COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – United States Postal Service employees will be celebrating a day of independence from their routes July 4, so residents expecting mail or packages may have to wait until Friday for those deliveries.
The USPS will pause services for the holiday, one of 11 it recognizes annually. There will be no mail delivery, caller service or Post Office Box service. Self-service kiosks will still be available.
Amazon will also be halting service delivery to celebrate Independence Day, one of seven annually recognized holidays. Amazon will recognize three more holidays after July 4 this year: Labor Day on Sept. 2, Thanksgiving Day on Nov. 28, and Christmas Day on Dec. 25.
Most of FedEx’s services will also be closed, although FedEx Custom Critical will remain open. FedEx offices will also be open with some modified hours. Columbus FedEx offices will still offer services at these hours:
| LOCATION | OPEN | CLOSE |
| 180 N. High St. | 8 a.m. | 4 p.m.* |
| 1510 Olentangy River Road | 8 a.m. | 6 p.m.* |
| 4516 Kenny Road | 8 a.m. | 6 p.m.* |
| 2576 Brice Road | 8 a.m. | 6 p.m.* |
| 5800 Frantz Road | 8 a.m. | 6 p.m.* |
| 604 W. Schrock Road | 8 a.m. | 6 p.m.* |
| 8733 Sancus Blvd. | 8 a.m. | 6 p.m.* |
| 4676 W. Broad St. | 8 a.m. | 7 p.m. |
| 4157 Morse Crossing | 8 a.m. | 7 p.m. |
| 6266 E. Broad St. | 8 a.m. | 7 p.m. |
| 7166 N. High St. | 8 a.m. | 7 p.m. |
| 6191 Sawmill Road | 8 a.m. | 7 p.m. |
| 6735 Avery Muirfield Drive | 8 a.m. | 7 p.m. |
All three mailing services will resume their typical schedules July 5. In addition to Independence Day, the USPS is observing these five remaining holidays in 2024:
| Monday, Sept. 2 | Labor Day |
| Monday, Oct. 14 | Columbus Day |
| Monday, Nov. 11 | Veterans Day |
| Thursday, Nov. 28 | Thanksgiving Day |
| Wednesday, Dec. 25 | Christmas Day |
