Neither rain, nor snow can stop the U.S. Postal Service. However, the Postal Service has been forced to take certain precautions in response to last Tuesday's events.
In order to allow for more efficient disaster relief efforts, there is no mail delivery to eight zip codes in the New York City area.
Patrons still can mail packages anywhere in the country using Express Mail, but the Postal Service will not guarantee that mail's quick delivery until further notice.
Currently, international mail is not being allowed into the country from locations other than Canada. No outbound mail is permitted to leave the United States for the time being. All outbound mail headed for foreign destinations is now being detained at holding facilities nationwide.
The Postal Service must abide by policies set by the Federal Aviation Administration. Until the FAA allows flights to leave the country, there can be no mail delivered overseas, said Charlottesville Postmaster Steve Wehr.
Other delivery services such as Federal Express and the United Parcel Service are subject to similar restrictions because they use the same planes.
All other mail services remain fully operational.
"Regular mail is still moving," University Mail Services Manager Jack Parker said.
It is uncertain when the suspended mail services will resume because the situation remains fluid. All service could restart as soon as the end of this week, but officials cannot say for certain.
The whole country has been affected by the attacks, including the postal service, Wehr said.
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