Hours Extended at Area Post Offices

To cope with the avalanche of holiday mail, the U.S. Postal Service on Friday announced expanded hours at post offices across the San Fernando Valley.

Area post offices will be open every day through Dec. 24, officials said. Window service will be available during regular business hours Monday through Saturday as well as from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Because most holiday shoppers make their purchases during the final weekend before Christmas, postal officials anticipate that Dec. 20 will be the busiest mailing day of the year.

Postal officials expect to handle 20 billion pieces of mail between Thanksgiving and Christmas, a 4% increase in the normal amount of mail processed.

The hours of operation for some Valley post offices include:

* Canoga Park Main Office, 8201 Canoga Ave., 8:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday.

* Encino Station, 5805 White Oak Ave., 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday.

* Northridge Main Office, 9534 Reseda Blvd., 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday.

* Sherman Oaks, 14900 Magnolia Blvd., 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday.

* Studio City Station, 3950 Laurel Canyon Blvd., 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday.

* Van Nuys Main Office, 15701 Sherman Way, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday.

* West Hills, 23055 Sherman Way, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday.

* Woodland Hills Main Office, 22121 Clarendon St., 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday.

For information about hours at any post office, call (800) ASK-USPS or visit https://www.usps.com on the Internet.