From the Bottom of the Grand Canyon to the Furthermost Point in Alaska ... We Deliver!

“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” (Herodotus)

This inscription on the James A. Farley Building in New York City is universally known and often assumed to be the official motto of the U.S. Postal Service. The Postal Service and its employees have proudly embraced this notion of service in the face of all possible adversity. From the Pony Express through Hurricane Katrina and into the blizzards of 2010, the Postal Service constantly builds on its mission of providing universal service to all Americans. From the bottom of the Grand Canyon to the furthermost point in Alaska, mail gets through.

What Americans may not know is that mail is delivered to the bottom of the Grand Canyon on mules. Or that the smallest Post Office in America is only 61 square feet. Or that 405,000 pieces of mail are processed every minute. Or that 44,000 alternate fuel–capable vehicles help deliver the mail. Or that the Postal Service has been named the Most Trusted Federal Agency in the country. Six consecutive times.