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Sectional Center Facility
A destination sectional center facility (SCF) is a processing and distribution center (P&DC) of the United States Postal Service (USPS) that serves a designated geographical area defined by one or more three-digit ZIP Code prefixes. A sectional center facility routes mail between local post offices and to and from network distribution centers (NDCs) and Surface Transfer Centers (STCs), which form the backbone of the network. Civil SCFs Alabama ''Note: Alabama 369 is served by Jackson, Mississippi; 353 is unassigned.'' * Birmingham (350-352, 354-359, 362), served by Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport * Montgomery (360-361, 363-364, 367-368) * Mobile (365-366, Mississippi 394) Alaska *Anchorage (995-997): 4141 Postmark Dr., Anchorage, AK 99519, served by Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport *Juneau (998) *Ketchikan (999) American Samoa ''American Samoa is served by the SCF in Honolulu, Hawaii.'' Arizona ''Note: AZ 864 served by Las Vegas, Nevada; AZ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the U.S., including its insular areas and associated states. It is one of the few government agencies explicitly authorized by the U.S. Constitution. The USPS, as of 2021, has 516,636 career employees and 136,531 non-career employees. The USPS traces its roots to 1775 during the Second Continental Congress, when Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first postmaster general; he also served a similar position for the colonies of the Kingdom of Great Britain. The Post Office Department was created in 1792 with the passage of the Postal Service Act. It was elevated to a cabinet-level department in 1872, and was transformed by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 into the U.S. Postal Service as an independent agency. Since the early 1980s, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
