The people working here are genuinely nice. Friendly. Warm. Laughing. Chit chatting. Having a great time. That would be awesome if it didn't take 20 minutes to get through a short line because one customer turned into a full blown hangout session. I get it. Human connection is great. But this is the post office, not a coffee shop or a reunion. People are on lunch breaks. People have work. People have other places to be. Move it along. Be friendly and efficient. These are not mutually exclusive concepts. If you want to socialize, amazing. If you want to run a government service people rely on, maybe hurry up. read more

Came in on 2/17 at around 3pm to send some packages. The employees were so helpful and so nice. It can be stressful in the post office esp with a long line but they were a big help. Thank you! read more

I never leave bad reviews, but the amount of time I had to wait just to return a package was unreasonable. I had to wait in line twice, because a mistake on my end the first time, but I expected them to call me to the front of line the second time (like they've done at every other USPS i've visited) but no. Whole process took me around 30min or more, definitely the worse USPS I've gone to. Luckily the second employee who helped me was nice. read more

I've been to a lot of usps stores and the 2 ladies I've encountered several times are always kind, patient and helpful. I overhear the stupid questions being asked to them all day and they're always professional and they're always helpful. Most post office workers. I encounter have a personality of a sandwich. These two lovely ladies are pretty funny and have a great personalities. I haven't sent a to Canada in over a year and completely forgot, I was helpless and Coco was kind and extremely patient and super helpful about the best way to ship it. The other lady "I forgot her name, I'm sorry" checked me out and like a teacher she had to check my work and hand it back to correct it. Stupid stuff that I should've caught with my eyes but didn't. She was nice and also patient with helping this grown a$$ adult fix her paperwork. This is by far my favorite USPS to visit when I need to send something out and I live in the valley . read more

Today February 12th 2025 at around 10:30 a.m. there were two women working there and there was a long line. Both women had real attitudes and were nasty. Incredibly unprofessional and one woman who was supposedly helping me was gabbing to the other woman who was working there and just saying all kinds of nasty things. I didn't know if it was towards me or towards someone else because I couldn't tell but it was very unprofessional. When I was ready to leave I said thank you just to be polite and the woman just looked at me and said mhm and stared at me with this dark,angry, negative energy. Yuck! I left the date of when this happened and I hope if there is a supervisor that they can talk to these women. Or let them go because they don't know how to give customer service. read more

Usually I have a good experience with the people who work at this USPS but I have never experienced such a rude woman as this shorter dark haired woman who worked Sept 10 at 2:30pm. All I had was a drop off, didn't need to speak to anyone, door was wide open so i went in. Just needed to put tape which I brought with me. I have never been so rudely shoo'd out so she could take lunch. If it was lunch, close the door first, I'd come back. But to not let me put the package on the counter and to repeatedly yell at me to get out, this woman does not deserve to work at a place with customers. I recommend someone speak with her, because the other employees there are kind, regardless of the tough customers I'm sure they get. This woman was not kind, not patient, not respectful, and therefore should not work in service. read more

US Post Office - Post Offices Near Me - Santa Monica, California

Came in today 1/29/2026 to pick up a money order for my rent. I did so between 10:15-11 am. There was a bigger lady in the center cash register and a skinnier lady on the right register. The lady in the center is the one I dealt with. I have for the last 10 months used my debit card to get a money order over a thousand dollars here and today for some reason I didn't go through. So I called the bank. The bank told me the woman was charging it through as a withdrawal not a debit. I told the lady it was something that she was doing and it should work. I told her I had been coming to this location for almost a year, every single month to pick the same amount for my rent every month. Well, she wasn't buying and told me I was sadly mistaken. So I stepped out outraged and looked up my previous purchases there through my bank and went inside and asked "is this 1217 Santa Monica" to which bother the bigger lady and the skinnier lady replied "yes." I continued to prove to them they are both idiots and fix the machine. If this location is hell bent and determined to allow some DEI hire to attempt to gaslight me, then you are sadly mistaken. That bigger lady working the register in the center today on 01/29/2026 should be removed from her job. Rude and disrespectful. I will not be returning for my future money order purchases to this location. Do better USPS. read more

USPS is still the best deal in town, where else can you send a letter across the country for about $.75 ! This is a pretty small location and can be super busy or just about empty. Traffic comes and goes in waves. Super friendly staff inside. Although, occasionally you get someone in a "mood." There is the big branch off 17th St. where your mail goes when it can't be delivered (like signature required). Often times it will sit there until getting delivered back to smaller locations. read more

