NFL Draft Impacts USPS In Philly

Posted on April 27, 2017 by mailomg in Uncategorized // 0 Comments

PHILADELPHIA — The United States Postal Service, working in conjunction with the Postal Inspection Service and other law enforcement agencies, will temporarily lock out some blue collection boxes in the area surrounding the NFL Draft activities. The collection boxes will be locked out immediately, and will be reopened on Monday, May 1st. Postal officials emphasize this is a precautionary security measure only.
A list of impacted collection boxes:

ZIP Code Box Street Address
19130 2301 Pennsylvania Blvd
19103 1721 Race Street
19103 1900 Race Street
19103 311 N. 19th Street
19103 201 N. 21st Street
19130 2200 Spring Garden St.
19103 300 S 24th Street
19103 199 N 20th Street
19130 1946 Callowhill Street
19130 1939 Spring Garden Street
19130 2308 Fairmount Street
19130 2451 Fairmount Ave
19103 2137 Race Street
19103 135 N. 18th Street
19103 200 N. 17th Street

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