Home delivery on the island runs the way it always has. Most mailboxes sit in
clusters around the island rather than at individual properties, and the
carrier comes daily. None of that changed when the Post Office closed in early
2026.
What the island lost is the counter. The Post Office had been the last
contract postal station in Washington, and it never had P.O. boxes. It was the
place to drop an outgoing package, buy stamps, and handle the errands a post
office counter covers. For those, you now ride the ferry to the mainland.
Incoming deliveries
Packages still arrive reliably. UPS, FedEx, and Amazon all serve the island,
riding the ferry with the rest of the traffic. Most things show up on
schedule. Occasionally a missed ferry connection delays a package by a day.
Outgoing mail
Outgoing mail and overnight services are a mainland errand now. For
prescriptions, perishables, and anything time-sensitive, plan ahead the way
you would anywhere rural, and build the ferry into your timing.