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United States Post Office

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Lubbock, TX

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5014 Gary Avenue, Lubbock, TX
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⌖ Address
5014 Gary Avenue, Lubbock, TX 79413
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◆ Category
Post offices
◎ Country
US
◇ Operated by
United States Postal Service
▰ Official name
USPS

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A delivery driver arrived early one morning with a package so large it seemed to fill the entire truck bed. As he tried to maneuver it inside, several neighbors watched curiously from their porches. Finally managing to get it in, he slammed the door shut and turned around—only to realize the package was facing the wrong way. With an embarrassed smile, he walked back outside, flipped it over, and said, 'Sorry everyone, I guess I got a little mixed up!' The neighbors chuckled good-naturedly as they went back inside, knowing that sometimes even big packages can be a bit confusing.

2. Early one autumn morning, as the sun peeked over the mountains, a delivery driver pulled up to the United States Post Office with something unusual. The package he carried was not just big—it was impossibly round and bulging, like a giant balloon ready to burst. As he struggled to carry it inside, a regular customer watched curiously from the counter. 'What’s that, Joe?' she asked. With a sheepish smile, he replied, ‘Just another day at the office.’ And ever since then, everyone in town jokes that the US Post Office has its very own secret mailman—Mr. Balloon!’

3. A regular customer entered the post office one day and asked the clerk, ‘Why does every letter I send end up in the same city?’ The clerk smiled and replied, 'Because your letters are written in pencil, sir!' The customer blushed and said, 'Oh, of course!' Everyone laughed, and from then on, his letters were always sent with a pen.

4. On a particularly foggy morning, when the post office doors were just opening, a delivery driver arrived with an envelope so small that even he couldn't remember what it contained. He handed it to the clerk, who glanced at it curiously before placing it in the smallest mailbox labeled ‘Personal’. Later that day, as everyone was leaving, a neighbor walked up and asked if anyone had seen their tiny letter. The clerk smiled and pointed towards the mailbox, saying, ‘It’s probably inside there somewhere.’

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Business attributes

Address

City
Lubbock
Housenumber
5014
Postcode
79413
State
TX
Street
Gary Avenue

Brand & operator

Brand
United States Post Office
Wikidata
Q668687
Operator
United States Postal Service
Short
USPS
Type
public
Wikidata
Q668687
Wikipedia
en:United States Postal Service
Short name
USPS

What it offers

Amenity
post office

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