United States Postal Service

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At the old post office in downtown, a delivery driver once complained, ‘Why does every letter here take longer than my lunch break?’ Since then, locals swear that on slow days, employees can be seen whispering and rearranging letters just so they’ll stay longer. One day, an elderly neighbor stopped by to ask why his mail was always delayed. An employee whispered conspiratorially, ‘We’re trying to make sure your pension check arrives before you leave for golf!’

2. At the mail sorting facility, a postal worker found an envelope addressed simply to ‘The Fastest Mailman.’ Curious, he opened it and discovered… nothing inside. He showed it around the office, everyone laughing and guessing who might be The Fastest Mailman. Finally, someone suggested that maybe it was just a prank from one of the neighbors. So they posted another letter—this time with a picture of their best mailman—and waited. A week later, another empty envelope arrived, but this time it had a stamp from Hawaii.

3. At the United States Postal Service branch near Main Street, every morning around sunrise, someone began leaving a single stamp on the counter with a note scribbled in pencil: ‘Today’s lucky winner gets one free stamp!’ One day, an old delivery driver picked up the stamp and wrote, ‘Free for the fastest runner!’ Suddenly, everyone started dashing inside, tripping over each other. The postal clerk laughed so hard she almost forgot to stamp any letters that day.

4. At the United States Postal Service branch on Elm Street, a delivery driver grumbled one day, 'I’ve never seen so many packages addressed to “Santa’s Little Helper.”' Finally, an old lady approached the counter and asked for her package. The clerk smiled and said, ‘Mrs. Smith, your package is here—addressed to Santa’s Little Helper.’ She laughed heartily and replied, ‘That’s because it’s from my neighbor’s dog!’ Everyone in line burst into laughter, and the mystery of Santa’s Little Helper was solved.