The Postal Service kicked off the holiday shipping season by announcing it will be delivering packages seven days a week starting Nov. 23 through Christmas Day.
The following cities will be included in the Postal Service’s 7-Day package delivery efforts:
In the Tampa Bay area: Brandon, Bartow, Bradenton, Brooksville, Clearwater, Dade City, Davenport, Dunedin, Haines City, Hudson, Lakes Wales, Lakeland, Land O’ Lakes, Largo, New Port Richey, Palm Harbor, Palmetto, Pinellas Park, Plant City, Port Richey, Riverview, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, Seffner, Seminole, Spring Hill, St. Pete Beach, Sun City Center, Tampa, Tarpon Springs, Temple Terrace, Winter Haven and Zephyrhills.
In the central Florida area and statewide: Atlamonte Springs, Apopka, Arcadia, Avon Park, Azalea Park, Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Casselberry, Clermont, Cocoa, Daytona Beach, Deland, Deltona, Englewood, Eustis, Fort Myers, Kissimmee, Lady Lake, Lake Mary, Leesburg, Lehigh Acres, Longwood, Lutz, Maitland, Melbourne, Merritt Island, Mount Dora, Naples, New Smyrna Beach, North Port, Orange City, Orlando, Ormond Beach, Oviedo, Palatka, Palm Bay, Palm Coast, Palmetto, Port Charlotte, Port Orange, Punta Gorda, Rockledge, Saint Cloud, Sanford, Sarasota, Sebastian, Sebring, Titusville, Valrico, Venice, Vero Beach, Windermere, Winter Garden, Winter Park, and Winter Springs.
The post office expects to handle 450-470 million packages through Christmas this year.