Cambridge Post Office in Cambridge, MD: Delivery Operations
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 Cambridge Post Office in Cambridge, MD. The Cambridge Post Office is in the Maryland District of the Atlantic Area and services ZIP Codes 21613, 21626, 21627, 21672, 21673, and 21675. These ZIP Codes serve about 21,351 people in a predominantly urban area. Specifically, of the people living in these ZIP Codes, about 14,969 (70 percent) are considered living in urban communities and about 6,382 (30 percent) are considered living in rural communities.