USPS

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At the USPS in downtown Portland, every morning around sunrise, an old man dressed entirely in blue appears with a basket of fresh flowers. He quietly places them on the counter and whispers something into the clerk’s ear before disappearing as quickly as he came. No one knows who he is or why he does it. One day, a new intern asked the clerk, ‘Who’s that mysterious flower guy?’ The clerk whispered back, ‘Oh, just our secret morning fairy. He brings us luck.’ Then, after another quiet visit, everyone noticed the mail was delivered faster than ever—until someone accidentally left out a thank-you note addressed to ‘Morning Flower Fairy, USPS, Portland’…

2. At the USPS in small-town Ohio, whenever a delivery driver arrived with packages for Mr. Johnson's house, their dog would start howling like never before. Even mail carriers who didn't know Mr. Johnson swore they could hear it from miles away. One day, an old neighbor passing by heard the eerie howl and stopped to ask what was going on. Turns out, Mr. Johnson’s dog only reacted when he received letters addressed to ‘Santa Claus’—which happened every Christmas. The whole town now looks forward to seeing the postal worker struggle to explain that one to his barking canine friend.

3. At the USPS in a quiet neighborhood of Chicago, whenever a new package arrives, neighbors start whispering: ‘Who could it be from?’ But no one ever gets around to finding out, because everyone’s too busy trying to guess. One day, an old package wrapped in mysterious tape arrived. Everyone was buzzing: 'Is it a long-lost relative?' Finally, a brave soul opened it—only to discover a forgotten birthday card from Aunt Millie. The whole block groaned and laughed as they realized their excitement was for naught.

4. At the USPS in a sleepy town in Texas, whenever a letter addressed to ‘Postmaster General, P.O. Box Infinity’ arrives, a young clerk named Alex reads it aloud over the intercom: ‘Dear Sir or Madam, please deliver this letter immediately… to Postmaster General, P.O. Box Infinity.’ One day, an old delivery driver noticed that every time he drove past Mrs. Jenkins' house, she was standing outside reading the same mysterious letter. Curious, he asked her what it said. She smiled and whispered, 'It’s from my long-lost twin sister who lives at PO Box Infinity.' From then on, everyone in town started sending letters to PO Box Infinity—just in case.