United States Postal Service

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The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for providing nationwide postal delivery and related mail services.


Statements (54)
Predicate Object
instanceOf government-owned corporation
independent agency of the United States federal government
postal service
chiefExecutiveOfficer Postmaster General of the United States
country United States of America
employs postal workers
formationDate 1971-07-01
foundedBy United States Congress
fundingModel primarily funded by postage and service fees
governingLaw Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
hasMotto Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds
hasWebsite https://www.usps.com
headquartersCountry United States of America
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
industry logistics
postal service industry
shipping
isPartOf Executive branch of the United States government
legalName United States Postal Service
monopolyOn access to residential mailboxes in the United States
non-urgent letter mail delivery in the United States
offersService Certified Mail
First-Class Mail
Media Mail
PO Box service
Parcel Select
Priority Mail
Priority Mail Express
Registered Mail
USPS Retail Ground
international mail services
money orders
operates mail processing facilities
post offices
vehicle fleet
overseenBy Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
parentOrganization Government of the United States
precededBy Post Office Department
primaryFunction collection of mail
delivery of mail
processing of mail
transportation of mail
providesTo business customers
government agencies
residential customers
regulator Postal Regulatory Commission
serviceArea United States of America
United States territories
military addresses (APO/FPO/DPO)
shortName U.S. Postal Service
USPS
subjectTo United States federal law
symbol eagle logo
usesCurrency United States dollar

Referenced by (101)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
AZ
CT
GA
IA
MS
NH
OK
OR
PA
RI
TN
Title 39 of the United States Code
usedBy
IA
MS
Media Mail
NV
PA
Priority Mail
RI
introducedBy
Express Mail
Express Mail ("USPS")
Priority Mail
Priority Mail Express
USPS Retail Ground
operator
Annual Report to the President and Congress
Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act
Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
Public Law 91-375
appliesTo
AZ
GA
PA
VT
standardizedBy
Priority Mail
Priority Mail Express
USPS Retail Ground
brandOwner
Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
Public Law 91-375
created
First-Class Mail
Media Mail
Priority Mail Cubic
operatedBy
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
Deputy Postmaster General of the United States
Postmaster General of the United States
partOf
PR
SF ("United States Postal Service addressing")
VT ("United States postal system")
usedIn
Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
Public Law 91-375
changedStatusOf
HI ("USPS")
NV ("USPS")
codeStandard
NV
Poughkeepsie United States Post Office and Custom House
governingBody
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
Title 39 of the United States Code
governs
Annual Compliance Determination
Postal Regulatory Commission
regulates
United States Postal Service ("USPS")
United States Postal Service ("U.S. Postal Service")
shortName
Annual Report to the President and Congress
Title 39 of the United States Code ("postal service")
subject
Priority Mail Cubic ("USPS business services")
accessMethod
HI
assignedBy
Preston Robert Tisch
associatedWithOrganization
United Parcel Service
competitor
Southwest Washington, D.C. ("United States Postal Service headquarters")
contains
SF ("US postal system")
context
Robert Indiana ("United States Postal Service LOVE stamp")
designed
Priority Mail ("USPS collection boxes")
dropOffOption
Deputy Postmaster General of the United States
employer
Priority Mail Express ("USPS Tracking")
feature
CT
governingAuthority
Kegley, West Virginia
hasPostalAdministration
USPS Domestic Mail Manual
hasPublisher
Postmaster General of the United States ("United States Postal Service Headquarters")
hasSeat
Postmaster General of the United States
headOf
USPS Publication 28
jurisdiction
United States Postal Service
legalName
Post Office Department
legalSuccessor
USPS Domestic Mail Manual
maintainedBy
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service ("United States Postal Service Headquarters")
meetsAt
Postal Regulatory Commission ("United States Postal Service compliance with applicable laws")
monitors
Priority Mail Cubic ("USPS retail counters")
notAvailableAt
United States Postal Service ("Parcel Select")
offersService
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
parentOrganization
Sears Corners
postalAdministration
HI ("United States postal system")
postalCodeSystem
Harvard Heights
postalService
Saratoga, Iowa
postalServiceProvider
Dulles, Virginia
postalServiceUse
USPS Publication 28
publisher
USPS Domestic Mail Manual ("USPS")
publisherAbbreviation
Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
relatedTo
Post Office Department
replacedBy
Landover, Maryland
servedBy
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
setsPolicyFor
First-Class Mail
standardServiceOf
Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
successorEntity
First-Class Mail ("USPS Tracking (for packages)")
supportsAddOn
USPS Domestic Mail Manual
updatedBy
Deputy Postmaster General of the United States ("United States Postal Service headquarters")
worksIn

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