List of United States post offices
United States post offices operate under the authority of the United States Post Office Department (1792–1971) or the United States Postal Service (since 1971). In 2025, there are more than 40,000 post offices in the United States.[1] Historically, post offices were usually placed in a prominent location and many were architecturally distinctive, including notable buildings featuring Beaux-Arts, Art Deco, and Vernacular architecture.[2][3] However, modern U.S. post offices were generally designed for functionality rather than architectural style.[3]
Following is a list of notable United States post offices. Notable post offices include individual buildings, whether still in service or not, which have architectural, historical, or community-related significance. Many of these are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or state and local historic registers.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
| Post office | City | Date built | Architect | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belcoville Post Office | Belcoville | 1918 | Vivian B. Smith | NRHP | [5] |
| United States Post Office and Courthouse (Camden, New Jersey) | Camden | 1932 | James A. Wetmore | NRHP | [3] |
| New Brunswick Main Post Office | New Brunswick | 1934–1936 | Wesley Sherwood Bessell | NRHP | [6] |
| Post Office Building, Upper Montclair | Montclair | 1918 | Francis A. Nelson | NRHP | [7] |
| United States Post Office (Metuchen, New Jersey) | Metuchen | 1940 | Louis A. Simon, Neal A. Melick | NRHP | [8] |
| U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, now Clarkson S. Fisher Federal Building and United States Courthouse | Trenton | 1931–1932 | James A. Wetmore | NRHP | [9][10] |
New Mexico
| Post office | City | Date built | Architect | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Post Office-Alamogordo | Alamogordo | 1938 | Gilbert Stanley Underwood, Louis A. Simon, Neal A. Melick | NRHP, houses three murals by Peter Kurd | [11] |
| Old Post Office (Albuquerque, New Mexico) | Albuquerque | 1908 | James Knox Taylor | NRHP | [12] |
| Old Clovis Post Office, now Carver-Clovis Public Library | Clovis | 1931 | James A. Wetmore, Louis A. Simon | NRHP, former | [13] |
| United States Post Office-Deming Main | Deming | 1936 | Louis A. Simon, Kenneth Adams | NRHP, houses the mural "Mountains and Yucca" by Kenneth Adams | [14] |
| United States Post Office (Gallup, New Mexico) | Gallup | 1933 | James A. Wetmore | NRHP, former | [15] |
| Old Las Vegas Post Office | Las Vegas | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office (Los Alamos, New Mexico) | Los Alamos | 1948 | W. C. Kruger and Associates | NRHP | [16] |
| United States Post Office-Portales Main | Portales | 1937 | Louis A. Simon | NRHP, houses the mural Buffalo Range by Theodore Van Soelen, | [17] |
| United States Post Office-Truth or Consequences Main | Truth or Consequences | NRHP |
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
| Post office | City | Date built | Architect | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Angel García Méndez Post Office Building | Mayagüez | 1935 | NRHP | [22] | |
| Luis A. Ferré United States Courthouse and Post Office Building | Ponce | 1933 | James A. Wetmore | first U.S. postal office established in PR | [23] |
| U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, now Jose V. Toledo Federal Building and United States Courthouse | San Juan | 1911–1914 | James Knox Taylor, Louis A. Simon | NRHP | [24] |
Rhode Island
| Post office | City | Date built | Architect | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Customshouse and Post Office | Bristol | 1858 | Ammi B. Young | NRHP | [25] |
| Pawtucket Post Office, now Gerald Burns Building | Pawtucket | 1896 | William Martin Aiken; James Knox Taylor | NRHP | [26] |
| United States Post Office (Westerly, Rhode Island) | Westerly | 1914 | James Knox Taylor | NRHP | [27] |
| United States Post Office (Woonsocket, Rhode Island) | Woonsocket | 1910 | Louis Wetmore; J. K. Taylor | NRHP | [28] |
South Carolina
South Dakota
| Post office | City | Date built | Architect | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Post Office and Courthouse–Aberdeen | Aberdeen | 1936 | William Dewey Foster | NRHP | [29] |
| Lemmon Post Office | Lemmon | 1936–1937 | [30] | ||
| Old Spearfish Post Office | Spearfish | 1940 | Louis A. Simom | NRHP | [31][32] |
| Marindahl Post Office | Volin | 1870 | NRHP | [33] | |
| Old Post Office (Watertown, South Dakota) | Watertown | 1908 | NRHP | [34] |
Tennessee
Texas
| Post office | City | Date built | Architect | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and United States Courthouse | Amarillo | 1939 | Wyatt C. Hedrick | NRHP | |
| Arlington Post Office | Arlington | NRHP | |||
| U.S. Post Office and Federal Building, now O. Henry Hall | Austin | NRHP | |||
| Beeville Post Office | Beeville | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office-Federal Building-Brenham | Brenham | NRHP | |||
| Copperas Cove Stagestop and Post Office | Copperas Cove | NRHP | |||
| U.S. Post Office (El Paso, Texas) | El Paso | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office (Fort Worth, Texas) | Fort Worth | NRHP | |||
| Galveston U.S. Post Office and Courthouse | Galveston | NRHP | |||
| Graham Post Office | Graham | NRHP | |||
| Post Office Building (Greenville, Texas) | Greenville | NRHP | |||
| U.S. Post Office (Hillsboro, Texas) | Hillsboro | NRHP | |||
