Six mail centers in New Jersey and 11 in Pennsylvania are slated to close as the U.S. Postal Service looks to cut costs and avert seeking bankruptcy protection.
The New Jersey facilities are located in Edison, Pleasantville, Eatontown, Kearny, Teterboro and Bellmawr.
The Pennsylvania facilities slated for closure are mostly in major population centers across the state, including Pittsburgh, Scranton, Reading, Erie and Altoona. The proposal would also close processing and distribution operations in Horsham, Lancaster, New Castle, Williamsport and Chester County.
The Postal Service on Monday announced an estimated $3 billion in reductions that would close roughly 250 of the nearly 500 mail processing centers across the country as early as next March.
The consolidations would typically lengthen the distance mail travels from post office to processing center. Senders could no longer expect next-day delivery in surrounding communities.
