Clarksville Post Office Closure

The Clarksville Post Office closed on August 12.  All staff and services, including PO Boxes, have been relocated to the Ellicott City Post Office:

3375 Ellicott Center Drive, Ellicott City

410-750-1340

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Saturday, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

24 – Hour PO Box Lobby Service

Passport Service Available (call for hours)

Other nearby Post Offices:

Dayton – 4924A Ten Oaks Road, Dayton, 410-531-6194

Highland – 12975 Highland Road, Highland, 301-854-2418

Simpsonville – 10400 Shaker Drive, Columbia, 410-772-0194

As a reminder, residents can mail letters with the appropriate postage:

• Using the drop slot in your cluster mailboxes; and
• At the blue postal boxes located:

o       Summer Sunrise Drive (near the intersection with Trotter Road);

o       Great Star Drive (near the intersection with Autumn Wind Circle); and

o       In the strip shopping center where Dunkin Donuts is located.

Many River Hill residents have expressed their concern regarding the closure of this local institution. Residents are encouraged to share their views with Councilperson Sigaty, mksigaty@howardcountymd.gov; County Executive Ulman, kulman@howardcountymd.gov; Congressman Cummings, http://cummings.house.gov/contact/; and Senator Cardin, http://cardin.senate.gov/email/ .  Let them know if you’d like the post office to reopen locally.

On August 12, County Executive Ulman announced that Howard County has offered the use of the Gateway School parcel to the USPS under a “zero dollar ground lease agreement for at least two years.”  As additional information becomes available, residents will be informed.