Oakland Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A regular customer noticed something peculiar one morning as he queued up for stamps. Amongst the usual envelopes and letters on the counter lay an old, dusty hatbox. Curious, he picked it up—only to discover a stack of vintage postcards inside, each addressed to addresses long forgotten. As he flipped through them, he found one with a familiar street address—a neighbor’s house across town. Excitedly, he rushed over only to learn that his neighbor had moved years ago. Turns out, the cards were from a delivery driver who’d retired decades earlier, still sending out mail meant for people who no longer existed.

2. A delivery driver pulled up to the Oakland Post Office one afternoon and announced, 'I think I just delivered a package to myself!' The clerk raised an eyebrow but shrugged it off, thinking maybe it was another day in the life of postal mysteries. The delivery driver grinned sheepishly, explaining that he must’ve taken a wrong turn somewhere along the route. A regular customer overheard the commotion and chimed in, ‘Hey, that happens to everyone here—even the postmaster once delivered a letter to himself!’ Everyone laughed, and the mystery of the day became just another Oakland Post Office legend.

3. A delivery driver pulled up to the Oakland Post Office one foggy morning, his headlights illuminating an unexpected sight: a small, furry creature scurrying across the parking lot. As he approached closer, the creature turned out to be a mischievous squirrel, its little paws carrying a package wrapped in brown paper. The driver chuckled and gently placed it inside the mail slot, thinking, ‘Another day, another mystery solved.’

4. A delivery driver pulled up to the Oakland Post Office one rainy day, his umbrella tilted at an odd angle, when he noticed the mailbag seemed heavier than usual. As he opened it, a soggy letter fell out, addressed to ‘The Loneliest Person in Oakland.’ Turns out, it was from a neighbor who’d moved away years ago and never got around to updating their address. The delivery driver grinned, thinking how sometimes life delivers unexpected packages—even if they’re wet and late.