Postal Service Cutbacks

The Postal Service today announced a list of 140 mail processing and distribution facilities which will be consolidated over the next two years, saving an estimated $2.1 billion each year, all part of an effort to stem the tide of red ink at the Postal Service.

In a news release, the Postal Service said another 89 could be consolidated starting February 2014 if needed.

"We simply do not have the mail volumes to justify the size and capacity of our current mail processing network. To return to long-term profitability and financial stability while keeping mail affordable, we must match our network to the anticipated workload," said Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe.

Here is the list - the facilities on the left will lose work, while the facilities on the right will gain in these consolidations.

USPS Modeled Processing Network, Phase 1, May 17, 2012

Potential to Consolidate*

 

 

Study Facility

Gaining Facility(ies)

 

 

State

City

 

Facility

Gaining Site

City

State

 

AL

Anniston

 

Anniston CSMPC

Birmingham P&DC

Birmingham

AL

 

AL

Tuscaloosa

 

Tuscaloosa CSMPC

Birmingham P&DC

Birmingham

AL

 

AR

Jonesboro

 

Jonesboro CSMPC

Memphis P&DC

Memphis

TN

 

AR

FORT SMITH

 

Fort Smith CSMPC

NW Arkansas P&DF

Fayetteville

AR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AR

Harrison

 

Harrison P&DF

Fayetteville P&DF

Fayetteville

AR

 

AR

Hot Springs National

Hot Springs Ntl Pk CSMPC

Little Rock AR P&DC Little Rock

AR

 

Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AZ

Tucson

 

Tucson P&DC

Phoenix P&DC

Phoenix

AZ

 

CA

Petaluma

 

North Bay CA DDC

Oakland P&DC

Oakland

CA

 

CA

PETALUMA

 

North Bay P&DC

Oakland P&DC

Oakland

CA

 

CA

Burlingame

 

North Peninsula CA DDC

San Francisco

San Francisco

CA

 

 

P&DC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CA

Modesto

 

Modesto CA CSMPC

West Sacramento

West Sacramento

CA

 

 

P&DC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CA

Stockton

 

Stockton P&DC

West Sacramento

West Sacramento

CA

 

 

P&DC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CA

Bakersfield

 

Bakersfield P&DC

Santa Clarita P&DC

Santa Clarita

CA

 

CA

Pasadena

 

Pasadena P&DC

Los Angeles P&DC

Los Angeles

CA

 

CA

Long Beach

 

Long Beach P&DC

Los Angeles P&DC

Los Angeles

CA

 

CA

San Diego

 

Midway P&DF

ML Sellers CA

San Diego

CA

 

 

P&DC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FL

Panama City

 

Panama City P&DF

Pensacola P&DC

Pensacola

FL

 

FL

Gainesville

 

Gainesville P&DF

Jacksonville P&DC

Jacksonville

FL

 

FL

Mid Florida

 

Mid-Florida P&DC

Orlando P&DC

Orlando

FL

 

FL

Pembroke Pines

 

South Florida P&DC

Miami P&DC

Miami

FL

 

FL

Fort Lauderdale

 

Fort Lauderdale P&DC

Miami P&DC

Miami

FL

 

GA

Waycross

 

Waycross CSMPC

Jacksonville P&DC

Jacksonville

FL

 

GA

Albany

 

Albany GA CSMPC

Tallahassee P&DF

Tallahassee

FL

 

GA

Columbus

 

Columbus GA CSMPC

Montgomery P&DC

Montgomery

AL

 

GA

Athens

 

Athens GA P&DF

North Metro P&DC

Duluth

GA

 

GA

Acworth

 

Acworth GA CSMPC

Atlanta P&DC

Atlanta

GA

 

GA

Cartersville

 

Cartersville GA CSMPC

Atlanta P&DC

Atlanta

GA

 

GA

Marietta

 

Marietta GA DDC

North Metro P&DC

Duluth

GA

 

 

 

 

 

Charleston P&DF

North Charleston;

 

 

GA

Savannah

 

Savannah P&DF

Macon P&DC

Macon;

SC; GA; FL

 

 

 

 

 

Jacksonville P&DC

Jacksonville

 

 

GA

Savannah

 

Savannah PO CSMPC

Charleston P&DF

North Charleston

SC

 

GA

Atlanta

 

