Post Office In Bel Air Expands Hours For Holidays 2021

BEL AIR, MD — The United States Postal Service has extended hours in December at select post offices. Among them is the Bel Air Post Office across from the Harford Mall.

The Bel Air Post Office at 202 Blum Court will stay open later on Saturday and be operational on Sunday, in an effort to meet the demand for deliveries.

Hours will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 18, and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 19, according to the United States Postal Service.

Usually the post office in Bel Air is only open until 1 p.m. on Saturday and is closed on Sunday. Hours will continue to be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.

Here are the hours through Christmas at the Bel Air post office:

• Tuesday, Dec. 14: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Wednesday, Dec. 15: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Thursday, Dec. 16: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Friday, Dec. 17: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Saturday, Dec. 18: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
• Sunday, Dec. 19: noon–4 p.m.
• Monday, Dec. 20: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Tuesday, Dec. 21: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Wednesday, Dec. 22: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Thursday, Dec. 23: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Friday, Dec. 24: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Here is the full list of Maryland post offices with extended holiday hours:

• Bel Air Post Office, 202 Blum Court, Bel Air, MD 21014
• Baltimore Main Post Office, 900 E Fayette St., Baltimore, MD 21233
• Loch Raven Post Office, 808 Gleneagles Court, Baltimore, MD 21286
• Nottingham Post Office, 4990 Mercantile Road, Baltimore, MD 21236
• Parkville Post Office, 8201 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD 21234
• Windsor Mill Post Office, 2513 N Rolling Road, Baltimore, MD 21244
• Eastport Post Office, 821 Chesapeake Ave., Annapolis, MD 21403
• Easton Main Post Office, 115 E Dover St., Easton, MD 21601
• Salisbury Post Office, 816 E Salisbury Parkway, Salisbury, MD 21801
• Cockeysville Post Office, 115 Wright Ave., Cockeysville, MD 21030
• Columbia Post Office, 6801 Oak Hall Lane, Columbia, MD 21045
• Edgewater Post Office, 39 Stepney Lane, Edgewater, MD 21037
• Elkridge Post Office, 6655 Santa Barbara Road, Elkridge, MD 21075
• Ellicott City Post Office, 3375 Ellicott Center Drive, Ellicott, MD 21043
• Glen Burnie Post Office, 7596 Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
• Lutherville Post Office, 9603 Deereco Road, Lutherville, MD 21093
• Owings Mills Post Office, 10821 Red Run Blvd., Owings Mills, MD 21117
• Pasadena Post Office, 4301 Mountain Road, Pasadena, MD 21122
• Westminster Main Post Office, 345 Woodward Road, Westminster, MD 21157
• Frederick Post Office, 201 E Patrick St., Frederick, MD 21701

All other locations will continue to operate according to their usual schedules.

To ensure parcels arrive on time, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has provided a schedule to guide patrons.

These are the shipping deadlines for mailings to arrive before Dec. 25, according to the USPS:

• Dec. 15 for retail ground service
• Dec. 17 for first-class mail
• Dec. 18 for Priority Mail
• Dec. 23 for Priority Mail Express