Post offices

The Mailbox

Open by scheduleMonday · 9 AM – 6 PM

Seattle

ⓘ Hours as published by the business

2400 Northwest 80th Street, Seattle
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Opening hours

Monday · Today
9 AM – 6 PM
Tuesday
9 AM – 6 PM
Wednesday
9 AM – 6 PM
Thursday
9 AM – 6 PM
Friday
9 AM – 6 PM
Saturday
10 PM – 4 PM
Sunday

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

▤ Contact & details

⌖ Address
2400 Northwest 80th Street, Seattle 98117
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◆ Category
Post offices
◎ Country
US

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About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while waiting for her mail, an old lady noticed something peculiar. A small dog kept running into 'The Mailbox' post office and then dashing out again, barking excitedly. Finally, a kind postal worker took pity on the little fellow and followed him inside. To everyone’s surprise, the dog ran straight up to the counter, grabbed a package with his teeth, and brought it back outside! It turned out he was delivering a birthday present from his owner to a neighbor. Ever since that day, whenever someone receives a large package at ‘The Mailbox,’ they can’t help but smile, thinking of that adorable little messenger.

2. In the early afternoon, as a delivery driver sorted through packages in The Mailbox lobby, he stumbled upon an unusual item nestled among envelopes and parcels—a small, handwritten note addressed simply to ‘Someone Who Needs This.’ Curious, he opened it to find a crumpled piece of paper with just one sentence: 'Please deliver this letter to someone who smiles too little.' Below was scribbled another address—oddly familiar. Turned out, it was meant for his next-door neighbor, who’d been grumbling about loneliness lately.

3. In the late afternoon, as a delivery driver sorted through packages in The Mailbox, he stumbled upon an unexpected visitor—a small, beribboned package addressed to no one. Curious, he opened it and found inside a note scribbled in childish handwriting: ‘Dear Postman, please deliver me to my real home.’ Below was a smiley face drawn with a pencil. Turns out, it was just a neighborhood kid’s prank—delivered daily to every mailbox around town.

4. One day, after collecting letters from The Mailbox, a neighbor asked curiously: ‘Do you ever notice how some envelopes seem to follow each other out of here?’ I shrugged it off, thinking he was just joking around. But then one evening, as I left the mailbox, I saw our mailman laughing and waving goodbye to an envelope that had somehow waved back! Needless to say, my curiosity turned into good-natured laughter.

Source details

Business attributes

Address

City
Seattle
Housenumber
2400
Postcode
98117
Street
Northwest 80th Street

Contacts

Hours & freshness

Check date
2025-11-08
Opening hours
2025-11-08
Opening hours
Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00, Sa 22:00-16:00

What it offers

Amenity
post office

Source: OpenStreetMap, 11 recorded details for this place, last confirmed 2025-11-08.

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