| Jacksonville Post Office | Jacksonville | NRHP | |||
| Old U.S. Post Office and Courts Building (Jefferson, Texas) | Jefferson | NRHP | |||
| Laredo United States Post Office, Court House and Custom House | Laredo | NRHP | |||
| Lubbock Post Office and Federal Building | Lubbock | 1931 | James A. Whetmore | NRHP | |
| Marshall U.S. Post Office | Marshall | NRHP | |||
| Post Office Building, Old (Nacogdoches, Texas) | Nacogdoches | NRHP | |||
| Post Office-Palestine | Palestine | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office-Pampa Main | Pampa | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office and Federal Building (Port Arthur, Texas) | Port Arthur | NRHP | |||
| de la Pena, Silverio, Drugstore and Post Office | Rio Grande City | NRHP | |||
| US Post Office and Courthouse, now the Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building and United States Courthouse | San Antonio | NRHP | |||
| Sherman US Post Office and Courthouse | Sherman | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office (Stamford, Texas) | Stamford | NRHP | |||
| Tyler US Post Office and Courthouse | Tyler | NRHP | |||
| Old Federal Building and Post Office (Victoria, Texas) | Victoria | NRHP |
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
| Post office | City | Date built | Architect | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Post Office | Auburn | 1937 | Louis A. Simon, James I. Barnes Co. | NRHP | [35] |
| United States Post Office and Courthouse (Bellingham, Washington) | Bellingham | 1912–1913 | James Knox Taylor | NRHP | [36] |
| United States Post Office-Bremerton Main | Bremerton | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office-Camas Main | Camas | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office-Centralia Main | Centralia | NRHP | |||
| Chehalis Post Office | Chehalis | 1934 | James A. Wetmore | NRHP | [37] |
| Chimacum Post Office | Chimacum | NRHP | |||
| Clarkston Main Post Office | Clarkston | 1941 | Louis A. Simon | NRHP | [38] |
| United States Post Office-Colfax Main | Colfax | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office-Colville Main | Colville | NRHP | |||
| Doe Bay General Store and Post Office | Doe Bay | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office and Customshouse | Everett | 1917 | Oscar Wenderoth | NRHP | [39] |
| United States Post Office-Hoquiam Main | Hoquiam | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office-Kelso Main | Kelso | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office-Longview Main | Longview | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office-Lyden Main | Lyden | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office-Montesano Main | Montesano | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office-Okanogan Main | Okanogan | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office (Olympia, Washington) | Olympia | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office-Omak Main | Omak | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office (Port Angeles, Washington) | Port Angeles | 1931 | James A. Wetmore | NRHP | [40] |
| United States Post Office – Port Townsend Main | Port Townsend | 1889–1893 | Mifflin E. Bell, Willoughby J. Edbrooke | NRHP | [41] |
| United States Post Office-Prosser Main | Prosser | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office-Pullman | Pullman | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office-Raymond Main | Raymond | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office-Queen Anne Post Office | Seattle | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office-Sedro Woolley Main | Sedro-Woolley | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Custom House (Spokane, Washington) | Spokane | 1908–1909 | James Knox Taylor | NRHP | [42] |
| United States Post Office-Sunnyside Main | Sunnyside | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office-Tacoma Downtown Station-Federal Building | Tacoma | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office-Toppenish Main | Toppenish | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office-Vancouver Main | Vancouver | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office-Walla Walla Main | Walla Walla | NRHP | |||
| United States Post Office and Annex | Wenatchee | NRHP | |||
| U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, now William O. Douglas Federal Building | Yakima | 1912 | James Knox Taylor | NRHP | [43] |
Washington, D. C.
| Post office | City | Date built | Architect | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customhouse and Post Office (Washington, D.C.) | Washington, D.C. | 1858 | Ammi B. Young | NRHP | [44] |
| General Post Office (Washington, D.C.), | Washington, D.C. | 1839, 1866 | Robert Mills, Thomas Ustick Walter | National Historic Landmark | [45] |
| Old Post Office and Clock Tower | Washington, D.C. | 1899 | Willoughby J. Edbrooke | NRHP | [46] |
| Postal Square Building | Washington, D.C. | 1911–1914 | Daniel Burnham | home to the National Postal Museum | [20] |
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
See also
- Federal Building and Post Office (disambiguation)
- J. W. Westcott II
- List of New Deal sculpture
- List of United States post office murals
- Old Post Office (disambiguation)
- United States post office murals
- U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (disambiguation)
- U.S. Post Office and Customhouse (disambiguation)
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