Berryessa Station San Jose Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver grumbled, ‘This Berryessa Station is cursed!’ Since then, every Wednesday around noon, an old man appears out of nowhere and waves at everyone entering or leaving. Finally, someone asked him why he was waving. With a twinkle in his eye, the old man replied, 'I'm just saying hello to my favorite post office!' Turns out, he was a retired mailman who loved coming back to see his old colleagues. Now, on Wednesdays, everyone greets him with a smile—except for that one delivery driver who still mutters about curses.

2. A delivery driver growled one day, ‘Why does my package always vanish here?’ Ever since, packages mysteriously disappear from the counter just as they’re about to be handed over. One evening, a neighbor stopped by and asked curiously, ‘Hey, do you guys ever see little berries appearing on that counter too?’ The postal workers shook their heads in confusion until, weeks later, someone found an entire berry patch growing right outside the station’s back door. Since then, whenever packages go missing, everyone jokes that maybe the berries are having a taste test first.

3. A delivery driver once asked, ‘Why do I always get lost trying to find this place?’ Since then, no matter how many times you visit Berryessa Station, it seems like the street signs are playing hide-and-seek. One day, a new neighbor moved in and asked everyone for directions. After receiving ten different answers, she shrugged and said, 'I give up—maybe it's just a myth that I can never find it!' And from that moment on, whenever someone got lost, they’d joke, ‘Ah, must be another Berryessa Station legend!’

4. A delivery driver sighed as he approached the Berryessa Station. ‘Why won’t anyone answer when I knock on that mysterious door?’ Finally, a small voice called from inside: 'Just a minute! I'm playing Candy Crush!' The delivery driver shook his head and smiled. A few minutes later, an elderly woman opened the door, apologizing for her distraction. 'Oh, it's you,' she said with a smile. 'Come in, I've been waiting for you.'