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22 | 2006 Annual Report United States Postal Service
Available Information
The United States Postal Service is not subject to the informational
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act). We
do not file periodic reports, proxy statements or other information with the
SEC.
Financial and other information can be accessed on the “About USPS
and News” section of our website at www.USPS.com. Information on our
website is not incorporated by reference in this document.
We make available, free of charge, copies of our annual report, as soon as
reasonably practicable after it is produced. Requests for copies should be
sent to:
United States Postal Service
Public Affairs and Communications
475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW
Washington, DC 20260-3100
Item 2 – Properties
Real Estate
Our facilities range in size from 50 square feet to 34 acres under one roof,
and support retail, delivery, mail processing, maintenance, administrative
and support activities.
Real Estate Inventory 2006 2005
(Actual numbers)
Leased Facilities 25,567 25,772
Owned Facilities 8,437 8,399
GSA / Other Government Facilities 408 417
Total Real Estate Inventory 34,412 34,588
Annual Rent Paid to Lessors $ 1,002 $ 934
(Dollars in millions)
The majority of our small and medium sized facilities support the retail
and delivery operations located in virtually every community across this
country. Our retail and delivery operations are supported by 32,875 leased
or owned facilities. We also provide retail services through 3,951 Contract
Postal Units and Community Post Offices where the facility is owned and
maintained by the contractor.
Retail and Delivery Facilities 2006 2005
(Actual numbers)
Post Offices 27,318 27,385
Classified Branches 1,522 1,540
Classified Stations 3,457 3,498
Carrier Annexes 578 584
Contract Postal Units 3,014 3,116
Community Post Offices 937 1,019
Total Retail and Delivery Facilities 36,826 37,142
Our larger facilities typically support mail processing operations which
move millions of pieces of mail across the country on a daily basis.
Processing Facilities 2006 2005
(Actual numbers)
Processing and Distribution Centers 269 269
Customer Service Facilities 195 195
Bulk Mail Centers 21 21
Priority Mail Processing Centers 11 11
Annexes 66 66
Surface Transfer Centers 17 14
Airmail Processing Centers 77 79
Remote Encoding Centers 12 15
International Service Centers 5 5
Total Processing Facilities 673 675
We also have approximately 1,000 other types of facilities including
administrative, vehicle maintenance and miscellaneous support facilities.
Financial Section Part I