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Need to get your Christmas packages out? These Central Florida post offices are open later

Some locations closing at 8 p.m. on Dec. 18

LA VERGNE, TN - NOVEMBER 04: Detail view of the USPS logo on a piece of priority mail packaging during a media tour of a United States Postal Service package support annex on November 4, 2021 in La Vergne, Tennessee. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) (Brett Carlsen, 2021 Getty Images)

ORLANDO, Fla. – If you want to avoid paying for priority or express shipping to ship your packages out in time for Christmas or the first night of Hanukkah, today is the day.

The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday, Dec. 18, is the cutoff for USPS Ground Advantage and First-Class Mail service.

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Thursday, Dec. 19, is the cutoff for priority mail service, and Saturday, Dec. 21, is the cutoff for express service.

We’ve posted all the shipping information for international and military mail HERE.

Most Central Florida post offices close by 5 p.m.

However, we have some post offices throughout Central Florida that stay open later. We’ve grouped them by time and county below:

Closing at 6 p.m.

LAKE COUNTY

SOUTH CLERMONT

1100 US HIGHWAY 27 STE F

CLERMONT, FL 34714-9998

ORANGE COUNTY

ALAFAYA

650 N ALAFAYA TRL STE 101

ORLANDO, FL 32828-9997

APOPKA

581 N PARK AVE

APOPKA, FL 32712-9998

SOUTH CREEK

1701 W WETHERBEE RD

ORLANDO, FL 32837-9998

OSCEOLA COUNTY

ST. CLOUD

4701 OLD CANOE CREEK RD

SAINT CLOUD, FL 34769-9998

SEMINOLE COUNTY

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS

321 MONTGOMERY RD

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL 32714-9998

LAKE MARY

3415 W LAKE MARY BLVD

LAKE MARY, FL 32746-9998

VOLUSIA COUNTY

DELAND

336 E NEW YORK AVE

DELAND, FL 32724-9998

PORT ORANGE

725 DUNLAWTON AVE

PORT ORANGE, FL 32127-9226

Closing at 6:30 p.m.

ORANGE COUNTY

SOUTH CREEK

1701 W WETHERBEE RD

ORLANDO, FL 32837-9998

OSCEOLA COUNTY

KISSIMMEE

2600 MICHIGAN AVE

KISSIMMEE, FL 34744-9998

Closing at 7 p.m.

ORANGE COUNTY

SAND LAKE

10450 TURKEY LAKE RD

ORLANDO, FL 32819-9998

Closing at 8 p.m.

ORANGE COUNTY

ORLANDO MOWU

10401 POST OFFICE BLVD W FL 3

ORLANDO, FL 32862-8543

To find a post office near you, head to the USPS website.


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