Uphams Corner Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while sorting mail in Upham’s Corner Post Office, a delivery driver noticed an odd whiff of freshly baked cookies wafting through the hallway. Curious, he followed the scent down to the basement, where an old postal scale seemed to hum softly and emit the sweet aroma every afternoon at precisely 3 p.m. As it turned out, a retired baker from the neighborhood had been sneaking down to the basement each day around three o’clock to bake his famous chocolate chip cookies. He’d left them on the scale to cool off before taking them home. The delivery driver became such good friends with ‘the cookie man’ that they now shared snacks during their breaks—much to the amusement of other postal workers.

2. A delivery driver was loading packages into his truck one afternoon when he heard an unusual sound coming from inside the post office. Curious, he peered through the window and saw a regular standing behind the counter, calmly stuffing letters into envelopes while humming a tune. The delivery driver scratched his head, shrugged, and drove off, muttering something about ‘old people and their strange habits.’

3. One foggy morning, a delivery driver was unloading boxes from his truck when he caught a whiff of something strange—a sweet, almost candy-like scent wafting through the air. Curious, he followed the scent into an empty box and found a tiny package wrapped in bright paper. Inside was a single lollipop—with a note scribbled on it: 'For your sweet service!' Turns out, a regular customer had been leaving treats for him every week as a thank-you gift.'

4. One day, after closing hours, a postal worker locked up the Uphams Corner Post Office and headed home. On her way out, she glanced at the empty mailbox and swore she saw an envelope with no return address slowly moving inside. Curious, she went back inside, but everything was still quiet. Just as she left again, she heard a soft voice whispering ‘thank you’. Turned around, nobody was there. From that day on, whenever someone mentioned ghosts in the area, everyone would smile and say, “Oh, just another story from old Uphams Corner Post Office.”