Who Runs Post Offices in Georgia

Every post office in Georgia is operated by the United States Postal Service, an independent federal agency. There is no state postal department. The Georgia General Assembly cannot set counter hours, postage prices, or staffing levels. The rules come from Title 39 of the U.S. Code, from USPS regulations, and from rate cases reviewed by the federal Postal Regulatory Commission. This page covers the 693 Georgia locations in our database, so you can pick the right counter before you leave home.

That federal structure has a practical meaning. A postmaster in Hampton follows the same national rules as one in Cartersville or Savannah. Stamp prices, Priority Mail rates, and money order limits are identical statewide. What changes from town to town is the schedule, the number of retail windows, and whether the lobby has boxes and self-service kiosks.

State and county agencies still touch your mail in several ways. The Georgia Secretary of State and your county elections office set absentee ballot rules. Your county tax commissioner handles vehicle tag renewals. The Georgia Department of Driver Services issues licenses and state IDs. The post office carries the paperwork, but those agencies decide what they will accept.

Georgia has 159 counties, and our listings reach 142 of them. Nearly every county seat has at least one counter, yet the number of choices varies enormously. Georgia ZIP Codes mostly begin with 30 or 31, and a handful in the southwest begin with 398 or 399. Always confirm the ZIP Code for your street, because it can point to a different post office than the city name suggests.

Metro Atlanta's Dense Post Office Network

Atlanta has 43 listings, all in Fulton County. One entry, the L and dc Post Office at 2310 Maynard H. Jackson Jr. Boulevard (404-765-5510), shows why you should check before you go. Listings with names like this can serve a different purpose than a neighborhood branch. Call first if you are carrying a large package or a time-sensitive item.

DeKalb County is next with 23 listings. The Decatur Post Office at 520 West Ponce de Leon Avenue (404-370-8300) serves the county seat. On the eastern side, the Mountain Park Post Office at 1785 East Park Place Boulevard in Stone Mountain (770-879-6417) is one of four Stone Mountain listings. You may have more than one choice within a short drive.

In Gwinnett County, with 17 listings, you can compare the Lawrenceville Post Office at 35 Patterson Road Southwest (770-237-8283), the Norcross Post Office at 265 Mitchell Road Northwest (770-849-0559), and the Gwinnett Mall Corners Post Office at 3628 Satellite Boulevard in Duluth (770-497-9228). Over in Cobb County, with 16 listings, the Marietta Post Office sits at 257 Lawrence Street Northeast (770-590-9771). The Brookstone Post Office serves Acworth at 5330 Brookstone Drive Northwest (770-795-8924).

South of the city, Clayton County has nine listings. In Henry County, the Hampton Post Office at 998 U.S. 19 (770-946-4669) serves the town of Hampton. In Spalding County, the Orchard Hill Post Office at 2201 South McDonough Road (770-228-4412) is a Griffin option.

Metro counters tend to get busy around lunchtime and right after 5 p.m. A mid-morning visit is usually quieter. If you only need stamps or a prepaid label drop-off, ask whether the lobby has a self-service kiosk. That can save you a long wait in line.

Savannah, Augusta, Columbus and Rural Georgia

The regional cities

Outside Atlanta, Georgia's older regional cities each have a handful of counters. Savannah has ten listings in Chatham County, including the Argyle Post Office at 6427 Argyle Street (912-487-2527). Columbus has eight in Muscogee County, among them the Wynnton Post Office at 1179 Henry Avenue (706-596-8852). Augusta has seven in Richmond County, including the Forest Hills Post Office at 3301 Wrightsboro Road (706-737-5156).

Macon's post office is at 451 College Street (478-752-8432) in Bibb County. In Albany, the Albany Post Office is at 1501 South Slappey Boulevard (229-889-2651) in Dougherty County. Athens, in Clarke County, lists the Alps Road Post Office at 196 Alps Road (706-548-9278). Farther north, Cartersville's post office at 25 Liberty Drive (770-382-5121) is one of nine Bartow County listings, and Gainesville's Westside Post Office at 968 Dawsonville Highway (770-718-0647) is one of ten in Hall County.

Small-town counters

In rural Georgia, the post office is often the busiest civic address in town. Townsend Post Office in McIntosh County, at 1219 Highway 57 (912-832-6149), serves a coastal-plain community far from the metro grid. The Cisco Post Office at 12539 Highway 411 in Crandall (706-695-9252) is in Murray County. The Bostwick Post Office at 5940 Bostwick Road in Bishop (706-342-1893) is in Oconee County.

Notice that the office name and the mailing city often differ. The Varnell Post Office is listed at 103 Main Drive Northwest in Dalton (706-694-8033), and the Coosa Post Office is at 4000 Alabama Highway in Rome (706-234-4562). Your ZIP Code decides which office handles your mail, not the name on the sign.

Smaller offices usually have fewer windows and shorter hours. Some close for lunch or on Saturday afternoons. Many households outside town limits rent a PO Box or use a rural carrier route instead of street delivery. Call ahead if you need a specific service, because a one-clerk office may not offer everything a metro branch does.

Services, ID Rules and Weather Tips for Georgia Counters

Most Georgia post offices offer the same core retail services, though smaller offices may have limits. Before you go, decide which of these you need:

Bring a government-issued photo ID whenever you pick up a package, certified letter, or held mail. If a carrier leaves a notice because no one was home, take the slip with you. Mail that goes unclaimed is kept only for a limited period before it is returned to the sender.

