USPS: Katrina and Rita Related Service Updates

Updated October 28, 2005 - 2 p.m. ET
Katrina and Rita Related Service Updates

The embargo on Express Mail for Deweyville, TX (77614) is lifted.

The suspension of drop shipments for Deweyville, TX (77614) is lifted.

Drop shipments are now being accepted at the following ZIP Codes 77617, 77655, and 77704. Therefore, the alternate designated sites for the above ZIP Codes are canceled.

There is NO suspension or embargo on Priority Mail, First-Class Mail, Parcel Post, or Bound Printed Matter, Media Mail or Library Mail to the areas impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. For information on drop shipment suspensions refer to the state information below for full details.


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Alabama

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

Drop shipments are resumed by appointment only in ZIP Codes 365 and 366. Drop shipments for these zones will not be accepted without appointments.


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Louisiana

Express Mail embargoed to parts of Louisiana.

Effective immediately, the Postal Service is not accepting Express Mail for destinations in Louisiana’s 701 and 706 ZIP Code areas as well as the following 5-Digit ZIP Codes in ZIP 700: 70038, 70040, 70041, 70043, 70050, 70075, 70082, 70083, 70085, 70091, 70092.

The suspension of Standard Mail (Letters and Flats) and Periodicals Mail remains in effect for ZIP Codes 701, 706 and the following 5-Digit ZIP Codes in 700: 70038, 70040, 70041, 70043, 70050, 70075, 70082, 70083, 70085, 70091, 70092.

Suspension of drop shipments to Louisiana ZIP Codes 701, 706 and parts of 700.

Effective immediately, drop shipments are suspended to offices in Louisiana's 701, and 706 ZIP Code areas, as well as the following 5-Digit ZIP Codes in 700: 70038, 70040, 70041, 70043, 70050, 70075, 70082, 70083, 70085, 70091, 70092.

DADC Periodicals Drops for ADC New Orleans LA 700

Periodicals and news publications formerly dropped at the DADC entry level into ADC New Orleans LA 700 should now be dropped at the Bulk Mail Center in Memphis, TN, 38999 — excluding any mail for ZIP Codes where service is suspended.

To receive the best service for these publications, it is strongly recommended that direct containers for 325, 365, 366 and 394 be drop shipped into the appropriate destination SCF entry points (DSCF) for the following locations as listed in DMM L005:

325 PENSACOLA FL 325
365, 366 SCF MOBILE AL 365
394 HATTIESBURG MS 394
703 HOUMA LA 703
705 LAFAYETTE LA 705
707, 708 SCF BATON ROUGE LA 707

New Orleans Processing and Distribution Center operations remain suspended until further notice.

Partial service is available at: Metairie (70005); Arabi (70032); Boothville (70038); Braithwaite (70040); Buras (70041); Chalmette (70043); Empire (70050); Meraux (70075); Pointe A La Hache (70082); Port Sulphur (70083); Saint Bernard (70085) Venice (70091) and Violet (70092).

Partial service is available in the City of New Orleans for the following ZIP Codes - 70112, 70113, 70115, 70116, 70117, 70118, 70119, 70121, 70122, 70124, 70125, 70126, 70127, 70128, 70129, 70130 and 70131.

Other Louisiana offices offering partial services are Slidell (70458); Delcambre (70528); Lake Charles (70605); Cameron (70631); Creole (70632); Grand Chenier (70643): Singer (70660); Starks (70661) and Sulphur (70663).

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


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Mississippi

Partial services are available at the following Mississippi offices: Gulfport (39501, 39507); Bay St. Louis (39520); Stennis Space Center (39529); Biloxi (39530); Kiln (39556); Lakeshore (39558); Pascagoula (39567); Pass Christian (39571), Pearlington (39572) and Waveland (39576).

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

Drop shipments into ZIP Codes 395 are now being accepted by appointment only.

Drop shipments are resumed by appointment only in ZIP Codes 395, 369, 393, 394 and 396. Drop shipments for these zones will not be accepted without appointments.


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Texas

The embargo on Express Mail for Deweyville, TX (77614) is lifted.

The suspension of drop shipments for Deweyville, TX (77614) is lifted.

Drop shipments are now being accepted at the following ZIP Codes 77617, 77655, and 77704. Therefore, the alternate designated sites for the above ZIP Codes are canceled.

Partial service is available at the following Texas ZIP Codes:

Service is no longer available at North Port Arthur Finance Unit (77642). All services for North Port Arthur Finance Unit are permanently moved to the Port Arthur Post Office (77640).

All other ZIP Codes in Texas are restored to normal operations or were unaffected.