El Paso Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while sorting letters, an old delivery driver swears he heard laughter coming from an empty box. Nobody else seemed to notice it. Curious, he peered inside and saw only a pile of mail. But then, out of nowhere, a letter fell off the stack and landed on his nose with a soft thud. Everyone burst into giggles, including him, realizing it was just an old envelope playing tricks.

2. One afternoon, a postal worker was checking packages when she noticed something strange happening in one of the mailboxes. It seemed as if envelopes were moving on their own inside the box. Curious, she peered closer and saw tiny hands reaching out from within—a little girl with big brown eyes poked her head through the slits, giggling mischievously. Turned out, someone’s kid had stuck her hand in the mailbox, thinking it was a toy. Everyone had a good laugh over coffee later that day.

3. One day, a young mail carrier was delivering parcels when she noticed a curious pattern in the way boxes were being sorted. Who was responsible for this mysterious rearrangement? As days passed, more packages mysteriously switched places. Finally, our intrepid mail carrier decided to follow one suspicious box. It led her through back alleys and into an old coffee shop frequented by retirees. There, she found an elderly gentleman doodling on envelopes while humming to himself. When asked about his antics, he winked and said, ‘Just helping out my neighbors get their special deliveries!’

4. One night, after closing hours, a lone janitor was mopping floors when he thought he heard whispers echoing through the empty hallways of El Paso Post Office. Curious, he followed the sound and found himself standing before an old, dusty locker. Inside was a pile of letters addressed to no one in particular. As he picked up one letter, it fell open to reveal a crumpled note that read: ‘To whoever finds this—please deliver me to my rightful owner.’ The janitor laughed, thinking it must be some prank from a regular. Turns out, it wasn’t.