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 Fairfield Branch in Fairfield, OH. The Fairfield Branch is in the Ohio 2 District of the Central Area and services ZIP Codes 45011, 45014, and 450151. These ZIP Codes serve 136,293 people in a predominantly urban area. Specifically, 131,747 (97 percent) live in urban communities and 4,547 (3 percent) live in rural communities.