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The federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1. While this halts many of the federal government’s activities as some federal employees are furloughed, operations continue as usual for the Postal Service.

Letter carriers work and are paid as normal.

Because USPS is an independent, self-funded federal agency not funded by tax dollars, the Postal Service is not affected by the shutdown.