Hurricane Ian: USPS suspends service as storm reaches Florida: Which cities are affected?

Dave Osborn, Fort Myers News-Press
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The United States Postal Service has temporarily suspended delivery and retail operations in parts of Florida as Hurricane Ian bears down on the state.

USPS announced Tuesday night that it was stopping services in Southwest and Central Florida until further notice. The hurricane was expected to make landfall in Florida sometime Wednesday along the state's Gulf coast.

The move means more than 200 post office locations will be closed.

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Thousands of packages are processed daily at the mail processing operations at the U.S. Postal Service on Jetport Loop, Fort Myers. According to the United Postal Service, approximately 200 million packages are expected to be delivered during the busiest week heading into the holiday, and about the same the week prior Ð roughly 29 million packages each day. 9.7 million or more packages are expected to be delivered, nation wide, each Sunday during the holiday season, beginning Nov. 28. Around 2.3 billion pieces of mail, including greeting cards and packages, are expected to be processed and delivered during the upcoming busiest week.

Cities with offices closed are in: Alturas, Alva, Apollo Beach, Anna Maria, Arcadia, Aripeka, Auburndale, Avon Park, Babson Park, Balm, Bartow, Bay Pines, Bloomingdale, Brandon, Boca Grande, Bokeelia, Bonita Springs, Bowling Green, Braden River, Bradenton, Bradenton Beach, Bradley, Brandon, Brooksville, Bushnell, Cape Coral, Captiva, Carrollwood, Center Hill, Chokoloskee, Clearwater, Coleman, Commerce, Cortez, Crystal Beach, Crystal Springs, Dade City, Davenport, Dover, Dundee, Dunedin, Durant, Eagle Lake, East Naples, Eaton Park, Ehrlich, Elfers, Ellenton, Embassy Crossing, Englewood, Estero, Euclid, Everglades City, Falkenburg, Felda, Florence Villa, Forest Hills, Fort Meade, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Fort Ogden, Frostproof, Gibsonton, Glengarry, Golden Gate, Goodland, Gulf Gate, Gulfwinds, Haines City, High Point, Highland City, Hilldale, Homeland, Hudson, Immokalee, Indian Rocks Beach, Intercession City, Istachatta, Kathleen, LaBelle, Lacoochee, Lake Alfred, Lake Hamilton, Lake Panasoffkee, Lake Placid, Lake Wales, Lakeland, Lakewood Ranch, Land o' Lakes, Largo, Laurel, Lehigh Acres, Lithia, Longboat Key, Lorida, Loughman, Lutz, MacDFill Air Force Base, Madeira Beach, Mango, Marco Island, Mulberry, Murdock, Myakka City, Naples, New Port Richey, New Tampa, Nichols, Nobleton, Nocatee, Nokomis, North Fort Myers, Ochopee, Odessa, Oldsmar, Ona, Oneco, Osprey, Ozona, Palm Harbor, Palmdale, Palmetto, Parrish, Pineland, Pinellas Park, Placida, Plant City, Polk City, Port Charlotte, Port Richey, Punta Gorda, Riverview, Ruskin, Safety Harbor, Saint James City, Saint Leo, St. Petersburg, St. Pete Beach, San Antonio, Sanibel, Sarasota, Sebring, Seffner, Sulphur Springs, Sumterville, Sun City, Sun City Center, Sydney, Tallavast, Tampa, Tarpon Springs, Terra Ceia, Thonotosassa, Tice, Trilby, Valrico, Venice, Venus, Wauchula, Waverly, Webster, West Tampa, Wimauma, Winter Haven, Ybor City, Zephyrhills and Zolfo Springs.

"The Postal Service appreciates its customers and their understanding as we temporarily adjust operations due to inclement weather," USPS said in an emailed news release Tuesday night.

"We will continue to monitor tropical weather conditions and well restore service when it is safe to do so."

This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Hurricane Ian: Where postal service is suspended in Florida