USPS National and North Carolina News

News from USPS National and USPS North Carolina region.
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service today filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of mailing services price changes to take effect on July 12. The new rates include a 4-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 78 cents to 82 cents.
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KINSTON, NC — The U.S. Postal Service restored operations at the Plaza Station Post Office, located at 2433 N. Heritage St.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced the stamp issues that will be premiered at the Boston 2026 World Exposition , the 12th international philatelic exhibition of the United States.
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CHARLOTTE, NC — The U.S. Postal Service continues plans to relocate the Yorkmont Station Post Office, located at 4800 Express Drive, to a yet-to-be-determined location within three miles of the current location. Relocation is being considered because the lease was not renewed.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service filed notice today with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) regarding a time-limited price change to better align its costs of transportation with the market. This temporary price adjustment will provide needed flexibility for the Postal Service by helping to ensure that the actual costs of doing business are covered, as required by Congress.
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FRANKLIN, NC — The U.S. Postal Service plans to participate in the NC Career Works Annual Spring Hiring Event to fill immediate openings for full- and part-time positions in Highlands, Sylva, Whittier and Otto. To assist potential applicants, USPS personnel will be available to provide detailed information and answer questions about open positions.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is celebrating a beloved native flower with the release of the Sunflowers Forever stamp, issued today at the Garfield-Perry Stamp Club’s 136th annual March Party in Strongsville, Ohio. The stamp highlights the sunflower’s beauty and positive symbolism as well as its nutritional and ecological importance.
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SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Postal Service held a first-day-of-issue ceremony for its new Lowriders stamps today at the Logan Heights Library. With this issuance, USPS celebrates lowrider car culture, rooted in working-class Mexican American/Chicano communities throughout the American Southwest.
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WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Postal Service released new Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express stamps featuring breathtaking images captured by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) James Webb Space Telescope (Webb).
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CHIMNEY ROCK, NC — The U.S. Postal Service plans to reopen the Chimney Rock Post Office, located at 366 Main St., on Monday, Feb. 23, at noon.
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