When Niles residents met with U.S. Postal Service employees earlier this month, they were miffed the post office people couldn’t say if the Niles post office  had turned a profit.

That’s a big deal considering the postal service is considering closing the Niles branch.

Well, it turns out the post office did turn a profit, and more of a profit than a threatened post office in Berkeley. Sorry I don’t have figures yet for the Mission San Jose Branch. From the post office:

Fremont Niles

Revenue:

’07 401,783       ’08 407,680       ’09 369,592

Personnel Cost

$122,428

Facility Lease

$29,988

Transportation Cost

27,180 (2 trips per day)

Maintenance & Utility Cost

36,150

Approximate FY 09 net income

153,846

Berkeley Park

Revenue:

’07 326,309       ’08 310,938       ’09 267,323

Personnel Cost

$122,428

Facility Lease

$8,400

Transportation Cost

32,482 (2 trips per day from Ber 2 trips from Ok)

Maintenance & Utility Cost

36,150

Approximate FY 09 net income

67,863