Georgia weather affects service more than many residents expect. Coastal counties such as Chatham and McIntosh face hurricane season from June through November. Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes can hit any part of the state, particularly in spring. The USPS Service Alerts page lists closures and delivery changes. If your street is blocked, ask the postmaster where to collect held mail.

If a problem comes up, speak with the postmaster at your local office first. For stolen mail or suspected fraud, contact the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. For vehicle tags, send payment to your county tax commissioner, and keep a receipt if you mail a check. Use the county pages linked above to compare offices near you.

Post offices in Georgia are part of the national USPS network, operating under regional district management to deliver uniform service standards while accommodating the specific needs of urban, suburban, and rural communities across the state. Larger cities in Georgia may have multiple post offices and main processing facilities.

Post Office locations are available in 517 cities across Georgia. They are spread across 142 counties.

Cities with the highest concentration of post office locations include Atlanta, Savannah, Columbus, reflecting densely populated areas with multiple branch offices serving different neighborhoods and zip codes.

Residents of Georgia can use the USPS website to find the closest post office, check current lobby and window hours, locate self-service kiosks available after hours, and track incoming and outgoing mail and packages from their phones or computers.

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Residents of Georgia can save time by using USPS online tools to schedule package pickups from home, print prepaid shipping labels, and set up mail forwarding or hold requests without visiting a post office. When visiting a post office in Georgia for passport acceptance, call ahead to confirm that the specific location offers the service and whether an appointment is required.

Browse Post Office by county across Georgia to find the nearest location.

How Georgia's Regions Shape Your Post Office Visit

Georgia stretches from the Appalachian foothills in the north to the Atlantic coast and the flat farmland of the south. The mail network follows those regional patterns. Around Atlanta, counters sit close together, and you can often choose among several within a short drive. In the Piedmont and the coastal plain, towns are farther apart, and a single office may serve a wide rural area.

Along the coast, Chatham County has 14 listings, led by Savannah, where the Argyle Post Office at 6427 Argyle Street (912-487-2527) is one option. Farther south, McIntosh County's Townsend Post Office covers a far more sparsely settled area, so confirm its hours by phone.

Southwest of Atlanta, Coweta County shows how fast-growing communities mix older and newer counters. Newnan's Greenville St Post Office at 18 Greenville Street South (770-502-7836) and the Turin Post Office at 14 South Hunter Street in Senoia (770-599-6585) are a short drive apart. You can choose based on parking, lines, and hours.

In the northwest, Rome's Coosa Post Office at 4000 Alabama Highway (706-234-4562) and the Cartersville Post Office at 25 Liberty Drive (770-382-5121) serve Floyd and Bartow counties. In the northeast, Gainesville's Westside Post Office on Dawsonville Highway (770-718-0647) serves Hall County. Whatever the region, call before you go, keep a photo ID handy, and use the USPS ZIP Code lookup to confirm your correct office.

Post Office Questions Georgia Residents Ask

Start with USPS, since Georgia has no state postal agency. Call 1-800-275-8777 or use the help tools on usps.com. Have your tracking number, the sending and receiving ZIP Codes, and a description of the contents ready. You can also bring the issue to your local postmaster, using phone numbers such as the Macon Post Office (478-752-8432) or the Albany Post Office (229-889-2651). If mail is stolen from your box, report it to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service as well as local police. Unresolved cases can go to your member of Congress.

Many, but not all, USPS locations in Georgia accept passport applications, and most require an appointment. Bring the unsigned DS-11 form, proof of citizenship such as a birth certificate, a valid photo ID, and a photocopy of each. Fees are split. The State Department's application fee is paid by check or money order, and a separate acceptance fee goes to the post office. Photos are often available for an extra charge. Call your chosen office, such as the Marietta Post Office (770-590-9771) or the Argyle Post Office in Savannah (912-487-2527), to confirm it offers the service.

Atlanta leads with 43 listings, followed by Savannah with 10, Columbus with 8, and Augusta and Marietta with 7 each. By county, Fulton has 43, DeKalb 23, Gwinnett 17, and Cobb 16. Chatham County follows with 14, and Hall County has 10. Smaller towns such as Townsend and Stone Mountain each have four listings, so a small place can still offer a choice. If your city is not on the list, search the county page, because the mailing city on your address may differ from the municipality where you live.

No. Georgia counts an absentee ballot only if the county elections office receives it by 7 p.m. on Election Day, and the postmark does not matter. Mail your ballot well ahead of time, ideally a week or more before the deadline. Many counties also provide secure drop boxes inside early voting locations during early voting hours. Rules and deadlines can change, so confirm the details with the Georgia Secretary of State or your county elections office before you rely on the mail.

Coastal counties such as Chatham and McIntosh face the most risk during hurricane season, which runs from June through November. Hurricane Irma in 2017 and Hurricane Helene in 2024 both brought damaging winds and outages to parts of Georgia. When a storm threatens, USPS may close or shorten hours at affected offices and hold deliveries until roads are safe. Check the Service Alerts page on usps.com or call the office, such as the Townsend Post Office (912-832-6149), before you travel. If your home is unsafe afterward, you can ask for mail to be held or forwarded temporarily.

Mailing addresses follow the post office that delivers to you, which is not always the town on the map. For example, the Varnell Post Office is listed under Dalton in Whitfield County, the Coosa Post Office under Rome in Floyd County, and the Bostwick Post Office under Bishop in Oconee County. Use the USPS ZIP Code lookup with your full street address to see the correct city name and ZIP+4. Using the right name helps ensure delivery. It can also matter when you update voter records, register a vehicle, or apply for a license.