Alta Loma Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar on the postal truck’s dashboard: an old, dusty keyring with a faded sign reading ‘Alta Loma Mystery Key.’ Curious locals began finding similar items around town—an oddly shaped rock labeled ‘Mailbox Guardian,’ or a rusted whistle marked ‘Postman’s Whim.’ No one knew whose they were or why they appeared. Finally, after weeks of speculation, the postmaster revealed that the mysterious tokens were actually old souvenirs from Alta Loma's centennial celebration. A local artist had hidden them as part of a whimsical tribute to the community's spirit. The delivery driver found himself gifted with the 'Mailbox Guardian,' while everyone else got a good laugh—and maybe even a new story to tell their grandkids.

2. At Alta Loma Post Office, a regular customer exclaimed one day, ‘I just got a letter from myself!’ The clerk smiled and replied, ‘That happens more often than you’d think.’ A few days later, another customer approached the counter, clearly flustered. 'I received a package,' she said, 'but it’s addressed to someone else!' The clerk nodded knowingly, replying with a twinkle in his eye, 'Welcome to Alta Loma Post Office—where letters sometimes get lost in time.'

3. A delivery driver pulled up to Alta Loma Post Office one afternoon, only to notice a strange sight. A neighbor was standing outside, frantically waving a letter and muttering, 'This can't be right!' The delivery driver approached curiously. The neighbor grabbed the letter back, shook his head and said, ‘It’s always wrong—never my house!’ He laughed, then added, ‘Must be that old lady down the street.’ They both chuckled as the driver drove off, wondering if maybe… just maybe, it really wasn’t ever the right address.

4. At Alta Loma Post Office, a delivery driver pulled up one morning to find a mysterious note taped inside his locker: ‘Today is your lucky day—your next three deliveries will be… upside down!’ The driver shook his head and smiled, thinking it was some prank from a regular. That afternoon he delivered packages to a bank, a school, and a bakery—all upside down. When he arrived at the bakery, everyone laughed as he handed over an envelope with the stamp facing upward. The baker joked, ‘Guess you’re really turning things around today!’