Be prepared: All US Postal Service locations to close for 24 hours in October

All US Postal Service locations will close for a period of 24 hours during October. Regular mail services are scheduled to be suspended on Monday, Oct. 12, with operations resuming on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Customers are advised to be prepared for this temporary shutdown of all facilities. The suspension affects all standard mail delivery and postal services nationwide for the duration of the closure before returning to normal business hours the following day.