United States Postal Service

Summary

United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government^[1]. It draws 8,314 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 instance of is recorded as independent agency of the United States government^[5].
• United States Postal Service's instance of is recorded as postal service^[6].
• United States Postal Service's instance of is recorded as business^[7].
• United States Postal Service's founder is recorded as United States Congress^[8].
• United States Postal Service followed United States Post Office Department^[9].
• United States Postal Service's headquarters location is recorded as L'Enfant Plaza^[10].
• United States Postal Service's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[11].
• United States Postal Service's flag is recorded as Q140011339^[12].
• United States Postal Service's child organization or unit is recorded as United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General^[13].
• United States Postal Service's child organization or unit is recorded as United States Postal Inspection Service^[14].
• United States Postal Service's Commons category is recorded as United States Postal Service^[15].
• United States Postal Service's industry is recorded as mail^[16].
• July 1, 1971 marks the founding of United States Postal Service^[17].
• United States Postal Service's significant event is recorded as United States Postal Service 2018 data breach^[18].
• United States Postal Service's official website is recorded as https://www.usps.com/^[19].
• United States Postal Service's official website is recorded as http://www.usps.gov/^[20].
• United States Postal Service's official website is recorded as https://tools.usps.com/^[21].
• United States Postal Service's topic's main category is recorded as Category:United States Postal Service^[22].
• United States Postal Service's described at URL is recorded as https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/postal-service^[23].
• United States Postal Service's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/united-states-postal-service-history/^[24].
• United States Postal Service's product or material produced is recorded as logistics^[25].
• United States Postal Service's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+546000'}^[26].
• United States Postal Service's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+625113'}^[27].

Body

Founding

United States Postal Service's founder is recorded as United States Congress^[8]. July 1, 1971 marks the founding of it^[17].

Identity

United States Postal Service followed United States Post Office Department^[9]. Short names include USPS^[28] and U.S. Postal Service^[29].

Operations

Headquarters locations include L'Enfant Plaza^[10], a street^[30], in United States^[31] and Washington, D.C.^[11], 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^[13], 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^[14], 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^[16].

Ownership

United States Postal Service's product or material produced is recorded as logistics^[25].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for United States Postal Service include The Postal Service^[43], a musical group^[44], founded in 2001^[45].

Why It Matters

United States Postal Service draws 8,314 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.^[46] It is known by 136 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for it include The Postal Service^[43], a musical group^[44], founded in 2001^[45].