178 Iowa Post Offices Could Close (KCCI) (with alphabetical list)
The only difference I can tell with this set is that it’s accompanied by a discussion about “village post offices” inside other businesses, which is a non-starter if the only business in town IS the post office.
As far as I can tell, few to none of these were on a semi-unofficial list made available earlier this year.
As of January 1, Tama County had 13 post offices, one in every incorporated place plus Buckingham. Of those:
- Two – Buckingham and Lincoln – are on the earlier list of post offices at risk of closing.
- Two – Garwin and Clutier – got wiped out in the “derecho” earlier this month. Given the issues swirling around, the best that can be said is that their future status is “unknown.”
- Four – Chelsea, Elberon, Montour, and Vining – are on this newest list.
Of other interest in this new list: The post office in Iowa State’s Memorial Union; three out of seven Amana Colonies (Middle, South, Homestead); Haverhill, Liscomb, Rhodes, and Whitten; Zwingle, the last city in alphabetical order in Iowa.
UPDATE: Yes, more. Title punctuation updated accordingly.