Atlanta P&DC

North Metro P&DC

Duluth

GA

 

GA

Douglasville

 

Douglasville GA CSMPC

Atlanta P&DC

Atlanta

GA

 

IA

Carroll

 

Carroll CSMPC

Des Moines P&DC

Des Moines

IA

 

IA

Creston

 

Creston IA CSMPC

Des Moines P&DC

Des Moines

IA

 

 

 

 

 

Carol Stream P&DC

Carol Stream;

 

 

IL

Chicago

 

Cardiss Collins P&DC

South Suburban

Bedford Park

IL; IL

 

 

 

 

 

P&DC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IL

Carbondale

 

Carbondale CSMPC

Springfield IL P&DC

Springfield

IL

 

IL

Bloomington

 

Bloomington IL P&DF

Peoria P&DF

Peoria; Champaign

IL; IL

 

 

Champaign P&DF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carol Stream

Carol Stream;

 

 

IL

Rockford

 

Rockford P&DF

P&DC;Palatine

IL; IL

 

 

Palatine

 

 

 

 

 

P&DC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IL

Quincy

 

Quincy P&DF

Springfield IL P&DC

Springfield

IL

 

IL

Centralia

 

Centralia CSMPC

Springfield IL P&DC

Springfield

IL

 

IL

Effingham

 

Effingham CSMPC

Champaign P&DF

Champaign

IL

 

* Pre-Decisional and subject to modification based upon legislative service standard requirements and further analysis.

USPS Modeled Processing Network, Phase 1, May 17, 2012

Potential to Consolidate*

 

 

Study Facility

Gaining Facility(ies)

 

 

State

City

Facility

Gaining Site

City

State

 

IN

Gary

Gary P&DC

So Suburban P&DC

Bedford Park

IL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

Bloomington

Bloomington IN P&DF

Indianapolis P&DC

Indianapolis

IN

 

IN

Kokomo

Kokomo IN P&DF

Indianapolis P&DC

Indianapolis

IN

 

IN

Terre Haute

Terre Haute P&DF

Indianapolis P&DC

Indianapolis

IN

 

IN

Columbus

Columbus IN CSMPC

Indianapolis P&DC

Indianapolis

IN

 

KS

Colby

Colby CSMPC

North Platte P&DF

North Platte

NE

 

KS

Hays

Hays CSMPC

Wichita P&DC

Wichita

KS

 

KS

Hutchinson

Hutchinson CSMPC

Wichita P&DC

Wichita

KS

 

KS

Liberal

Liberal CSMPC

Amarillo P&DF

Amarillo

TX

 

KS

Topeka

Topeka P&DF

Kansas City P&DC

Kansas City

MO

 

KY

Bowling Green

Bowling Green KY P&DF

Nashville TN P&DC

Nashville

TN

 

KY

Elizabethtown

Elizabethtown CSMPC

Louisville P&DC

Louisville

KY

 

KY

Hazard

Hazard CSMPC

Knoxville P&DC

Knoxville

TN

 

KY

London

London P&DF

Knoxville P&DC

Knoxville

TN

 

KY

Somerset

Somerset CSMPC

Knoxville P&DC

Knoxville

TN

 

LA

Lafayette

Lafayette LA P&DF

Baton Rouge P&DC

Baton Rouge

LA

 

MA

SPRINGFIELD

Springfield MA P&DC

Hartford P&DC &

Hartford;

CT; MA

 

Central MA P&DC

Shrewsbury

 

 

 

 

 

 

MA

Wareham

Wareham CSMPC

Providence P&DC

Providence

RI

 

MA

Lowell

Lowell MA DDC

Boston MA P&DC

Boston

MA

 

 

 

 

Boston P&DC (ltrs

 

 

 

MA

Waltham

Northwest Boston P&DF

only)

Boston; North

MA; MA

 

Middlesex Esx

Reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P&DC (flts only)

 

 

 

MD

Waldorf

Waldorf MD CSMPC

Southern Maryland

Capitol Heights

MD

 

P&DC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Southern Maryland

 

 

 

MD

Gaithersburg

Suburban MD Annex

Capital Beltway

Capitol Heights

MD

 

 

 

 

Facility

 

 

 

MI

Gaylord

Gaylord P&DF

Traverse City P&DF

Traverse City

MI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MI

Saginaw

Saginaw P&DC

Michigan Metroplex

Pontiac

MI

 

