South ErieSaturday, November 7
The South Erie Post Office is expected to reopen by mid-December
The Daily Erie team
If you use the South Erie Post Office, the Postal Service plans to reopen it in December. U.S. Postal Service spokesman Mark Lawrence told the Erie Times-News that repairs are "active" and the "landlord estimates project completion by mid-December 2026." An exact date hasn't been announced.
The South Erie Post Office has been closed for a year
- Oct. 2025The South Erie Post Office closes for repairs.
- JuneNick Pallotto starts a petition after seeing glass removed and windows boarded.
- NovemberUSPS had indicated earlier this year that the office would reopen.
- Dec. 2026The landlord estimates repairs will be complete by mid-December.
Sources: WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com, Erie Times-News
Pallotto, who lives nearby, has collected signatures at the post offices and local businesses. He says customers sent to the Presque Isle Post Office on Legion Road saw lines coil outside last Christmas season. His hope is for a reopening before Christmas, and the petition also asks that Erie's mail sorting return from Pittsburgh.
- Where: 3607 Poplar St.
- Closed since: Oct. 31, 2025
- Nationwide: nearly 500 post offices are suspended or temporarily closed
3,061signatures on the petition to reopen South Erie
Pallotto set up tables at both post offices and went door to door. Petitions are still being signed at Poplar Street Laundry, Werner Books & Coffee and Mingoy Watch Repair.
Source: Erie Times-News
Sources: WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com, Erie Times-News