Your Local Post Office - A Place, A Service, Our History

Keep It Local, By Barbara Lawrence, July 5, 2012

Post office locations have come and gone throughout their history.  This important vehicle of communication is also a source of pride as a United States institution, and as the "place" you have designated as home, by virtue of where your mail is received.  Communities may take this place for granted until the closing is announced. 

The Mount Holly Post Office put up and new and bigger flag this week.

Benjamin Franklin actually got involved in the British-owned North American postal service in 1737. In 1774, he was dismissed for his sympathies to the colonies. At the Second Continental Congress in May of 1775, Franklin headed a committee to lead postal services to protect the important communications during the fight for liberty. 

While we hear a lot about the decline of the postal service due to many other forms of communications, your home still has an address connected to a post office, rather than your computer number (if you have one).  The Internet and wireless communication systems allow us to connect to friends, family, and business around the world.  There is still only one service that can connect to every resident in your local community and connect you with local business with about 100% accuracy.  That is our US Postal Service. Business can utilize the new technology of the United States Postal Service, with Every Door Direct Mail.

We can develop our business and community relationships through including the use of mail when we want to reach everyone!  Think about it.

The postal service has been connected to most of our American experience.

Available online is The United States Postal Service, An American History, 1775 – 2006.

Locations in the Catawba River District

Post offices have changed in our local history.  Today within the Catawba River District the existing full -service post office locations are Mount Holly and Belmont.  Stamp booklets are provided at several community stores, as listed on the USPS website with maps. 

Oakdale

(Community is near the north end of the Catawba River District in Mecklenburg)

WAL-MART SUPERCENTER

9820 CALLABRIDGE CT

CHARLOTTE, NC 28216-7669

Stamp booklets only

WELLS FARGO BANK

10210 COULOAK DR

CHARLOTTE, NC 28216-7679

Stamp booklets only

Belmont

Belmont Main Post Office

208 GLENWAY ST

BELMONT, NC 28012-3181

Hours:  Mon, Tue, Fri - 8:30 am - 5 pm; Wed - 8:30 am - 2 pm; Sat - 9 am-noon; Thu, Sun - Closed

Walgreens

6802 W WILKINSON BLVD

BELMONT, NC 28012-6204

Stamp booklets only

Food Lion

602 PARK ST

BELMONT, NC 28012-2728

Stamp booklets only

Mount Holly

Mount Holly Main Post Office

806 W CENTRAL AVE

MOUNT HOLLY, NC 28120-3491

Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am - 5pm; Sat 9 am - noon; Sun - Closed

Food Lion

609 HIGHLAND ST

MOUNT HOLLY, NC 28120-2185

Stamp booklets only

 Freedom 

(Community at the eastern edge of the River District in Mecklenburg)

Food Lion

9115 SAMLEN LN APT 200

CHARLOTTE, NC 28214-3359

Stamp booklets only

About Barbara Lawrence – Barbara has a background in economic development and real-estate research. Her work has included revitalization of downtown Boone, downtown Gastonia and now Mount Holly.