Recently, I received an electronic missive from L.W.A. member Joan C. She had just seen an article that mentioned the "Smallest Post Office", a 40 square foot structure once on Lilac Road in Valley Center, CA. She grew up right near there and thought it was neat.
The claim gave me pause. I thought that the Smallest Post Office was Ochopee Post Office in Florida. Turns out, the tiny Everglades P.O. is the smallest post office in current operation. The one from California was decommissioned in 1912. The building, all 40 square feet of it, now resides in the Valley Center History Museum.
Thanks for the fun research project, Joan, and the history lesson!
P.S. The Bridal Veil Post Office is also quite small, but at 140 square feet, it is almost double the size of the one in Ochopee.
I'm happy to have provided fodder for the LWA and a research project for you. I'm glad to know that the Ochopee Post Office is still in operation and the current smallest Post Office in the world.
Posted by: Joan | April 13, 2015 at 10:00 PM
I am not sure how big the underwater post office is at Vanuatu but I would guess it is pretty small!
http://www.vanuatupost.vu/index.php/en/underwater-post
Posted by: M. | April 24, 2015 at 02:06 PM