United States Postal Service

Summary

United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government^[1]. It draws 701 Wikipedia views per month (independent_agency_of_the_united_states_government category, ranking #6 of 59).^[2]

Key Facts

• United States Postal Service is located in United States^[3].
• United States Postal Service is in the country of United States^[4].
• United States Postal Service's image is recorded as United States Postal Service Truck.jpg^[5].
• United States Postal Service's instance of is recorded as independent agency of the United States government^[6].
• United States Postal Service's instance of is recorded as postal service^[7].
• United States Postal Service's instance of is recorded as business^[8].
• United States Postal Service's founder is recorded as United States Congress^[9].
• United States Postal Service's logo image is recorded as USPS - Color Logo.svg^[10].
• United States Postal Service's follows is recorded as United States Post Office Department^[11].
• United States Postal Service's headquarters location is recorded as L'Enfant Plaza^[12].
• United States Postal Service's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[13].
• United States Postal Service's ISNI is recorded as 0000000406304902^[14].
• United States Postal Service's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 134186571^[15].
• United States Postal Service's GND ID is recorded as 254685-1^[16].
• United States Postal Service's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80013137^[17].
• United States Postal Service's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12140932j^[18].
• United States Postal Service's IdRef ID is recorded as 029875412^[19].
• United States Postal Service's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA06472997^[20].
• United States Postal Service's child organization or unit is recorded as United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General^[21].
• United States Postal Service's child organization or unit is recorded as United States Postal Inspection Service^[22].
• United States Postal Service's Commons category is recorded as United States Postal Service^[23].
• United States Postal Service's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35572105^[24].
• United States Postal Service's industry is recorded as mail^[25].
• +1971-07-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of United States Postal Service^[26].
• United States Postal Service's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dcms^[27].

Body

Founding

United States Postal Service's founder is recorded as United States Congress^[9]. +1971-07-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[26].

Identity

United States Postal Service's follows is recorded as United States Post Office Department^[11]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'USPS'}^[28] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'U.S. Postal Service'}^[29].

Operations

Headquarters locations include L'Enfant Plaza^[12], a street^[30], in United States^[31] and Washington, D.C.^[13], a city in the United States^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1790^[34]. Subsidiaries include United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General^[21], a federal law enforcement agency of the United States^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1996^[37], headquartered in Arlington County^[38] and United States Postal Inspection Service^[22], a specialist law enforcement agency^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1772^[41], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[42].

Industry

United States Postal Service's industry is recorded as mail^[25].

Ownership

United States Postal Service's product or material produced is recorded as logistics^[43].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for United States Postal Service include The Postal Service^[44], a musical group^[45], founded in 2001^[46].

Why It Matters

United States Postal Service draws 701 Wikipedia views per month (independent_agency_of_the_united_states_government category, ranking #6 of 59).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] It is known by 116 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for it include The Postal Service^[44], a musical group^[45], founded in 2001^[46].