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.

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.

Nice people work there. You don't have to wait too long to get help. Clean and well stocked.read more

USPS HAS TERRIBLE SERVICE!! They don't even attempt to make…read moredeliveries of packages to residences, but they will put a slip in your mailbox which says they attempted delivery. This is a blatant lie! The parcels never leave the office and you have to go in and get it, if you can make it into town. This was done to me last Friday, and since they are closed on Saturday, I have to wait until Monday to pick it up. Of course there is no one to complain to and the USPS has zero interest in service their customers. This has happened many times, and it's unacceptable.

Staff is very friendly and helpful! We have used them to receive Amazon packages and also rented a…read moremailbox there.

I am specifically reviewing their notary services on behalf of my dad…read more My 70-year-old dad recently got in a minor car accident and is having to deal with insurance. His car was paid off so they ended up totaling it and he's now navigating the process of paperwork. He was unsure how to fill out his paperwork, and I guess brought the papers into the notary blank. She very kindly helped him through the process of filling out the paperwork, getting it notarized and getting it mailed off. I appreciate her kindness immensely and wanted to make sure it was acknowledged. My dads words: "Everything went well... The person was very nice and experienced... Explained everything and helped me fill out papers... The lady helping me was the Notary and knew all about what I had to do... She even knew how the mailing label was supposed to work... I was happy with the service..." So if anyone is looking for a notary on island this sounds like the lady you want to have helping you!

Good easy friendly partners. Very helpful. Great new space. Open on Saturday. Cheersread more

Post San Juan is my life saver on the Island! We decided to spend most of our summer at our cabin…read morehere to avoid Covid in Seattle, but we're located a ways out of town with no regular mail delivery. I've been able to receive mail and shipments of all size - tiny to huge ( exercise equipment!) and they've made it simple. For what I consider a small annual fee, they provide a great service.

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 nicest, most capable people you could ever know. They take care of business with a smile…read morealways.

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.

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