Post offices

Waterfront Station Post Office

Open by scheduleMonday · 8 AM – 6 PM

Portland, OR United States Postal Service

ⓘ Hours as published by the business

101 Southwest Madison Street, Portland, OR
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Opening hours

Monday · Today
8 AM – 6 PM
Tuesday
8 AM – 6 PM
Wednesday
8 AM – 6 PM
Thursday
8 AM – 6 PM
Friday
8 AM – 6 PM
Saturday
10 AM – 3 PM
Sunday

Holidays and short days are the usual exceptions — call before a long drive.

▤ Contact & details

⌖ Address
101 Southwest Madison Street, Portland, OR 97204
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◆ Category
Post offices
◎ Country
US
◇ Operated by
United States Postal Service

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar in the post office’s loading bay—a mysterious package wrapped in old newspaper and tied with string. No return address or label could be found. The delivery driver picked up the package curiously and took it inside. Later that day, while sorting mail, an elderly lady approached the counter. ‘Is this mine?’ she asked, pointing at the mysterious package. It turned out to be her great-grandmother's old letter, accidentally sent decades ago. Everyone had a good laugh over the mix-up.

2. One day, a regular asked the clerk, ‘Why does every letter sent from here seem to take exactly seven days?’ The clerk smiled mysteriously and whispered, ‘Because our station is located right next to the river, and each letter has to make seven stops for tea before it can be delivered.’ The regular laughed heartily and shook his head, knowing that some things are best left unsolved.

3. A curious postal worker noticed that whenever she placed letters into the sorting machine at Waterfront Station, they emerged with strange little doodles on them—tiny drawings of seagulls and lighthouses, as if someone were secretly adding their own touch. One day, a delivery driver received an envelope addressed to himself but containing only a note: ‘Dear Postman, please deliver these seaside sketches to your favorite customer!’ Turned out, everyone in town was now receiving hand-drawn postcards from Waterfront Station, signed simply, ‘Your Secret Seaside Friend.’

4. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the Waterfront Station Post Office and saw an unusual sight: all the mailboxes were facing westward, as if trying to catch the sunrise. Curious, he knocked on the door of the nearest mailbox. To his surprise, it opened, revealing a sleepy-looking letter inside that yawned back at him. A regular from down the street popped out and explained, ‘Oh, they’re just following the sun. Makes their day brighter!’ The delivery driver shook his head, smiling, thinking maybe these mailboxes had more personality than some people he knew.

Source details

Business attributes

Address

City
Portland
Housenumber
101
Postcode
97204
State
OR
Street
Southwest Madison Street

Contacts

Hours & freshness

Opening hours
Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00, Sa 10:00-15:00

Brand & operator

Brand
United States Postal Service
Wikidata
Q668687
Operator
United States Postal Service
Short
USPS
Type
public
Wikidata
Q668687

What it offers

Amenity
post office

Source: OpenStreetMap, 15 recorded details for this place.

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