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38 | 2009 Annual Report United States Postal Service
REAL ESTATE
Our facilities range in size from 83 square feet to 46.5 acres
under one roof and support retail, delivery, mail process-
ing, maintenance, administrative and support activities.
Real Estate Inventory
(actual numbers)
2009 2008
Leased Facilities 24,516 25,272
Owned Facilities 8,419 8,546
GSA/Other Government Facilities 329 357
Total Real Estate Inventory 33,264 34,175
Annual Rent Paid to Landlords (Dollars in millions) $ 1,035 $ 1,011
The majority of our small and medium-sized facilities sup-
port the retail and delivery operations located in virtually
every community across this country. Our retail and deliv-
ery operations are supported by 32,662 leased or owned
facilities. We also provide retail services through 3,834
Contract Postal Units and community Post Offi ces where
the facility is owned and maintained by the contractor.
Retail and Delivery Facilities
(actual numbers)
2009 2008
Post Offi ces 27,161 27,232
Classifi ed Branches 1,484 1,493
Classifi ed Stations 3,344 3,358
Carrier Annexes 673 658
Contract Postal Units 3,037 3,148
Community Post Offi ces 797 834
Total Retail and Delivery Facilities 36,496 36,723
Larger facilities typically support mail processing opera-
tions, which process millions of pieces of mail on a daily ba-
sis, and prepare them for transportation across the country.
Processing Facilities
(actual numbers)
2009 2008
Processing and Distribution Centers 268 269
Customer Service Facilities 195 195
Network Distribution Centers
(previously known as Bulk Mail Centers)
21 21
Logistics and Distribution Centers 14 14
Annexes 61 64
Surface Transfer Centers 20 20
Airmail Processing Centers 12 20
Remote Encoding Centers 3 6
Internal Service Centers 5 5
Total Processing Facilities 599 614
We also have approximately 1,000 other administrative,
vehicle maintenance and miscellaneous support facilities.
VEHICLES
We have one of the largest vehicle fl eets in the United
States, including an extensive fl eet of alternative fuel ve-
hicles. As part of the American Recovery and Reinvest-
ment Act of 2009 (ARRA), we received 3,424 new fuel ef-
fi cient vehicles from the General Services Administration
in a one-for-one exchange for old Postal Service vehicles.
Vehicle Inventory
(actual numbers)
2009 2008
Delivery and Collection Vehicles (½ – 2½ ton) 196,445 197,898
Mail Transport Vehicles (Tractors and Trailers) 6,380 6,455
Administrative Vehicles and Other Vehicles 5,867 5,906
Service Vehicles (Maintenance) 4,959 5,272
Inspection Service and Law Enforcement Vehicles 2,843 3,288
Mail Transport Vehicles (3 – 9 ton) 2,190 2,228
Total Vehicles 218,684 221,047
In addition, the Postal Service leases vehicles. During 2009,
the number of leased vehicles decreased by over 2,500.
PROPERTIES