Post offices

United States Post Office

Open by scheduleMonday · 9 AM – 5 PM

Columbia, SC

ⓘ Hours as published by the business

1601 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC
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Opening hours

Monday · Today
9 AM – 5 PM
Tuesday
9 AM – 5 PM
Wednesday
9 AM – 5 PM
Thursday
9 AM – 5 PM
Friday
9 AM – 5 PM
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed

Holidays and short days are the usual exceptions — call before a long drive.

▤ Contact & details

⌖ Address
1601 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29201
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◆ Category
Post offices
◎ Country
US
◇ Operated by
United States Postal Service

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About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was just another quiet morning in the small town post office when an elderly gentleman approached the counter with something unusual under his arm. The clerk raised an eyebrow as he asked for a stamp. Under his arm was a tiny bird cage, and inside sat a little canary chirping away. The clerk smiled, thinking it might be a surprise for someone. As he reached for stamps, the old man whispered, 'Just sending a quick note to my wife—she loves those songs.' Everyone laughed, including the canary, who seemed quite content with its postal adventure.

2. In the late afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to the mail truck and asked the postal worker, ‘Do you ever wonder if these letters and packages are actually going anywhere?’ The postal worker shrugged, smiling wryly. ‘You’d be surprised,’ she replied. Just then, their supervisor walked over, holding a package with a big red heart sticker on it. ‘Hey, look who finally got around to sending that love letter!’ Everyone laughed, realizing sometimes the most important deliveries arrive when least expected.

3. Late one night, as the post office's security light flickered, a delivery driver pulled up to the mail truck and noticed something strange: a faint humming sound like bees, but coming from inside. Curious, he opened the door slowly—only to discover hundreds of tiny bees buzzing around in the sorting room. Turns out, someone had accidentally delivered a package filled with live honeybees instead of letters. The next morning, everyone in town was talking about how their morning coffee tasted suspiciously sweet. A neighbor joked that maybe it was time for a new postal service slogan: ‘United States Post Office—Delivering More Than Just Mail!’

4. A delivery driver pulled up to the mail truck, frowning. ‘Why is there a letter addressed to “Santa Claus, North Pole”?’ The supervisor shrugged and grinned. 'Ah, another year, same old address,' she said. She opened her desk drawer, took out an envelope, and wrote: "Delivered, North Pole." The driver shook his head, laughed, and drove off, knowing that some letters just never reach their destination.

Source details

Business attributes

Address

City
Columbia
Housenumber
1601
Postcode
29201
State
SC
Street
Assembly Street

Contacts

Hours & freshness

Check date
2026-06-27
Opening hours
Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00, Sa,Su off

Brand & operator

Brand
United States Post Office
Wikidata
Q668687
Operator
United States Postal Service
Short
USPS
Type
public
Wikidata
Q668687
Wikipedia
en:United States Postal Service

What it offers

Amenity
post office

Source: OpenStreetMap, 21 recorded details for this place, last confirmed 2026-06-27.

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