Mail & the post office
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Going away for a while, or moving? You can hold your mail, change your address, buy stamps and have packages picked up from your door without going to the post office. Here are the local post offices with their hours, and the Postal Service's own pages for doing it from home. One warning: the Postal Service says it won't text or email you about a package unless you asked it to track that package, and its messages won't contain a link. A text about a "delivery problem" with a link is a scam; my scams and phishing page explains what to do.
10 listings, in no particular order. Everything here comes from each listing's own website or a public resource page, and I've linked it under each one so you can check it yourself.
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Prescott Post Office (Miller Valley Rd)
Post office counter for stamps, mailing and packages.
- Office
- 442 Miller Valley Rd, Prescott
- Mon to Fri 9 to 5, Sat 10 to 2 (per USPS)
- Lot parking (per USPS)
From their website, checked November 3, 2026. Suggest a correction
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Prescott Goodwin Post Office (downtown)
Post office counter for stamps, mailing and packages.
- Office
- 101 W Goodwin St, Suite 103, Prescott
- Mon to Fri 9:30 to 12:30 and 1 to 4; closed weekends (per USPS)
- Street parking (per USPS)
From their website, checked November 3, 2026. Suggest a correction
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Prescott Valley Post Office
Post office counter for stamps, mailing and packages.
- Office
- 8307 E State Route 69, Suite 1, Prescott Valley
- Mon to Fri 9 to 5, Sat 10 to 2 (per USPS)
From their website, checked November 3, 2026. Suggest a correction
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Chino Valley Post Office
Post office counter for stamps, mailing and packages.
- Office
- 725 E Road 2 N, Chino Valley
- Mon to Fri 9 to 4:30, Sat 9 to noon (per USPS)
From their website, checked November 3, 2026. Suggest a correction
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Dewey Post Office
Post office counter for stamps, mailing and packages.
- Office
- 12420 E Kachina Pl, Dewey
- Mon to Fri 8:30 to 4; closed weekends (per USPS)
From their website, checked November 3, 2026. Suggest a correction
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Humboldt Post Office
Post office counter for stamps, mailing and packages.
- Office
- 12814 E Main St, Humboldt
- Weekdays 8 to noon and 1 to 4 (per USPS)
From their website, checked November 3, 2026. Suggest a correction
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Hold Mail (from home)
The post office keeps your mail safe until you get back, for 3 to 30 days. You can ask up to 30 days ahead.
- You'll need a free USPS.com account and to verify your identity once (per USPS)
- Away longer than 30 days? Use a temporary change of address instead (per USPS)
- Free Informed Delivery shows you pictures of the letters coming to you (per USPS)
From their website, checked November 3, 2026. Suggest a correction
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Change of address
Forward your mail when you move, or for a temporary stay of 15 days to a year. Do it online or at any post office.
- Online there's a $1.25 identity check fee, and your card's billing address must match your old or new address (per USPS)
- Allow at least 7 to 10 business days to take effect (per USPS)
- Changing it for someone else has to be done in person at a post office (per USPS)
- Banks, credit card companies and government agencies usually won't let their mail be forwarded, so tell them your new address yourself (per USPS)
From their website, checked November 3, 2026. Suggest a correction
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Free package pickup
Schedule your carrier to pick up packages from your home during regular mail delivery, Monday to Saturday.
- Free for eligible packages during regular delivery; a pickup at a set time costs extra (per USPS)
From their website, checked November 3, 2026. Suggest a correction
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Buy stamps online
Order stamps from the Postal Store and have them mailed to you.
- A Forever stamp was 82 cents, $16.40 for a sheet of 20, on November 3, 2026 (per the Postal Store)
From their website, checked November 3, 2026. Suggest a correction
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