Columbia Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A delivery driver arrived early one morning with an unusual package. As he approached the counter, the postal clerk's eyes widened and she whispered something into her colleague’s ear. The package was wrapped in old newspaper and sealed with duct tape. The clerk leaned closer and said, 'This looks like a cake from Mrs. Johnson next door.' Sure enough, it was—a giant chocolate cake meant for the wrong address. Everyone had a good laugh, especially when they delivered it to the right house later that day.

2. A little girl walked into the post office one afternoon, clutching a strange box wrapped in brightly colored paper. The clerk raised an eyebrow as she handed it over, but said nothing until she opened the door and a tiny mail carrier penguin waddled out. The little girl giggled, ‘He’s my new friend!’ Everyone laughed as the penguin waddled around, leaving footprints on the counter. A delivery driver commented, ‘Guess he missed his usual route today.’ The clerk smiled and waved him off with a package, saying, ‘Back to work, Mr. Penguin!’

3. Have you heard about the old lady who mailed her cat through the Columbia Post Office? No, not in a box—she actually sent it as priority mail! A few days later, an excited delivery driver showed up at her door with a note: 'Dear Mrs. Smith, your cat has arrived safely!' But when she opened the package, there was only a small card inside saying, "Sorry, we couldn't fit both the cat and the priority form." The whole neighborhood still jokes that it's the only time someone received their feline friend via 'next day air.'

4. At dawn, when most postal workers were still stretching in their beds, an envelope arrived addressed simply to ‘The Next Person Who Opens This’. Inside was a crumpled note scribbled in childish handwriting: 'Dear Mailman, I forgot to put out my trash again.' A delivery driver chuckled and shook his head as he drove away.