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The Daisy Mountain Station located near the Outlets at Anthem is scheduled to open in late September.
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North Valley welcomes new post office
by Kathleen Stinson

ANTHEM – The U.S. Postal Service plans in late September to open a new post office in north Phoenix which will handle mail service for Anthem and nearby communities.

“A lot of people here are relieved they will be able to more easily ship large packages and send priority mail without having to go to Union Hills (Drive),” said Terry Marron, vice president of the New River/Desert Hills Community Association.

Mail service for Anthem, Tramonto, New River and Desert Hills residents has been provided through Sierra Adobe post office located at 19th Avenue and Union Hills Drive.

The 36,000‑square‑foot Daisy Mountain Station at 44047 N. 43rd Ave., near the Outlets at Anthem mall, will handle mail for the following zip codes: 85085, 85086, and 85087.

The new station could be instrumental in curtailing mailbox thefts.

Marron said mailbox theft is a big problem in the rural areas. With the opening of the new post office, residents will be able to rent locked boxes at the station, he said.

The facility, currently under construction, will contain a self‑service vending machine, post office boxes, and three full‑service windows, said Donna Spini, customer relations representative for the Postal Service.

The land for the Daisy Mountain Station was donated to the federal government, Spini pointed out, but she declined to name the donor(s). Had it not been for the land donation, getting the new station built would have taken much longer, she said.

Reach the reporter at kathleen@thedesrtadvocate.com.

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