Aliases
Post OfficePost Office DepartmentPost-Office DepartmentUSPODUnited States Post Office
Disambiguation
Not to be confused with modern USPS (United States Postal Service), which replaced it in 1971. The Post Office Department was a cabinet-level federal agency; USPS is an independent agency.
Stats
mentions3
documents1
Organization
civilian-agencyUSfounded: 1792
Enrichment
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- United States Post Office DepartmentWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Established February 20, 1792 via Postal Service Act
- Cabinet status achieved 1829, formalized 1872
- John McLean first called it 'Post Office Department' (1823-1829)
- 750,000 employees by 1970
- Replaced by USPS July 1, 1971
- Postal HistoryUnited States Postal Service (USPS)▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Benjamin Franklin appointed first Postmaster General (1775)
- Postal Reorganization Act signed August 12, 1970
- Transition to independent USPS effective July 1, 1971
- Following major postal strike of 1970
- Postal Reorganization ActWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Act signed August 12, 1970 by President Richard Nixon
- Abolished cabinet-level Post Office Department
- Created independent USPS as government-owned corporation
- Postal unions gained full collective bargaining rights
- USPS required to be self-supporting via postage revenue
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Post Office Department
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