USPS Montbello Station

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular asked the postal clerk, ‘Why does that old lady always leave her packages outside USPS Montbello Station?’ The clerk shrugged and said, ‘She’s never inside when I come in.’ Finally, an elderly delivery driver mentioned, ‘She lives right across the street! She just doesn’t trust us with her precious packages.’ Everyone laughed, realizing it was simply a quirky habit of an independent lady.

2. One day, while sorting through packages on the loading dock, a delivery driver noticed something unusual in an unmarked box: a small, handwritten note reading ‘Please deliver to Mr. Johnson.’ Curious, he opened it and found… nothing but a single, perfect peanut. Confused, the driver showed the note to his supervisor, who shrugged and said, 'Must be some kind of joke.' They both laughed it off, but later that evening, while unpacking boxes at home, the supervisor found another identical note with just one peanut inside—this time addressed to him. From then on, whenever anyone received such a package, they’d say, 'It must be from USPS Montbello Station!'

3. One afternoon, as packages were being sorted inside, a delivery driver noticed an envelope addressed simply to ‘The Quiet Man’. Curious, he opened it and found only a single sheet of paper with a simple message: 'Please deliver this letter to anyone who listens.' The envelope was empty except for a small note stuck to the back: "To whoever finds this—you're doing a great job." Everyone had a good laugh that day.

4. One autumn morning, as a little girl waited for her dad at the mailboxes, she giggled when a package seemed to follow him home, moving slightly with each step. As they approached their house, the package suddenly jumped onto the porch and landed right next to a neighbor’s cat, who yawned and walked away without even noticing it. The girl’s father laughed and said, ‘Guess that package had somewhere else to be!’