Background

The U.S. Postal Service’s mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviews delivery operations at facilities across the country and provides management with timely feedback in furtherance of this mission.

This interim report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of delivery operations and property conditions at the Northport Post Office in Northport, AL. The Northport Post Office is in the Alabama-Mississippi District of the Southern Area and services ZIP Codes 35452, 35473, 35475, and 35476. These ZIP Codes serve 51,061 people in urban and rural areas. Specifically, 32,612 (64 percent) live in urban communities and 18,449 (36 percent) live in rural communities.