November 6, 2014 – POCATELLO, Idaho -Next year, the United State Postal Service mail distribution center in Pocatello will be partially closed down.

The processing center on Flandro Drive will no longer be processing mail, but will still be used as a post office, transportation hub and bulk mail entry unit.

Pocatello is one of 82 distribution centers across the nation shutting down next year to cut costs.

statement from Brian Sperry, regional spokesman for USPS

…Only the mail processing operation is moving to Salt Lake City and… the building at 1750 Flandro will remain open as a Post Office, transportation hub and bulk mail entry unit. The phase 2 consolidations of 82 mail processing facilities are scheduled to occur sometime between January and the Fall of 2015.

The Pocatello consolidation of mail processing into Salt Lake City is tentatively scheduled for April 18, 2015, but that date is subject to change.

Pocatello, ID mail distribution center to close