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Postal Service will stop removing mailboxes

The iconic blue boxes are moved frequently depending on mail volumes

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August 14, 2020 at 6:20 p.m. EDT
An individual deposits letters into a U.S. Postal Service collection mailbox in Philadelphia in August. (Rachel Wisniewski/Reuters)

After the removal of dozens of mailboxes in several states set off a social media panic and high-profile blowback this week, the U.S. Postal Service has suspended all such operations nationwide.

“We are not going to be removing any boxes,” USPS spokesman Rod Spurgeon told NBC News on Friday. “After the election, we’re going to take a look at operations and see what we need and don’t need.”