The Greater Portland Postal Customer Council is pleased to present the following upcoming events:

March 2026 Monthly Meeting

PCC Events provide a valuable opportunity for business mailers to gain a better understanding of Postal Service policies, programs, and procedures that have been specifically designed to improve their mailing and shipping needs.

During this GPPCC March 2026 Monthly Forum, the enrichment topics featured are:

Postal Enrichment: 

Industry Enrichment: 

Location:

Portland Processing & Distribution Center
7007 Cornfoot Rd
Portland, OR 97218

OR Join us via Zoom if you are unable to come in-person: 
https://usps.zoomgov.com/j/1610593591?pwd=Smjt8dpxx5gDPMNaCrfAsMzm39ZIce.1

The Greater Portland PCC meets on the second Thursday of every month from 9:00a.m. to 10:00a.m.

Registration is not necessary.

Join us for an hour of education, engagement, and networking. Feel free to come with just yourself (or bring a partner!) - hot coffee and other refreshments on us. See you there!

Event Date 03-12-2026 9:00 am
Event End Date 03-12-2026 10:00 am
Capacity Unlimited
Individual Price Free
April 2026 Monthly Meeting

PCC Events provide a valuable opportunity for business mailers to gain a better understanding of Postal Service policies, programs, and procedures that have been specifically designed to improve their mailing and shipping needs.

During this GPPCC April 2026 Monthly Forum, the enrichment topics featured are:

Postal Enrichment: 

Industry Enrichment: 

Location:

Portland Processing & Distribution Center
7007 Cornfoot Rd
Portland, OR 97218

OR Join us via Zoom if you are unable to come in-person: 
https://usps.zoomgov.com/j/1610593591?pwd=Smjt8dpxx5gDPMNaCrfAsMzm39ZIce.1

The Greater Portland PCC meets on the second Thursday of every month from 9:00a.m. to 10:00a.m.

Registration is not necessary.

Join us for an hour of education, engagement, and networking. Feel free to come with just yourself (or bring a partner!) - hot coffee and other refreshments on us. See you there!

Event Date 04-09-2026 9:00 am
Event End Date 04-09-2026 10:00 am
Capacity Unlimited
Individual Price Free
National Postal Forum 2026

Join NPF 2026: Forging Bold Horizons this year in Phoenix, AZ, from May 03-06, at the Phoenix Convention Center. NPF's 2026 theme reflects the ambition, agility, and forward-thinking mindset that define the professionals leading the mailing and shipping supply chain into new territory. Each year, NPF brings together USPS leadership and industry experts to explore what’s new, what’s next, and what’s possible through top-tier education, collaborative experiences, and real-world solutions.

In partnership with the United States Postal Service, NPF provides a dynamic forum where education, networking, and growth converge. With direct access to USPS executive leadership, attendees will gain exclusive insights that can define the future of their delivery supply chain. More than 120 educational workshops and sessions await, each designed to advance your knowledge and refine your mailing and shipping strategies under the banner of Leading Forward.

Registration is now open. Take advantage of online savings through 01/09/26. For NPF updates, opt-in to receive NPF emails!

National Postal Forum

Event Date 05-03-2026 1:30 pm
Event End Date 05-06-2026 10:00 pm
Cut Off Date 05-01-2026 11:55 pm
Capacity Unlimited
Individual Price $1,000.00
May 2026 Monthly Meeting

PCC Events provide a valuable opportunity for business mailers to gain a better understanding of Postal Service policies, programs, and procedures that have been specifically designed to improve their mailing and shipping needs.

During this GPPCC May 2026 Monthly Forum, the enrichment topics featured are:

Postal Enrichment: 

Industry Enrichment: 

Location:

Portland Processing & Distribution Center
7007 Cornfoot Rd
Portland, OR 97218

OR Join us via Zoom if you are unable to come in-person: 
https://usps.zoomgov.com/j/1610593591?pwd=Smjt8dpxx5gDPMNaCrfAsMzm39ZIce.1

The Greater Portland PCC meets on the second Thursday of every month from 9:00a.m. to 10:00a.m.

Registration is not necessary.

Join us for an hour of education, engagement, and networking. Feel free to come with just yourself (or bring a partner!) - hot coffee and other refreshments on us. See you there!

Event Date 05-14-2026 9:00 am
Event End Date 05-14-2026 10:00 am
Capacity Unlimited
Individual Price Free
June 2026 Monthly Meeting

PCC Events provide a valuable opportunity for business mailers to gain a better understanding of Postal Service policies, programs, and procedures that have been specifically designed to improve their mailing and shipping needs.

