USPS: Hurricane Katrina District Updates

Louisiana District (Current as of 9/20/05 - 10 a.m.)

New Orleans Processing and Distribution Center operations remain suspended until further notice. Retail and delivery services remain suspended for most Post Offices in the City of New Orleans (701 ZIP Code range — with the exception of 70123 which has partial services available). Retail and delivery services also remain suspended for the following offices and ZIP Codes, primarily to the south and east of New Orleans: Arabi (70032); Braithwaite (70040); Buras (70041); Chalmette (70043); Meraux (70075); Port Sulphur (70083); Saint Bernard, (70085); Venice (70091); Violet (70092); and Grand Isle (70358).

Partial service is available at: Metairie (70001, 70002, 70003, 70005, 70006); Barataria (70036); Belle Chasse (70037); Gretna (70053, 70056); Harvey (70058); Kenner (70062, 70065); La Place (70068); Marrero (70072); Saint Rose (70087); Westwego (70094); Covington (70433, 70435); Slidell (70458, 70460, 70461); Varnado (70467) and Mandeville (70471) and New Orleans (70123).

All other Louisiana offices are unaffected or have returned to full service.

Drop shipments destined for ZIP Code 703 will now be accepted in Baton Rouge Sectional Center Facility 707 until further notice.

Mississippi District (Current as of 9/20/05 - 10 a.m.)

Partial services are available at the following Mississippi offices: Gulfport (39501, 39507); Bay St. Louis (39520); Stennis Space Center (39529); Biloxi (39530); Gautier (39553); Kiln (39556); Pascagoula (39567); Pass Christian (39571); Pearlington (39572) and Waveland (39576).

All other Mississippi offices are unaffected or have returned to full service.

Drop shipments to the Gulfport Plant and any delivery and retail units in ZIP Codes 395 are suspended until further notice.

Drop shipments are resumed by appointment only in ZIP Codes 369, 393, 394 and 396. Drop shipments for these zones will not be accepted without appointments.


Alabama District (Current as of 9/20/05 - 10 a.m.)

Partial services are available at the following Alabama offices: Bayou La Batre (36509); Dauphin Island (36528); Mobile (ZIP Codes 36602, 36604, 36605, 36606, 36607, 36608, 36609, 36610, 36611, 36615, 36617, 36618, 36619, 36693 and 36695) and Eight Mile (36613).

All other Alabama offices are unaffected or have returned to full service.

The Mobile Processing and Distribution Center will accept drop shipments by appointment only for zones 365 & 366. Drop shipments for these zones will not be accepted without appointments.