Save the Niles Post Office
By Matt Artz
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 at 6:14 pm in Uncategorized.
The group working to saving the Niles Post Office from extinction just emailed me the below spreadsheet showing that Fremont already has relatively few post offices given its population. As of last month, the Niles Branch is one of 162 post offices still on the chopping block. The info is from www.city-data.com, www.USPS.com, and www.california.hometownlocator.com.
| CITY | POPULA. | Pop/Sq.Mi. | P.O’S/
Stores |
PO/ store 5 mi.max | Med. Inc. | Land area
Sq. mi. |
Pop/ 5 mi
P.O-store |
| Alameda | 70,580 | 6693 | 4/ 1 | 25 | $86,516. | 10.80 | 2,823 |
| Atherton | 7,406 | 1,467 | 1 | 14 | $240,482. | 4.90 | 529 |
| Belmont | 24,776 | 5,551 | 2 | 11 | $80,905 | 4.53 | 2,252 |
| Castro Valley | 57,420 | 3,980 | 1 | 10 | $81,629. | 14.43 | 5,742 |
| Foster City | 28,803 | 7,664 | 1 | 9 | $114,564. | 3.80 | 3,220 |
| Fremont | 202,867 | 2,652 | 5/ 2 | 10 | $94,866. | 87.10 | 20,266 |
| Hayward | 142,061 | 7,941 | 3/ 1 | 8 | $61.880. | 44.33 | 17,757 |
| Hillsborough | 10,844 | 1,746 | 0 | 9 | $232,253. | 6.23 | 1,204 |
| Los Altos | 28,349 | 4,360 | 1 | 16 | $151,481. | 6.35 | 1,771 |
| Los Altos Hills | 8,592 | 917 | 0 | 12 | $207,453. | 8.62 | 716 |
| Los Gatos | 29,320 | 2,669 | 1 | 8 | $112,731. | 10.71 | 3,665 |
| Menlo Park | 30,089 | 3,040 | 1 | 14 | $101,734. | 10.13 | 2,149 |
| Monte Sereno | 3,602 | 3,105 | 1 | 8 | $184,383. | 1.16 | 450 |
| Newark | 41,781 | 2,990 | 1 | 9 | $87,261. | 13.97 | 4,642 |
| Oakland | 404,155 | 7,126 | 20/ 3 | 30 | $48,699. | 56.06 | 13,471 |
| Palo Alto | 59,395 | 2,475 | 5 | 13 | $108,020. | 23.67 | 4,568 |
| Redwood City | 74,060 | 3,871 | 3 | 14 | $76,905. | 19.48 | 5,290 |
| San Carlos | 27,238 | 4,604 | 1 | 12 | $106,365. | 5.92 | 2,269 |
| San Jose | 948,279 | 10,319 | 20/ 5 | 27 | $80,616. | 28.65 | 3,521 |
| San Leandro | 77,880 | 6,053 | 3 | 12 | $60,265. | 13.13 | 6,490 |
| San Lorenzo | 21,947 | 7,820 | 1 | 10 | $70,677. | 2.77 | 2,194 |
| Santa Clara | 110,200 | 5,566 | 3/ 2 | 25 | $92,619. | 18.30 | 4,408 |
| Saratoga | 30,445 | 2,515 | 1 | 9 | $167,204. | 12.11 | 3,382 |
| Sunnyvale | 132,109 | 6,006 | 3/ 3 | 19 | $89,543. | 21.94 | 6,953 |
| Union City | 66,869 | 3,746 | 1 | 8 | $81,491. | 19.30 | 8,358 |
| Woodside | 5,579 | 453 | 1 | 9 | $205,726. | 11.76 | 620 |
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February 24th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
What I don’t get is why the post office lobbies are open after hours, but the stamp machines have been removed (at least from the Mission branch). Do they not want to sell stamps?
February 24th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
I believe it’s a push to get you to do all your postage purchases via their online site.
https://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopCategoriesDisplay?storeId=10052&catalogId=10001
Bricks and mortar costs more.
February 25th, 2010 at 10:11 am
The communication technology is rapidly changing. You can talk and see people from far off places using a web cam and the internet. Then there is email, no stamps to lick, no trips to the mail box or Post Office. People pay there bills electronically.
The Post Office is heavily subsidized by the Government. In order to save taxpayers money, they need to be more efficient.
THEY NEED TO CLOSE POST OFFICES who have outlived there usefulness and purpose.
I realize there are many older people who do not like change, well to bad it is coming!
February 26th, 2010 at 7:33 am
Fremont Bill:
The Post Office IS NOT subsidized by the federal government for its operations. Please try to get your facts straight. The last time the post office was subsidized by the federal government was 1982.
Also, the ironic thing about this attempt to close the Niles post office is that it MADE money for the post office.
June 4th, 2011 at 1:08 pm
My Post Office in Glenwood, Alabama, is up for closure discussion on Monday night, June 6, 2011. Our population is less than 200 people.
June 4th, 2011 at 1:13 pm
My Post Office in Glenwood, Alabama, will be discussed
June 6, 2011, for possible closure. We need residents in this small town. Our population is less that 150 people. This use to be a robust towm. If could be again, with a little TLC and people who desire change.