--- title: What Are Post Office Hours on Tax Day 2018? Here’s How to Find Out description: What are post office hours for Tax Day 2018? Here's where to find out how late the post office is open if you need to file taxes April 17. authors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Taxes - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2018-04-17T15:52:20.000Z' modified: '2024-04-17T10:20:49.000Z' section: Taxes tags: - file taxes - Post office - tax day - tax day 2018 - Taxes word_count: 432 canonical: https://money.com/tax-day-2018-post-office-hours/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Low Angle View Of Post Office Against Blue Sky](https://img.money.com/2018/04/postofficehourstaxday-em-559551543.jpg) It's finally Tax Day 2018, and the clock is ticking if you are trying to [file taxes at the last minute](https://money.com/last-day-file-taxes-2018/). And if you're mailing your tax return, you may be wondering: What are the post office hours on Tax Day 2018? Taxpayers must [file taxes online](https://money.com/how-to-file-taxes/) before midnight tonight or mail tax returns in an envelope [postmarked by 11:59 p.m. on April 17](https://money.com/when-are-taxes-due-2018/). (Additionally, today is the last day to [file for an extension](https://money.com/how-to-file-tax-extension/) if you need some extra time to do your taxes.) The [United States Postal Service website](https://www.usps.com/taxes/) has a [search tool](https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorAction!input.action) for looking up post office hours at locations all over the country. The only complication is that the site seems to list normal post office hours—some locations offer extended hours on Tax Day. If you do need a post office open late tonight, your best bet is to seek out the main post office in the nearest big city. Those locations tend to stay open very late. For example: - In New York City, the James A. Farley post office location on Eighth Avenue in Manhattan is [open until midnight](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/your-money/tax-tips-last-minute.html) on Tuesday; - In Boston, the Fort Point post office on Dorchester Avenue is open until 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday; - In Chicago, the post office on [West Harrison Street](https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?&radius=20&locationType=po&locationTypeQ=po&locationID=1434877&utm_source=google-my-business-url&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=yext) is open until midnight on Tuesday; - In Dallas, the post office on [Tom Landry Freeway](http://about.usps.com/news/state-releases/tx/2018/tx_2018_0411.htm) is open until midnight on Tuesday; - In Atlanta, the post office on [Crown Road SE](https://www.ajc.com/news/local/tax-day-these-metro-atlanta-post-offices-will-open-after/zeIcnXSOFhNfc7un50q4AL/) is open until midnight on Tuesday. But you shouldn't assume that your local post office has extended hours. Many post offices close at their [normal times](https://www.fox47news.com/news/local-news/dont-wait-the-post-office-wont-be-open-late-on-tax-day) today—typically sometime between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Even your state's main post office may not be open until midnight tonight. In Arizona, for example, the main post office in [Phoenix closes at 10 p.m.](http://www.nbc12.com/story/37967262/main-post-office-extends-hours-for-tax-day) The main post office in Richmond, Va., is offering extended hours today—but that means it closes at 6 p.m. rather than 5 p.m. And just because a post office has extended hours, that doesn’t mean it will be operating full-service. In some cases, post offices with extended hours offer full services until they close, including stamp purchases. Other post office locations are open only for dropping off tax returns, packages, and any other mail. (However, they often have vending machines on site if you need to buy postage.) And at this point, don't assume your post office still has 2017 tax forms. Finally, be warned that the post office on Tax Day can be a crowded, chaotic scene. That's one reason why so many people [file taxes online](https://money.com/last-day-file-taxes-2018/) nowadays. ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/tax-day-2018-post-office-hours/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Taxes", "item": "https://money.com/taxes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Tax Returns", "item": "https://money.com/tax-returns/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "What Are Post Office Hours on Tax Day 2018? 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