East Long Beach Station Long Beach Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was an ordinary morning in East Long Beach when a delivery driver noticed something peculiar. The sun had barely risen over the post office, casting long shadows across the parking lot. As he unloaded packages, he swore he saw an old man with a fedora walking through the mail slots. Curious, the driver followed him inside but found only empty mailboxes and a quiet hallway. Just as he was about to leave, he heard a familiar voice from behind: ‘Delivery guy? I’ve been waiting for my package!’ Turned out it was just a regular neighbor who’d forgotten his key again.

2. It was a typical afternoon at the East Long Beach Station, and a delivery driver was sorting packages when he heard something peculiar—a rhythmic tapping sound coming from inside one of the mailboxes. Curious, he opened the mailbox and found nothing but an old envelope with no return address. As he picked it up, the tapping stopped abruptly. Smiling, he thought maybe it was just an imaginative bird outside. But then he noticed the envelope contained tiny wooden blocks, each engraved with a different letter. Turning them over, he spelled out a simple message: ‘Thank you for your service.’

3. It was just another day at the East Long Beach Station when a delivery driver noticed something odd on the loading dock. Among boxes of letters and packages sat a mysterious cardboard box, wrapped neatly but with no return address or label. The delivery driver opened it curiously—inside was a note reading: ‘Free donuts for anyone who helps deliver these.’ Turned out, a local bakery had accidentally shipped their entire batch to the wrong address. The whole neighborhood ended up enjoying those yummy treats that morning.

4. It was a quiet Tuesday afternoon at the East Long Beach Station when a delivery driver heard something unusual over the intercom. ‘Attention all postal workers,’ it crackled. ‘Your packages today are not just letters—some of them might be letters from your future.’ The delivery driver looked around nervously but saw only puzzled faces. A nearby neighbor leaned in and whispered, 'Hey, maybe they’re letters from aliens!' Everyone burst out laughing, realizing that sometimes the strangest things happen in ordinary places like post offices.