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USPS plans post office relocation in Crystal City

A post office on Crystal Drive is relocating, but not very far.

The current United States Postal Service office inside the Crystal City Shops at 2180 Crystal Drive is closing, but a new post office is expected to open less than a quarter mile away at 320 23rd Street S.

This is on the ground floor of Quimby on 23rd apartments.

Opening and closing dates are TBD

  • The new post office will offer mailing and shipping services, stamp sales and P.O. box rentals, a USPS representative told ARLnow.
  • The representative could not yet say when the 2180 Crystal Drive location will close, or when the new location could open.
  • Another post office nearby at 1301 S. Fern Street in Pentagon City is expected to remain open.

USPS relocated in Crystal City nearly a decade ago

  • The current 2180 Crystal Drive location relocated from nearby 1632 Crystal Square in late 2016.
  • The 1301 S. Fern Street location opened in 2011 after a USPS office at 1720 S. Eads Street was demolished to make way for high-rise apartment building Crystal Flats.

About the Author

  • Katie Taranto is a reporter at Local News Now, primarily covering business, public safety and the city of Falls Church. She graduated from the University of Missouri in 2024, where she previously covered K-12 education at The Columbia Missourian. She is originally from Macungie, Pennsylvania.