<p>Just two days ago, people across the U.S. were unable to go to their <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href=" target="_blank">local post office</a> or get their <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href=" target="_blank">mail delivered</a>—but thankfully, they had plenty of warning. The U.S. Every year, the USPS suspends its operations for federal holidays including Fourth of July. Some closures are not related to the calendar. Residents in several states may find that their post offices or deliveries have been halted this month. Continue reading to find out where the agency will be suspending service in July.</p>
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<p>There are many different circumstances that can prompt the Postal Service to adjust operations, and customers in several different places found that out last month.</p>
<p>At the beginning of June, the USPS <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href=" target="_blank">temporarily closed</a> a post office in Tularosa, New Mexico, and another one in Pikeville, Kentucky. It's not clear why the Tularosa Post Office was shut down, but the agency revealed that the Pikeville Post Office had to be evacuated "due to structural issues."</p>
<p>Following those closures, two facilities in South Carolina and North Carolina <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href=" target="_blank">were shuttered</a> as well. Clearwater Post Office was closed in South Carolina after a fire. Mount Holly Post Office has been closed in North Carolina for maintenance.</p>
<p>Another facility in Kinston, North Carolina, was also shut down in June because of "<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href=" target="_blank">safety concerns</a>," alongside post offices in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Ohio.</p>
<p>All of these facilities appear to still be closed—and now, they're not the only ones.</p>
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<p>It's the start of a new month, and the USPS has already started adding new service suspensions to the list.</p>
<p>In a <a rel="noopener noreferrer external nofollow" href=" target="_blank" data-citation="true">local press release</a> posted on July 3, the agency announced that it had temporary closed its post office in Underwood, Washington. According to the release, the facility's closure was caused by "the Tunnel Five fire in southeast Skamania County."</p>
<p>This <a rel="noopener noreferrer external nofollow" href=" target="_blank">wildfire broke out</a> on July 2 and has already burned through more than 500 acres of land in southwestern Washington, CNN reported. The news outlet reported that the Tunnel Five Fire has already destroyed at least ten structures.</p>
<p>When <em>Best Life</em> reached out to the USPS to find out if the Underwood Post Office had been one of the buildings damaged by the wildfire, a spokesperson for the region declined to provide any further information.</p>
<p>But the agency is already directing customers from the Underwood Post Office to other facilities for postal services.</p>
<p>"PO Box customers can pick up their mail at the nearby Bingen Post Office, located at 302 W Steuben St., and is less than five miles away," the USPS said in its release. "All other mail is being held at the White Salmon Post Office, located at 185 NE Snohomish Ave., also less than five miles away. Both the Bingen location and White Salmon location offer retail services such as temporary forwarding of mail or stamps."</p>
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<p>Rhode Island is also suffering from postal disruptions. In a July 5 update to its <a rel="noopener noreferrer external nofollow" href=" target="_blank" data-citation="true">Service Alerts website</a>, the USPS revealed that it has temporarily suspended mail operations at its Processing and Distribution Center (PD&C) in Providence, Rhode Island. This suspension is the result of a "power outage due to local flooding," according to the agency.</p>
<p>The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a <a rel="noopener noreferrer external nofollow" href=" target="_blank">flash flood warning</a> for the Providence county on July 4 after heavy rainfall suddenly started flooding the area, local CBS-affiliate WPRI reported. According to the news outlet, more than 5,500 people in Rhode Island lost power and approximately 1,700 in Massachusetts as a result.</p>
<p>"Mail delivery to customers with ZIP Codes starting with the first three-digits 025, 026, 027, 028, and 029 will be impacted until power is restored," the Postal Service said in its alert. "Package delivery is unaffected."</p>
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<p>USPS plans to close a third post office this month. In a June 29 <a rel="noopener noreferrer external nofollow" href=" target="_blank" data-citation="true">local press release</a>, the agency warned customers in Ohio that it had a closure scheduled later this month.</p>
<p>According to the release, the Dillonvale Post Office in Dillonvale, Ohio, "will temporarily close" on July 16 "for building renovations."</p>
<p><em>Best Life</em> reached out to the USPS to get more information about the renovations taking place, and we will update this story with their response.</p>
<p>"The opening date has not been determined," the Postal Service added in its release. "In the interim, P.O. In the interim, P.O."</p>
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