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Last Answer on February 18, 2022

If someone sends you mail today from Chaska and Elk River what day will it show up in Zimmerman? Let's say if someone needs money for a form thing and they send it that day how long will it take to show up at that place they sent it at?

Asked by Morgan Gilman over 10 years ago

I see on a map you are referring to towns in MN that are about 55 miles apart. That's the mileage from Chaska, MN to Zimmerman, MN. I'd say it's approximately 2 days to get from the origin to the destination. For example, if the letter was mailed on a Tuesday before the collection deadline it should be delivered by Thursday. I hope this answers your question. It's also not a good idea to send actual cash through the mail if you can avoid it.

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Thank you so much for a speedy answer. Thank you for answering all these questions! One other question I would have is, what do you do when a house does not have a mailbox?

Asked by Dee about 10 years ago

My pleasure to answer yours and others questions, Dee! It's easy to respond quickly as I don't get an overwhelming number of questions. I also don't like to have a backlog of emails either. Anyhow, to answer your question the correct thing to do is to not deliver the mail and have it returned to the sender with the endorsement "No Mail Receptacle". I don't come across this situation very often. I sometimes fill in on another route and there is one house with no mailbox. I just rubber band the mail and leave it on their bench by a front door. I think if it was on my postal route I'd request the customer install a mailbox to have mail delivery service.

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how late does the mail carrier run pls hlp thnx

Asked by deedee almost 11 years ago

I don't know where you live but delivery is usually done by 5:30 or 6PM based on my experience. I suppose if an office is short-handed or the mail volume is too high then delivery may be much later. The route which I deliver in Long Island, NY generally is done by 3:30 PM if the mail volume (including parcels to deliver) is average. So you can see there is quite a range as to how late a letter carrier route can be and there are variables that make it hard to pinpoint when delivery will be on any given day. Thanks for your question.

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When do the mailman comes back to work since next Friday is Christmas

Asked by Kenya over 10 years ago

We will be operating as normal on 12/26/15 Saturday. Have a Merry Christmas!

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Is it against the law to mail a letter from a business outgoing box? I went on a run thinking that I would find a Blue box and all I found was an outgoing business gray box. I put it in there not thinking anything of it, now I'm worried.

Asked by Zach over 10 years ago

I am not too familiar with the outgoing mail gray business boxes. Was it inside a business that was on your run? It's not against any laws to mail a letter from an outgoing business gray box. As long as there is sufficient postage on the letter I don't see why you can't mail that from anywhere. It should be no problem at all. I just wouldn't know the schedule as to when the mail was picked up. If the letter carrier had already taken the mail for the day from the business gray box, it will likely get picked up the following delivery day.

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On mail box cluster Iw do know which solt each person's mail goes in

Asked by Mark over 10 years ago

If a neighborhood has cluster boxes, it's usually a group of 6-30 addresses per cluster box. I actually made up that number. Where I deliver to cluster boxes, they range from 4-16 addresses per cluster box. As the letter carrier, I have a key which opens up the cluster box fully and then i can sort all of the mail for those addresses at one time. The boxes are usually well labeled inside (with the cluster panel open) to know where to put the mail. It's important for the letter carrier to know whether to put the mail either above or below the address if the slots are stacked vertically. I have seen my fellow letter carriers, and I'm sure myself make errors in deliveries to cluster boxes. I also live in an apartment building where mail is delivered into cluster boxes near the elevators. It can get more tedious than walking from door to door delivering mail but it is more efficient to deliver mail to cluster box units.

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thank you. that's what i hoped. i said some things after i walked away(about 20 feet). no threats were made and nobody was touched. are you allowed to have phone plugs in your ears and the radio going in your truck where you can't hear people?

Asked by tn mom almost 11 years ago

I don't like to quote too many rules here on jobstr with regards to what a letter carrier can and can't do. One of the main reasons is that many rules are barely told to us, if at all, and the enforcement of any rules seem so inconsistent even within a particular office. In our office we are told not to have both ears plugged with earphones while delivering mail (driving or walking). I use earphones but only have one ear plugged in. I wouldn't be surprised if some of my co-workers have them both plugged in, because "rules" are for other people, not them. I also think we are allowed to play a radio in our vehicles, but it shouldn't be that loud where you can't hear what's going on around you. That is rude and a safety concern as far as I see it. I'm glad that no threats were made and nobody was touched. I won't stick up for my fellow employees who have any type of bad attitude or poor work ethic or don't follow some basic courtesy rules.

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If someone sends you mail today from Chaska and Elk River what day will it show up in Zimmerman? Let's say if someone needs money for a form thing and they send it that day how long will it take to show up at that place they sent it at?

Thank you so much for a speedy answer. Thank you for answering all these questions! One other question I would have is, what do you do when a house does not have a mailbox?

how late does the mail carrier run pls hlp thnx

When do the mailman comes back to work since next Friday is Christmas

Also on Jobstr...

Is it against the law to mail a letter from a business outgoing box? I went on a run thinking that I would find a Blue box and all I found was an outgoing business gray box. I put it in there not thinking anything of it, now I'm worried.

On mail box cluster Iw do know which solt each person's mail goes in

thank you. that's what i hoped. i said some things after i walked away(about 20 feet). no threats were made and nobody was touched. are you allowed to have phone plugs in your ears and the radio going in your truck where you can't hear people?

Mailman (City Letter Carrier)

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

If someone sends you mail today from Chaska and Elk River what day will it show up in Zimmerman? Let's say if someone needs money for a form thing and they send it that day how long will it take to show up at that place they sent it at?

Thank you so much for a speedy answer. Thank you for answering all these questions! One other question I would have is, what do you do when a house does not have a mailbox?

how late does the mail carrier run pls hlp thnx

When do the mailman comes back to work since next Friday is Christmas

Also on Jobstr...

Is it against the law to mail a letter from a business outgoing box? I went on a run thinking that I would find a Blue box and all I found was an outgoing business gray box. I put it in there not thinking anything of it, now I'm worried.

On mail box cluster Iw do know which solt each person's mail goes in

thank you. that's what i hoped. i said some things after i walked away(about 20 feet). no threats were made and nobody was touched. are you allowed to have phone plugs in your ears and the radio going in your truck where you can't hear people?

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