There's something very special about a post office in a faraway place. It's a link to someone else;…read morean unseen string that connects you to them with nothing more than a few strokes of the pen, and a stamp. It also seems like a connection to a different time; a bygone era when we chose paper over pixels, cute cards over keyboards, and real connection over virtual reality. Perhaps today, as our society currently sits in isolation, a post office feels a little less distant in the past. Yes, a post office is a place where you send and pick up greetings from afar, and for a just a moment, that stamp connects your minds and hearts. Maybe you send a postcard from a trip. Maybe it's a letter from an overseas assignment. Or maybe it's a birthday card, painted with beautiful daffodils, or daisies, or dahlias; just to tell someone that you're thinking of them, you're glad they're doing well, and to wish them the very happiest of everythings. Yes, this post office has all of that charm. Located on "20 Jack and Jill Place," you couldn't ask for a more picturesque place. Perched on the incline headed out of Deer Harbor on Orcas Island, it houses just a few PO Boxes for this tiny community. There are three post offices on the island, actually, and it says something about my affinity for snail mail that I've been into two of them, and been by the third. I actually use the one right up the road from the ferry most often, as I sometimes send cards to friends on my way off the island. Especially today, I'm thinking about this post office and that connection it makes between two people.

The San Juan islands are really a special treat in the heart of north west Washington. I took a…read moreferry, as you must, to get to Deer Harbor. After a slow and winding drive through the hills and valleys, I ended up at the post office. This office sits up on a hill overlooking the street below. It is across the street from which appeared to be a market or maybe a tavern. There really isn't any parking here and the hill is quite steep. The post office itself is really cute and well maintained and the workers are really friendly. They kind if give off a small town feel but it's to be expected from the people that live on the island. Really friendly.

Their delivery drivers lie and refuse to deliver packages claiming it is blocked or undeliverable…read morewhen they had delivered packages a few days before and had been for months without issue. Its a flat driveway, no mud, packed gravel darn near paved. It even has plenty of room to turn around. They will also lie to you when you go to file a complaint saying that there is no form in existence to lodge a complaint this is not true, do not fall for their lies. Here is the link for the complaints. https://hotlineform.uspsoig.gov/en-US/Hotline/

Horrible customer service. Lost a check of mine and blamed me for it. Filed a complaint for missing…read morecheck and was ignored. Finally had to cancel the check and have it reissued. Horrible experience

Miss the days of yesteryear when a post office really meant something? When it wasn't an industrial…read morebuilding made for efficiency instead of a quaint fixture in a small town? Well, there are still thousands of adorable little buildings that dot the landscape and remind us of a simpler time when the mail was such a form of entertainment and interest. And one of them is right here on Orcas Island. Have a card to send? A postcard to make people jealous? This is your stop. I wanted to send some cards from the island and so I popped them in the box here before boarding the ferry. You can walk while you're waiting for the ferry to dock; it's just outside the normal Orcas Village development. This building was also the first one I saw when I arrived. It was dark, and as I exited the dock my headlights registered Post Office. It seems a lovely sentinel to a simpler way of life and a slower time--the things that island life represent. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to go into the building, but I they drive up box is convenient. They have a few parking places there as well, if you're driving in. Cute, and perfect.

I was very impressed by how nice all the employees are here. Very unusual for a post office these…read moredays because all one is typically met with is a ration of bad attitude. Oh yeah, you can yelp them as much as you want and nothing changes because they don't care how they treat you. They have job security so they can bring all their negative baggage to work. But my experience here left me wishing I had more items to mail.

Great service very helpful. No wonder you have so few comments, four words would do. I hope in the…read morefuture you can find a way to reduce the number of character needed to tell you how good you are. I have always liked the service I have received.

The Port Hadlock Washington post office is disgustingly filthy! With the price of postage you…read morewould think they could power wash the mildew and insane amount of cobwebs

Oh mah gosh it was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo windy outside this office when I…read morewent. On that note, this is a really nice post office. It's got like an old 1950/60's décor feel. It's a beautiful large structure that basically takes up most of the corner block. It kind of reminds me of a New York style police station, which might be a bad or good comparison however you may look at it. There are quite a few steps to get inside and I don't remember a wheel chair ramp being available. Don't quote me on this because it's a post office so there is probably handicapped accessibility on the other side of the building. A wonderfully built building. The people inside are just a nice. Probably the nicest I've seen in a post office but I don't hate on post offices. They provide such a service especially since so many people don't really use paper mail anymore if they don't have to due to technology. Oh! There is parking galore as well.

If you call you will not get through to anything. The selections don't even work correctly and the…read moreautomated voice glitches and it barely picks up what you respond with

I've been waiting for a package since the 15th it is now the 19th this is not the first time this…read morehappened here. I'm at my wits end with this place about to get. Apo box elsweare just so I can get my packages on time for once

Their service is always prompt, courteous and competent. It is so helpful to have such professional…read moremail service so readily available. I highly recommend them without reservation.

I love this Post office because all the staff are kind, friendlly and very helpful. I make many…read morecopies for my work and it always goes smoothly. I wont go anywhere else Elizabeth Stanton ,MA, LMHC

This is a great "rural" post office with staff that is always helpful. Easy parking and generally…read moreshort wait times for assistance. They do a great job with all the PO Boxes they support.

Always helpful and friendly. One of the few post offices where the people are friendly.read more

Being as this is my "home" Post Office, I'm going to give them an extra star just to show some…read morelocal love. But as far as Post Offices go, this one is just like any other you've visited in the past four decades: outdated, inefficient, long lines, etc. etc. etc. On a recent visit, I was there for over an hour and had to stand in line TWICE to get something mailed. Honestly, it was ridiculous. I had tried to use the self-service machine in the lobby which, while still utilizing technology from the 1980s, is still usually a more efficient way to send a package. When the machine malfunctioned, I stood in a long line to try to send it at the counter; but instead the ONE person working there informed me she would send a manager out to fix it since my package wasn't pre-addressed. (I had been planning to print out the address on the label at the machine....argggghhhh.) I waited about 10 minutes for the manager to come fix the machine. When he finally arrived (looking annoyed), he announced he couldn't fix it. So I had to GET BACK IN LINE for another 20 minutes (and bum a pen off of another patron) to finally mail my package. Really, this whole thing should have taken no more than 10 minutes. Anyway, the USPS is what it is. My package arrived safely and I guess that's all that really matters. But seriously, if this isn't an example of an inefficient business model I don't know what is!

I thought going to the post office was supposed to be a miserable experience. These folks are…read morehelpful, personable, and friendly even when they are swamped.

This location is not open to the public. It is an annex location used by postal workers ONLY. This…read morelocation shouldn't be shown on Google Maps as it gives the impression it is open to the public. An employee of this location told me, that the post office has tried for several years to get Google Maps to update maps to no avail.

5 starts just to counter some crazy lady who doesn't have a clue how things work on yelp. They at…read morethe public office do great work. That address is 720 E Fairhaven Ave, Burlington, WA 98233 she is right this address shown is for the Anex / processing building.