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United States Postal Service
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
United States Postal Service
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

United States Postal Service

Founded 1971
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Place ActiveWashington DC, United States
The United States Postal Service is an independent federal agency of the United States government. The first national post office was founded by the Second Continental Congress in 1775. The Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 transformed it into a federal agency in 1971.