Juneteenth will be observed tomorrow, Thursday, June 19, and all local post offices will be closed.
All postal service retail locations will be closed, and there will be no regular mail delivery except for holiday premium Priority Mail Express.
All retail locations will be open for normal business hours, and regular mail delivery will resume Friday, June 20.
Customers are still able to order stamps, shipping supplies, print shipping labels, and request package pickups 24/7, including holidays, online. Stamps are also sold at most major grocery stores, big box stores, some pharmacies and even ATMs.
Many banks, federal offices and Pierce County Schools will also be closed.
Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. The holiday was first celebrated in Texas, where on June 19, 1865, in the aftermath of the Civil War, enslaved people were declared free under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation.
