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Category Archives: Post offices
Aug
05
50001: First numerically was one of first casualties
Ackworth is the second incorporated city in Iowa alphabetically, but based on its location it was assigned the lowest-number ZIP code in Iowa. Its post office disappeared nearly a year ago. Before the long lists were put out, the USPS … Continue reading
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Aug
04
Map of additional endangered post offices
The map I made last week was limited to and directly taken from the 178 Iowa post offices listed at the USPS’ “Expanded Access Study List” – and yes, as far as most of the places in question are concerned, … Continue reading
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Aug
04
Adams County down to one post office?
Brian McMillin notified me of a new link (Scribd document) from the USPS of post offices “unrelated” to the list put out at the end of July. Much of it is a repeat of locations known to be under the … Continue reading
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Jul
28
Post office closures: Quick hits
This is a rundown of things gleaned from the July and April lists of post offices the USPS is considering closing. (I’m assuming that since there is no overlap, the previous list is still valid.) The Iowa Back Roads and … Continue reading
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Jul
28
Map of new post offices under closure threat
A visual representation of the list from this article (Des Moines Register). This does NOT include the dozens targeted earlier this year. That map was heavy in north-central Iowa; here, the northwest and south get hit hard. In many places, … Continue reading
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Jul
26
178 more(!) post offices put on The List
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 … Continue reading
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