Post offices

United States Postal Service

Open by scheduleMonday · 8:30 AM – 5 PM

Tacoma, WA

ⓘ Hours as published by the business

1102 A Street, Tacoma, WA
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Opening hours

Monday · Today
8:30 AM – 5 PM
Tuesday
8:30 AM – 5 PM
Wednesday
8:30 AM – 5 PM
Thursday
8:30 AM – 5 PM
Friday
8:30 AM – 5 PM
Saturday
Sunday

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

▤ Contact & details

☎ Phone
+1-253-627-4026
⌖ Address
1102 A Street, Tacoma, WA 98402
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◆ Category
Post offices
◎ Country
US
⌂ Floor
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⌘ Branch
Downtown Tacoma

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something strange: every time he approached the mailboxes on Main Street, his coffee cup seemed to fill itself with fresh brew from nowhere. Was it just his imagination, or did the USPS have secret powers? Finally, after weeks of mystery, another delivery driver confessed: he’d been sneaking sips from the same mailbox each day! The whole town laughed, and now everyone knows not to drink from those boxes—unless you’re really thirsty and nobody’s watching.

2. In a small town post office, a curious child kept appearing just as the mail truck arrived. Each day, without fail, she would run up to the window and excitedly wave her tiny hand, making the delivery driver laugh out loud. Finally, one day the little girl’s grandmother came running after the truck, waving even more frantically than her granddaughter had ever done. The perplexed delivery driver turned around, waved back, and shouted, ‘Ma’am, your mailbox is right there!’

3. At night, an old lady would sneak into the post office and whisper mysterious messages into the mail slots. One day, a delivery driver heard her whispers and decided to peek inside. Turned out she was just reciting poetry to herself in front of the mirror. Everyone had a good laugh, and from then on, they called her ‘the poetic postmistress.’

4. At closing time, the postal clerk heard a soft rustle behind her. Turning around, she saw a tiny hand reaching for a letter on the counter. Curious, she bent down and picked up the envelope. Written in childish scrawl was ‘To my favorite lady.’ Inside was a crumpled note saying, “Please keep this job open for me—I'm only five years old.” The postal clerk smiled and waved goodbye to the little hand as it disappeared into the shadows. From then on, every day at closing time, a small hand would reach out from nowhere, leaving behind a letter addressed simply to 'the kindest lady.'

Source details

Business attributes

Address

City
Tacoma
Housenumber
1102
Postcode
98402
State
WA
Street
A Street

Contacts

Phone
+1-253-627-4026

Hours & freshness

Opening hours
Mo-Fr 08:30-17:00

Brand & operator

Operator
United States Postal Service

What it offers

Amenity
post office

Other details

Branch
Downtown Tacoma

Source: OpenStreetMap, 13 recorded details for this place.

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