During this GPPCC June 2026 Monthly Forum, the enrichment topics featured are:

Postal Enrichment: 

Industry Enrichment: 

Location:

Portland Processing & Distribution Center
7007 Cornfoot Rd
Portland, OR 97218

OR Join us via Zoom if you are unable to come in-person: 
https://usps.zoomgov.com/j/1610593591?pwd=Smjt8dpxx5gDPMNaCrfAsMzm39ZIce.1

The Greater Portland PCC meets on the second Thursday of every month from 9:00a.m. to 10:00a.m.

Registration is not necessary.

Join us for an hour of education, engagement, and networking. Feel free to come with just yourself (or bring a partner!) - hot coffee and other refreshments on us. See you there!

Event Date 06-11-2026 9:00 am
Event End Date 06-11-2026 10:00 am
Capacity Unlimited
Individual Price Free
July 2026 Monthly Meeting

PCC Events provide a valuable opportunity for business mailers to gain a better understanding of Postal Service policies, programs, and procedures that have been specifically designed to improve their mailing and shipping needs.

During this GPPCC July 2026 Monthly Forum, the enrichment topics featured are:

Postal Enrichment: 

Industry Enrichment: 

Location:

Portland Processing & Distribution Center
7007 Cornfoot Rd
Portland, OR 97218

OR Join us via Zoom if you are unable to come in-person: 
https://usps.zoomgov.com/j/1610593591?pwd=Smjt8dpxx5gDPMNaCrfAsMzm39ZIce.1

The Greater Portland PCC meets on the second Thursday of every month from 9:00a.m. to 10:00a.m.

Registration is not necessary.

Join us for an hour of education, engagement, and networking. Feel free to come with just yourself (or bring a partner!) - hot coffee and other refreshments on us. See you there!

Event Date 07-09-2026 9:00 am
Event End Date 07-09-2026 10:00 am
Capacity Unlimited
Individual Price Free
August 2026 Monthly Meeting

PCC Events provide a valuable opportunity for business mailers to gain a better understanding of Postal Service policies, programs, and procedures that have been specifically designed to improve their mailing and shipping needs.

During this GPPCC August 2026 Monthly Forum, the enrichment topics featured are:

Postal Enrichment: 

Industry Enrichment: 

Location:

Portland Processing & Distribution Center
7007 Cornfoot Rd
Portland, OR 97218

OR Join us via Zoom if you are unable to come in-person: 
https://usps.zoomgov.com/j/1610593591?pwd=Smjt8dpxx5gDPMNaCrfAsMzm39ZIce.1

The Greater Portland PCC meets on the second Thursday of every month from 9:00a.m. to 10:00a.m.

Registration is not necessary.

Join us for an hour of education, engagement, and networking. Feel free to come with just yourself (or bring a partner!) - hot coffee and other refreshments on us. See you there!

Event Date 08-13-2026 9:00 am
Event End Date 08-13-2026 10:00 am
Capacity Unlimited
Individual Price Free
September 2026 Monthly Meeting

PCC Events provide a valuable opportunity for business mailers to gain a better understanding of Postal Service policies, programs, and procedures that have been specifically designed to improve their mailing and shipping needs.

During this GPPCC September 2026 Monthly Forum, the enrichment topics featured are:

Postal Enrichment: 

Industry Enrichment: 

Location:

Portland Processing & Distribution Center
7007 Cornfoot Rd
Portland, OR 97218

OR Join us via Zoom if you are unable to come in-person: 
https://usps.zoomgov.com/j/1610593591?pwd=Smjt8dpxx5gDPMNaCrfAsMzm39ZIce.1

The Greater Portland PCC meets on the second Thursday of every month from 9:00a.m. to 10:00a.m.

Registration is not necessary.

Join us for an hour of education, engagement, and networking. Feel free to come with just yourself (or bring a partner!) - hot coffee and other refreshments on us. See you there!

Event Date 09-10-2026 9:00 am
Event End Date 09-10-2026 10:00 am
Capacity Unlimited
Individual Price Free
October 2026 Monthly Meeting

PCC Events provide a valuable opportunity for business mailers to gain a better understanding of Postal Service policies, programs, and procedures that have been specifically designed to improve their mailing and shipping needs.

During this GPPCC October 2026 Monthly Forum, the enrichment topics featured are:

Postal Enrichment: 

Industry Enrichment: 

Location:

Portland Processing & Distribution Center
7007 Cornfoot Rd
Portland, OR 97218

OR Join us via Zoom if you are unable to come in-person: 
https://usps.zoomgov.com/j/1610593591?pwd=Smjt8dpxx5gDPMNaCrfAsMzm39ZIce.1

The Greater Portland PCC meets on the second Thursday of every month from 9:00a.m. to 10:00a.m.

Registration is not necessary.

Join us for an hour of education, engagement, and networking. Feel free to come with just yourself (or bring a partner!) - hot coffee and other refreshments on us. See you there!

