United States Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar on the mail sorting table: an envelope addressed simply to ‘The Loneliest Heart’ with no return address or stamp. Curious, he opened it and found only one word scribbled inside: ‘Help.’ Overwhelmed by curiosity, he posted it back out, hoping someone would respond. Months later, a letter arrived from a regular customer: ‘Dear Loneliest Heart, I’m your new neighbor across the street. Thought you might like some company!’

2. One day, while sorting letters in the United States Post Office, a young clerk overheard an old man muttering under his breath: ‘This must be the wrong zip code!’ He kept repeating it as if someone had delivered his package to the wrong address again and again. Finally, the clerk couldn’t help but ask what was going on. The old man explained that he lived across town, and every week his package arrived here—right next to the sign for ‘Closed Sundays.’ Turns out, the delivery driver had been bringing it to the wrong branch for months. With a smile, the clerk said, ‘Well, now you know where not to look on Sunday!’

3. In the early afternoon, a postal worker heard an odd announcement over the intercom: ‘Attention, please pick up your package labeled “Important Documents” — it’s been here since last Thursday.’ Curious, the worker went down to the counter and found an envelope addressed to ‘Anyone Who Finds This.’ Inside was another note saying simply, ‘You’re welcome!’ Turns out, it was just a prank from a regular who liked to keep things interesting around the office.

4. At dawn, when most people were still dreaming, a delivery driver arrived at the United States Post Office and found a mysterious package addressed to ‘The First Person Who Opens This’. Curious, he opened it, only to discover an old letter saying: 'To whomever finds this—please deliver it back to sender.' The whole town had a good laugh over coffee that morning.