MI P&DC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MI

Saginaw

Wheeler Street MI Annex

Michigan Metroplex

Pontiac

MI

 

MI P&DC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MI

Jackson

Jackson MI CSMPC

Detroit P&DC

Detroit

MI

 

MI

Lansing

Lansing P&DC

Michigan Metroplex;

Pontiac; Grand

MI

 

Grand Rapids P&DC

Rapids

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MI

Romulus

Detroit P1 Annex

Detroit P&DC

Detroit

MI

 

MN

Mankato

Mankato P&DF

Minneapolis P&DC

Minneapolis

MN

 

MN

Rochester

Rochester MN P&DF

Saint Paul P&DC

Saint Paul

MN

 

MN

Waite Park

Saint Cloud P&DF

Minneapolis P&DC

Minneapolis

MN

 

MS

Grenada

Grenada CSMPC

Jackson P&DC

Jackson

MS

 

MS

Tupelo

Tupelo CSMPC

Memphis P&DC

Memphis

TN

 

MT

Kalispell

Kalispell CSMPC

Missoula CSMPC

Missoula

MT

 

NC

Kinston

Kinston NC Annex

Raleigh P&DC

Raleigh

NC

 

NC

Kinston

Kinston P&DF

Raleigh P&DC

Raleigh

NC

 

NC

HICKORY

Hickory P&DF

Greensboro P&DC

GREENSBORO

NC

 

ND

Devils Lake

Devils Lake CSMPC

Grand Forks

Grand Forks

ND

 

CSMPC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NE

LINCOLN

Lincoln P&DF

Omaha P&DC

OMAHA

NE

 

NE

Alliance

Alliance CSMPC

North Platte P&DF

North Platte

NE

 

* Pre-Decisional and subject to modification based upon legislative service standard requirements and further analysis.

USPS Modeled Processing Network, Phase 1, May 17, 2012

Potential to Consolidate*

 

Study Facility

Gaining Facility(ies)

 

 

State

City

Facility

Gaining Site

City

State

 

NJ

Egg Harbor Township

Jersey Shore (Pleasantville) DDC

South Jersey P&DC

Bellmawr

NJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NJ

Eatontown

Monmouth P&DC

Trenton P&DC

Trenton

NJ

 

NM

Alamogordo

Alamogordo CSMPC

El Paso P&DC

El Paso

TX

 

NM

Roswell

Roswell CSMPC

Lubbock P&DF

Lubbock

TX

 

NY

Melville

Mid-Island NY Annex

Mid-Island NY P&DC  Melville

NY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NY

Staten Island

Staten Island P&DF

Brooklyn P&DC

Brooklyn

NY

 

NY

Monsey

Monsey NY  DDC

Westchester NY

White Plains

NY

 

P&DC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NY

Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh CSMPC

Albany P&DC

Albany

NY

 

NY

UTICA

Utica P&DF

Syracuse P&DC

SYRACUSE

NY

 

OH

Portsmouth

Portsmouth OH CSMPC

Columbus P&DC

Columbus

OH

 

OH

Dayton

Dayton P&DC

Columbus P&DC

Columbus

OH

 

OH

MANSFIELD

Mansfield P&DF

Cleveland P&DC

CLEVELAND

OH

 

OH

Athens

Athens OH CSMPC

Columbus P&DC

Columbus

OH

 

OH

Ironton

Ironton OH CSMPC

Columbus P&DC

Columbus

OH

 

OH

Steubenville

Steubenville CSMPC

Pittsburgh P&DC

Pittsburgh

PA

 

OH

Canton

Canton OH P&DF

Akron OH P&DC

Akron

OH

 

OH

Wooster

Wooster OH CSMPC

Akron OH P&DC

Akron

OH

 

OH

Youngstown

Youngstown P&DF

Cleveland P&DC

Cleveland

OH

 

OH

Cambridge

Cambridge OH CSMPC

Columbus P&DC

Columbus

OH

 

OH

Chillicothe

Chillicothe OH CSMPC

Columbus P&DC

Columbus

OH

 

OH

Coshocton

Coshocton OH CSMPC

Columbus P&DC

Columbus

OH

 

OH

Massillon

Massillon OH CSMPC

Akron OH P&DC

Akron

OH

 

OK

Mcalester

Mcalester CSMPC

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City

OK

 

