Oakland Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver asked curiously: ‘Why does everyone in Oakland seem to know when my truck is coming?’ An elderly neighbor leaned out his window and replied, 'Because your truck looks just like our weekly bread delivery!' The driver laughed it off, but from then on, whenever he arrived, people would wave friendly greetings—until one day someone offered him freshly baked cookies.'

2. At dawn, when most postal workers were just arriving, an old man began appearing outside the Oakland Post Office. He’d stand there, hat tilted, watching mailboxes intently until someone approached. One day a delivery driver asked him, ‘Sir, do you know this is the wrong time zone for your mailbox?’ The old man smiled and replied, ‘Just checking my address, son.’ Everyone laughed, and he disappeared into thin air as mysteriously as he had arrived.

3. In the early hours of one foggy morning, a mail carrier noticed something peculiar outside the Oakland Post Office. A small dog kept circling the entrance, barking insistently at the closed door. Curious, the mail carrier opened the door just enough for the little fellow to squeeze inside. Turned out it was lost and hungry, so they fed him some leftover sandwiches from the break room. Word spread quickly among the postal workers, who named him ‘Postie’—and now every day at lunchtime, Postie shows up at the post office, waiting patiently for his daily treat.

4. One day, during lunchtime, a loud announcement echoed through the Oakland Post Office: 'If you receive a package addressed to “The Person Who Lost Their Package,” please come claim it immediately!' A few minutes later, an elderly gentleman approached the counter, holding a small envelope. He said, ‘I believe this belongs to someone who lost their package.’ Everyone burst out laughing when he opened it and found only a handwritten note inside: “Dear Friend, I’m sorry for your loss. Best wishes from Oakland.” The whole place erupted in laughter, and that became the talk of town for weeks.