A new post office has opened in the Village Hall building in Royal Palm Beach, offering full service to customers just in time for the holiday season."It's a win-win for the postal service and for the community here at large," said Orlando Delaosa, the USPS West Palm Beach postmaster.Delaosa expressed his enthusiasm for the new location.The post office, located along Royal Palm Beach Boulevard, previously operated at this location but closed in 2020 for Village Hall reconstruction.It reopened Monday with a grand opening ceremony."It's a great timing right before the holidays to open. It helps move the packages on the west so it's going to alleviate them driving and longer lines at other facilities," DeLaosa said.Delaosa highlighted the benefits of the new post office for the community.Over the last year, the postal service implemented over 500 new package sorting machines across the country and hired about 7,500 seasonal employees.These efforts are part of the company's 10-year Delivering for America plan, aimed at improving efficiency ahead of the holiday season.For residents in the Royal Palm Beach area, the new post office's hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Top headlines:Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25 Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
A new post office has opened in the Village Hall building in Royal Palm Beach, offering full service to customers just in time for the holiday season.
"It's a win-win for the postal service and for the community here at large," said Orlando Delaosa, the USPS West Palm Beach postmaster.
Delaosa expressed his enthusiasm for the new location.
The post office, located along Royal Palm Beach Boulevard, previously operated at this location but closed in 2020 for Village Hall reconstruction.
It reopened Monday with a grand opening ceremony.
"It's a great timing right before the holidays to open. It helps move the packages on the west so it's going to alleviate them driving and longer lines at other facilities," DeLaosa said.
Delaosa highlighted the benefits of the new post office for the community.
Over the last year, the postal service implemented over 500 new package sorting machines across the country and hired about 7,500 seasonal employees.
These efforts are part of the company's 10-year Delivering for America plan, aimed at improving efficiency ahead of the holiday season.
For residents in the Royal Palm Beach area, the new post office's hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.