for fun on weekends. A delivery driver shook his head, smiling, thinking, ‘another day, another urban legend solved.’

2. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up to the United States Post Office, an unexpected voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Attention all employees and visitors—your package has arrived… from the future!’ The driver looked around nervously but saw no one. Curious, he opened the mysterious package to find a letter addressed simply to 'Future Self.' Inside was a note reading: "Hey Past Me! Don't worry; everything turns out okay in the end." Everyone had a good laugh, and life went on as usual.

3. Late one night, as a delivery driver prepared to leave the United States Post Office, he noticed an envelope addressed simply to ‘The Night Watchman.’ Curious, he decided to slip it under the door before locking up. Inside, the night watchman found a letter from his long-lost pen pal in Texas. They hadn’t written each other for years, and now here they were, reconnecting late at night in the quiet post office. With a smile, he replied, ‘Dear Pen Pal, I’ll be right over!’

4. Late one night, as a delivery driver prepared to leave the United States Post Office, he noticed an envelope addressed simply to ‘The Next Person’. Curious, he opened it and found only a single stamp inside—dated tomorrow. Smiling, he thought maybe someone was playing a prank. But when he arrived home, his wife had taped another stamp on their mail box, with today’s date. Turning to each other, they laughed: “Next person, our turn!”