The designated operator of the United States of America, the United States Postal Service (USPS), asks us to inform other Union member countries and their designated operators that it is suspending deliveries because of dangerously cold conditions forecast for parts of the country, with some localities set to see wind chill readings as low as -51°C.
Given this arctic outbreak and concerns for the safety of USPS employees, deliveries are being suspended from Wednesday, 30 January in the following three-digit ZIP code locations:
Michigan: 486–491, 493–499
Indiana: 460–469, 472–475, 478, 479
Chicago: 606–608
Lakeland: 530–532, 534, 535, 537–539, 541–545, 549, 600, 602, 601, 611
Detroit: 480–485, 492
Central Illinois: 601, 603–605, 609, 613, 614, 616, 617
Northern Ohio (Cleveland and Lima areas): 441, 458
Ohio Valley (Cincinnati and Columbus areas): 452, 430–432
Northland: 540, 546–548, 550, 551, 553–564, 566
Hawkeye: 500–514, 520–528, 612
Dakotas: 580–588, 570–577
Eastern Nebraska: 680–689
Additional information will be provided when it becomes available.
For information and updates, please refer to the USPS Service Alerts at http://about.usps.com/news/service-alerts/welcome.htm.
USPS thanks all Union member countries and their designated operators for their understanding.