Phoenix Distribution Center Annex (2024)

FAQs

What is a USPS distribution center annex? ›

Annexes — Annexes provide the larger facilities with additional capacity for processing and distribution. Surface Transfer Centers — STCs distribute, dispatch, consolidate and transfer First-Class Mail, Priority mail and Periodicals within a specialized surface transportation network.

How long does a package stay at a carrier facility? Packages typically spend around 1-2 days at a carrier facility. However, the specific timeline may also vary depending on the type of product and delivery service.

This facility is a large warehouse or distribution centre where parcels are sorted and dispatched to their final destinations. The arrival at such a facility is a key transition point in the shipping process, indicating that your package is moving as expected and is one step closer to delivery.

Packages that have been intercepted can either be picked up at your local post office, at a USPS distribution center, or at addresses that they have been rerouted to.

annex. A subsidiary building separate from a parent network mail processing facility or delivery unit (called carrier annex) that supports the need for additional operational floor space.

You will be notified by the PostalAnnex team when your package is ready to be picked up.

Once the package has completed its stay at the regional facility, it is prepared for departure. At this stage, it is loaded onto the appropriate transportation, which could be a truck, plane, or even another facility depending on the destination.

Your package could be stuck in transit for many reasons: loss, damage, or even a USPS tracking system failure. More likely, though, the short-staffed US Post Office has misplaced, mislabelled, or simply overlooked your package.

A USPS package may not be moving because it's stuck in customs. If the package is crossing borders, the delay may be because of incomplete documents or unpaid taxes. The package may also contain prohibited items, which also may cause delays.

Whether you are the sender or recipient, you can track your item: Online: Use USPS Tracking® on the United States Postal Service® website. By text: Send a text to 28777 (2USPS) with your tracking number as the content of the message.

How accurate is USPS tracking? ›

We found that messages for 318 of 500 packages (64 percent) did not accurately reflect the location, time, and/or date of the packages we observed. Messages for 163 packages indicated “Out for Delivery” when they were still at the post office and 46 packages lacked a status message for the facility we observed.

All deliveries should be made by 5:00 p.m. local time Monday through Saturday. Unusual circ*mstances (such as traffic, staffing fluctuations, severe weather, natural disaster, changes in carrier route, etc.) can cause deliveries to be made after this time.

On average, a mail or package spends 24 hours or less at a regional facility before moving to the following route of its journey. However, unescapable reasons like bad weather or faulty machinery may cause your mail to spend more than 24 hours in a regional facility.

For mail being sent across the country, it may pass through three or more regional facilities before reaching the destination address.

Suppliers ship truckloads of products to the distribution center, which stores the product until needed by the retail location and ships the proper quantity.

However, if the package is already near its destination, it will be transferred to the nearest distribution center, then to the local post office, and ultimately delivered to the recipient's designated address.

Your package could be stuck in transit for many reasons: loss, damage, or even a USPS tracking system failure. More likely, though, the short-staffed US Post Office has misplaced, mislabelled, or simply overlooked your package.

Sometimes a piece of mail will only have to go to two distribution centers, other times it will hit three or four.

Processing and Distribution Centers — P&DCs process and dispatch mail from Post Offices and collection boxes within a region. Network Distribution Centers — NDCs consolidate mail processing, increase operational efficiency, decrease costs and maintain service while expanding the surface transportation reach.