A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels , providing post office boxes , and selling postage stamps , packaging, and stationery . Post offices may offer additional services, which vary by country. These include providing and accepting government forms (such as passport applications), and processing government services and fees (such as road tax , postal savings , or bank fees). The chief administrator of a post office is called a postmaster .
19-613: Wolcott may refer to: Places in the United States [ edit ] Wolcott, Colorado Wolcott, Connecticut Wolcott, Indiana Wolcott, Kansas Wolcott, New York Wolcott (village), New York Wolcott, Vermont Fort Wolcott , Rhode Island People [ edit ] Alexander Wolcott , Connecticut politician Edward O. Wolcott , Colorado Senator Frank Wolcott , Union Army officer, rancher, and old west law man and outlaw F. S. Wolcott , American owner of
38-578: A state . The term "post-office" has been in use since the 1650s, shortly after the legalisation of private mail services in England in 1635. In early modern England, post riders — mounted couriers —were placed, or "posted", every few hours along post roads at posting houses (also known as post houses) between major cities, or " post towns ". These stables or inns permitted important correspondence to travel without delay. In early America, post offices were also known as stations. This term, as well as
57-539: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wolcott, Colorado Wolcott is an unincorporated town , a post office , and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Eagle County , Colorado , United States . The CDP is a part of the Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area . The Wolcott post office has the ZIP Code 81655 ( post office boxes ). At
76-402: Is identified by its PIN. Post offices coming under Department of Posts, Ministry of Communication, Government of India have a history of one hundred fifty years. Private courier and delivery services often have offices as well, although these are usually not called "post offices", except in the case of Germany , which has fully privatised its national postal system . As abbreviation PO
95-464: Is instead known as a sorting office or delivery office, which may have a large central area known as a sorting or postal hall. Integrated facilities combining mail processing with railway stations or airports are known as mail exchanges. In India , post offices are found in almost every village having panchayat (a "village council"), towns, cities, and throughout the geographical area of India. India's postal system changed its name to India Post after
114-433: Is used, together with GPO for General Post Office and LPO for Licensed Post Office. There is evidence of corps of royal couriers disseminating the decrees of Egyptian pharaohs as early as 2400 BCE, and it is possible that the service greatly precedes that date. Similarly, there may be ancient organised systems of post houses providing mounted courier service, although sources vary as to precisely who initiated
133-539: The Holy Roman Empire . The British Postal Museum claims that the oldest functioning post office in the world is on High Street in Sanquhar , Scotland . The post office has functioned continuously since 1712, during which horses and stagecoaches were used to carry mail. Rural parts of Canada in the 19th century utilised the way office system. Villagers could leave their letters at the way office which were then taken to
152-638: The United States Census 2020 , the population of the Wolcott CDP was 20. The Wolcott Post Office has been in operation since 1889. The community was named after Edward O. Wolcott , a United States Senator from Colorado. Wolcott is located in central Eagle County in the valley of the Eagle River , a west-flowing tributary of the Colorado River . U.S. Route 6 passes through the community, following
171-694: The Wolcott CDP for the United States Census 2010 . Post office Before the advent of postal codes and the post office, postal systems would route items to a specific post office for receipt or delivery. During the 19th century in the United States , this often led to smaller communities being renamed after their post offices, particularly after the Post Office Department began to require that post office names not be duplicated within
190-468: The 2000 A.D., post offices would collect fees for radio licenses, recruitment for government jobs, and the operation of public call telephone (PCO) booths. Postmen would deliver letters, money orders, and parcels to places that are within the assigned area of a particular post office. Each Indian post office is assigned a unique six-digit code called the Postal Index Number , or PIN. Each post office
209-534: The Rabbit's Foot traveling vaudeville company George Norton Wolcott , American entomologist Jackie Wolcott , American diplomat James Wolcott , American writer and critic Jesse P. Wolcott , U.S. Representative from Michigan Josiah O. Wolcott , U.S. Senator from Delaware Marion Post Wolcott , U.S. photographer for the Farm Security Administration Oliver Wolcott , one of
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#1732852372886228-572: The advent of private courier companies in the 1990s. It is run by the Indian government's Department of Posts. India Post accepts and delivers inland letters, postcards, parcels, postal stamps, and money orders (money transfers). Few post offices in India offer speed post (fast delivery) and payments or bank savings services. It is also uncommon for Indian post offices to sell insurance policies or accept payment for electricity, landline telephone, or gas bills. Until
247-499: The nearest post office, as well as pick up their mail from the way office. In parts of Europe, special postal censorship offices existed to intercept and censor mail. In France, such offices were known as cabinets noirs . In many jurisdictions, mailboxes and post office boxes have long been in widespread use for drop-off and pickup (respectively) of mail and small packages outside post offices or when offices are closed. Germany's national postage system Deutsche Post introduced
266-583: The other providing sturdy oxen for bulk shipments. The Byzantine historian Procopius , though not unbiased, records the Cursus Publicus system remained largely intact until it was dismantled in the Byzantine empire by the emperor Justinian in the 6th century. The Princely House of Thurn and Taxis family initiated regular mail service from Brussels in the 16th century , directing the Imperial Post of
285-1103: The practice. In the Persian Empire , a Chapar Khaneh system existed along the Royal Road . Similar postage systems were established in India and China by the Mauryan and Han dynasties in the 2nd century BCE. The Roman historian Suetonius credited Augustus with regularising the Roman transportation and courier network, the Cursus Publicus . Local officials were obliged to provide couriers who would be responsible for their message's entire course. Locally maintained post houses ( Latin : stationes ) privately owned rest houses ( Latin : mansiones ) and were obliged or honored to care for couriers along their way. The Roman emperor Diocletian later established two parallel systems: one providing fresh horses or mules for urgent correspondence and
304-588: The river, while Interstate 70 forms the southern edge of the CDP, with access from Exit 157. I-70 and US-6 each lead 7 miles (11 km) east to Edwards and west 10 miles (16 km) to Eagle , the county seat . Colorado State Highway 131 intersects I-70 at Exit 157, passes through the center of Wolcott, and leads north 72 miles (116 km) to Steamboat Springs . The Wolcott CDP has an area of 246 acres (0.996 km ), including 9.9 acres (0.040 km ) of water. The United States Census Bureau initially defined
323-502: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Wolcott . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wolcott&oldid=1187267607 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
342-736: The signers of the United States Declaration of Independence Oliver Wolcott Jr. , 2nd United States Secretary of the Treasury and Governor of Connecticut Roger Wolcott (Massachusetts politician) , Governor of Massachusetts Roger Wolcott (Connecticut politician) , Governor of Connecticut Ships [ edit ] USRC Wolcott , more than one ship of the United States Revenue-Marine and United States Revenue Cutter Service See also [ edit ] Justice Wolcott (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
361-438: The term "post house", fell from use as horse and coach services were replaced by railways , aircraft , and automobiles . The term "post office" usually refers to government postal facilities providing customer service. " General Post Office " is sometimes used for the national headquarters of a postal service, even if the building does not provide customer service. A postal facility that is used exclusively for processing mail
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