P&DC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PA

New Castle

New Castle P&DF

Pittsburgh P&DC

Pittsburgh

PA

 

PA

Reading

Reading P&DF

Harrisburg P&DC

Harrisburg

PA

 

PA

Southeastern

Southeastern P&DC

Philadelphia P&DC

Philadelphia

PA

 

PA

DUNCANSVILLE

Altoona P&DF

Johnstown P&DF

JOHNSTOWN

PA

 

PA

Williamsport

Williamsport PA P&DF

Harrisburg P&DC

Harrisburg

PA

 

PA

Scranton

Scranton PA P&DF

Lehigh Valley PA

Lehigh Valley

PA

 

P&DC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PA

Washington

Washington CSMPC

Pittsburgh P&DC

Pittsburgh

PA

 

PA

Horsham

Horsham PA  DDC

Philadelphia P&DC

Philadelphia

PA

 

PA

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh PA Building II Annex

Pittsburgh P&DC

Pittsburgh

PA

 

PA

Lancaster

Lancaster P&DF

Harrisburg P&DC

Harrisburg

PA

 

PA

Youngwood

Greensburg CSMPC

Pittsburgh P&DC

Pittsburgh

PA

 

SC

Florence

Florence P&DF

Columbia P&DC

Columbia

SC

 

SD

ABERDEEN

Aberdeen CSMPC

Dakota Central

HURON

SD

 

P&DF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SD

PIERRE

Pierre CSMPC

Dakota Central

HURON

SD

 

P&DF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TN

Clinton

Clinton TN STC

N/A

 

0

 

TN

Jackson

Jackson TN P&DF

Memphis TN P&DC

Memphis

TN

 

TN

Memphis

Jet Cove Annex

Memphis TN P&DC

Memphis

TN

 

TX

Lufkin

Lufkin P&DF

Beaumont P&DF

Beaumont

TX

 

TX

Fort Worth

Fort Worth P&DC

North Texas P&DC

Coppell

TX

 

TX

Bryan

Bryan P&DF

Austin P&DC

Austin

TX

 

TX

Waco

Waco TX Annex

Austin P&DC

Austin

TX

 

VA

Lynchburg

Lynchburg P&DF

Roanoke P&DC

Roanoke

VA

 

WA

Everett

Everett P&DF

Seattle P&DC

Seattle

WA

 

* Pre-Decisional and subject to modification based upon legislative service standard requirements and further analysis.

USPS Modeled Processing Network, Phase 1, May 17, 2012

Potential to Consolidate*

 

 

Study Facility

 

Gaining Facility(ies)

 

 

State

City

Facility

Gaining Site

City

State

 

WA

Tumwater

Olympia P&DF

Seattle P&DC

Seattle

WA

 

WA

Pasco

Pasco P&DF

Spokane P&DC

Spokane

WA

 

WA

Wenatchee

Wenatchee CSMPC

Spokane P&DC

Spokane

WA

 

WA

Redmond

Seattle WA East DDC

Seattle P&DC

Seattle

WA

 

WI

Kenosha

Kenosha WI CSMPC

Milwaukee P&DC

Milwaukee

WI

 

WI

Portage

Portage WI CSMPC

Madison P&DC

Madison

WI

 

WI

Oshkosh

Oshkosh P&DF

Green Bay P&DC

Green Bay

WI

 

WI

Eau Claire

Eau Claire P&DF

Saint Paul P&DC

Saint Paul

MN

 

WV

Parkersburg

Parkersburg CSMPC

Charleston WV

Charleston

WV

 

P&DC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WV

Petersburg

Petersburg CSMPC

Johnstown P&DF

Johnstown

PA

 

WV

Wheeling

Wheeling WV P&DF

Pittsburgh P&DC

Pittsburgh

PA

 

WV

Bluefield

Bluefield CSMPC

Charleston WV

Charleston

WV

 

P&DC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WY

Wheatland

Wheatland CSMPC

Cheyenne P&DC

Cheyenne

WY

 

* Pre-Decisional and subject to modification based upon legislative service standard requirements and further analysis.

The Postal Service today announced a list of 140 mail processing and distribution facilities which will be consolidated over the next two years, saving an estimated $2.1 billion each year, all part of an effort to stem the tide of red ink at the Postal Service. In a news release, ...

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