The Sunnyslope Post Office on north 7th Street will see some changes beginning June, when mail carriers will relocate to a new postal center on Bell Road (photo by C. Miller).
Changes are coming to the Sunnyslope Post Office, located at 9635 N. 7th St., that may have an impact on the timing of mail delivery. Residents were told that, beginning in June, mail carriers would relocate from Sunnyslope to a new postal center on Bell Road in north Phoenix.
While a U.S. Postal Service spokesperson would not confirm the timeline of the change, nor how this move will impact mail delivery, they provided a statement that read in part, “The Postal Service is opening a new Sorting and Delivery Center (S&DC) in the North Valley area of Phoenix by repurposing an existing postal-owned building. Sorting and Delivery Centers utilize existing postal-owned facilities where significant upgrades are implemented, often addressing deferred maintenance.
“The existing infrastructure at our North Valley facility allows for efficient repurposing into an S&DC, minimizing disruption while maximizing operational gains. This new S&DC will consolidate delivery operations by relocating carriers from two stations into this centralized hub to improve operational efficiency and service reliability.”
For those who have post office boxes at the Sunnyslope location or utilize other services, the spokesperson added, “Importantly, the move does not affect retail services or PO box access at local post offices. Customers will continue to use their neighborhood locations as usual.”
They added that this initiative is part of the Postal Service’s broader Modernization and Transformation Plan, “aimed at strengthening long-term service reliability and enhancing employee work environments through facility upgrades.”