Event Date 10-08-2026 9:00 am
Event End Date 10-08-2026 10:00 am
Capacity Unlimited
Individual Price Free
November 2026 Monthly Meeting

PCC Events provide a valuable opportunity for business mailers to gain a better understanding of Postal Service policies, programs, and procedures that have been specifically designed to improve their mailing and shipping needs.

During this GPPCC November 2026 Monthly Forum, the enrichment topics featured are:

Postal Enrichment: 

Industry Enrichment: 

Location:

Portland Processing & Distribution Center
7007 Cornfoot Rd
Portland, OR 97218

OR Join us via Zoom if you are unable to come in-person: 
https://usps.zoomgov.com/j/1610593591?pwd=Smjt8dpxx5gDPMNaCrfAsMzm39ZIce.1

The Greater Portland PCC meets on the second Thursday of every month from 9:00a.m. to 10:00a.m.

Registration is not necessary.

Join us for an hour of education, engagement, and networking. Feel free to come with just yourself (or bring a partner!) - hot coffee and other refreshments on us. See you there!

Event Date 11-12-2026 9:00 am
Event End Date 11-12-2026 10:00 am
Capacity Unlimited
Individual Price Free

USPS National and Oregon News

02/28/2026 08:04
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today celebrated pioneering quiltmaker Harriet Powers (1837-1910) at a ceremony in the nation’s capital to dedicate four new commemorative stamps.
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02/24/2026 13:34
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Postal Service released new Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express stamps featuring breathtaking images captured by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) James Webb Space Telescope (Webb).
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02/24/2026 09:00
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Postal Service released new Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express stamps featuring breathtaking images captured by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) James Webb Space Telescope (Webb).
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02/24/2026 06:23
Oregon City, OR – The U.S. Postal Service is looking for candidates to provide delivery services along designated routes in suburban and rural areas on weekdays, weekends, and holidays, indoors and outdoors to families within their local community to include Oregon City, Clackamas, and Tualatin.
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02/24/2026 06:23
Astoria, OR – The U.S. Postal Service is looking for candidates to provide delivery services along designated routes in suburban and rural areas on weekdays, weekends, and holidays, indoors and outdoors to families within their local community.
Read more...
02/20/2026 12:10
Tillamook, OR — The U.S. Postal Service is looking for candidates to provide delivery services along designated routes in suburban and rural areas on weekdays, weekends, and holidays, indoors and outdoors to families within their local community and surrounding areas.
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02/18/2026 10:56
SEATTLE — The U.S. Postal Service honors and celebrates the life of Chinese American martial artist, actor and filmmaker Bruce Lee with a new stamp featuring an eye-popping image of his iconic flying kick. The stamp was dedicated at a ceremony today at the Nippon Kan Theater in Seattle.
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02/17/2026 11:21
SEATTLE — The U.S. Postal Service honors and celebrates the life of Chinese American martial artist, actor and filmmaker Bruce Lee with a new stamp featuring an eye-popping image of his iconic flying kick. The stamp was dedicated at a ceremony today at the Nippon Kan Theater in Seattle.
Read more...
02/17/2026 07:30
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced two new stamps to be released later in 2026: Happy Birthday and a nonprofit-price stamp featuring a summer sunset. Additional stamp subjects will be announced in the coming weeks and months. These designs are preliminary and may change.
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02/13/2026 08:00
The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate quiltmaker Harriet Powers (1837–1910) with four new stamps. Powers was a formerly enslaved woman who stitched works that are celebrated as masterpieces of American folk art and storytelling.
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PostalPro News

03/02/2026 04:00
Detailed information on the USPS Ship (Formerly Package Platform) data elements available through the Informed Visibility Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV-MTR) application. Please note that items in bold text were updated or added recently.
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03/02/2026 04:00
The AZI table lists each five-digit ZIP Code™ and is an indicator of the type of processing that typically takes place on letter mail destined for each ZIP Code. Each number in the file is a ZIP Code appended with a numeric zone indicator. The five numeric indicators are as follows: Two Pass Zones: Automated two-step sector/segment at mail processing facilities876 Carrier Route Sort Zones: Automated incoming secondary carrier route sorting at plantsCarrier Route Barcode Sorter (CSBCS) Zones: Automated walk sequence sorting on CSBCS machines at delivery unitsDelivery Barcode Sorter (DBCS) Zones: Automated walk sequence sorting on DBCS machines at...
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03/02/2026 04:00
The Excel spreadsheet lists ZIP Codes with the associated Area and District Codes.
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03/02/2026 04:00
List of US Postal Service machines by site, including a description of each machine.
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03/02/2026 04:00
This spreadsheet contains the UAA statistics for February 2026.
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