Came into this post office at 4:58 and there was a long line. I know that they need to serve everyone who's in the line, so I went to the self-serve to print my mailing label to make it easier for me and the post office workers behind the counter. At this post office there is a counter top where people put their postage-paid items, so that the clerks can take them at their convenience. This practice keeps the lines from growing too long. So I went back to the area where the postal clerks were to put my package on that counter. There were well over 30 packages there, so they obviously had not been collected yet. At this point Coco, one of the clerks, told me it was 2 or 3 minutes after 5; mind you I'd never left the actual building. I explained what I'd done and why and asked if I could put with the other packages. She not only said no, but informed me that if I did put it there, she would "get rid of it." She never expressly said she would throw it away, but this kind of threat must be against some kind of law. I was frustrated at first, but after I left the whole experience freaked me out. There was something sociopathic in the way she made her threat while smiling this patently false smile. She seemed to be taking a great pleasure in causing me inconvenience. I will never drop anything at this post office branch again, because I wouldn't trust them with anything. I'll stick with the branch on Barrington near Sunset. The people there are lovely, knowledgeable, and are excellent at patiently explaining options, in shorter completely different from Coco. I will complain to Post Office as well, but I'm afraid that will be tilting at windmills. At least here people can be warned to avoid this branch at all costs. read more

Worst post office I've been in California. ONE teller ?! One??? I can't leave tho because I need to pay for my mailers. I'm an angelic honest person so won't walk out tho I think they forfeit all rights to decency and honor. Not to mention that it makes the average state mental hospital look plush and luxurious. Nightmare. I went up to WLA but apparently it's closed because the carpet getting changed. At least that's what the homeless man outside said and I saw no signs of life, but I didn't try the door. If that was closed, it might explain the line. Also the line doesn't move. At all. The Palisades isn't perfect but this looks like a zombie apocalypse. No one talks. So strange. I complain about Santa Barbara but I love my post office (San Roque). This place deserves to be shut down. If they can't staff it , they should shut it down and spare everyone the headache that the man in line says is typical. read more

Terribly run post office. Hopefully the person who organizes it will retire or quit. I always dread having to go in and use UPS whenever possible. read more

Employee with basic common sense would be great but I guess that's asking for too much. I bought first class stamps and took a picture of the envelope before handing it back over to the tall Asian guy and he said "I don't think you can take a photo unless you pay for return receipt". How does this make sense? I paid for the stamps and could have easily kept the envelope and dropped it in the mailbox elsewhere since I already paid...and freely take as much pictures as I want!!! I look forward to the day where everything is automated! read more

I rushed over at closing time with two ebay packages that had to go out; Click 'n Ship LABELS ALREADY PRINTED OUT. All I had to do was drop them on the piled-high table. Was happy to find the door unlocked. My watch read 5 PM EXACTLY. And my watch is a high end, accurate Breitling. Immediately as I got in, the Latina-looking clerk on the left, with glasses, frizzy hair pulled back, absolutely BARKED at me that they were closed and that I should come back tomorrow. There were several people still waiting in line to be served. " 'Tude" is not the word for this lazy and dumb witch of a clerk. She stated that even though the door was open, not locked, that they were CLOSED, and that she wouldn't accept my packages. Beyond angry, contemplating a half hour drive in SM Blvd. traffic to West LA P.O., I barked back about how lazy she was, and overpaid, that her mantra was "always do the very least you can get away with in life, the absolute minimum, never more! It became quite ugly, two Millennial or Gen Z morons in the line taking the side of the clerk! The clerk wouldn't give me her name. SO I drove in traffic to West LA, barely making that at 5:30. This useless turd should lose her job, as she clearly hates that job, and, her customers. Am I in the wrong here? All I had to do was drop them on the fricking table! If you're the supervisor at this location, you need to fire her *ss immediately. No wonder this P.O. branch has such terrible Yelp ratings and comments. The clerks are consistently among the most lazy, dumb, surly people in the entire United States Postal system. LOOK AT THE REVIEWS BELOW: they describe almost the exact situation I encountered, happening to them. Employee name Coco? Should be ****FIRED**** read more

Always a nightmare coming here. In general the front desk ladies are rude and have horrible customer service. Most times they either yell at customers or have their AirPods in and can't be bothered. read more

I never wish bad on others, but I sincerely believe that every postal worker who was working at this location today should be fired. I went to drop off four pre-paid Priority Mail envelopes at 12:10, during my lunch break, and arrived to a line of 20 people. By the time I left (with my packages in hand!) at 1pm, only one person had been served and the line had grown to about 30. ONE PERSON IN AN HOUR'S TIME. How is this possible? I thought paying for 40 mins of parking would be overkill but it literally wasn't enough. It's too dangerous to leave a package on your porch for pickup in Santa Monica because it will get stolen within minutes. You can't leave a check in a USPS dropbox (or your own mailbox) because 9 times out of 10 it'll get stolen and washed. How are we supposed to use USPS? Because I don't have time to spend 2+ hours a day in line at this location while keeping my job. I'm not even going to bother discussing how filthy this place is. Just go to Montana Mail instead. I was in and out in less than 60 seconds. My mistake for not just driving the extra four blocks in the first place. read more

I tried calling in twice today at separate time and no one would even pick up the phone. Horrible values and service if this is how they deal with customers who are unable to go in person. read more

The women at the counter here are so rude every time I've come in as the other reviews say. Just horrible attitude for no reason. I tried calling today several times but no one answered, so I came in. When I politely asked if she could check if my package was being held there (because I was told by USPS customer service it was at this location) she said no and rolled her eyes. Really? You can't even be bothered to check (aka do your job?) The store was empty otherwise so it wasn't like she was busy. The same 2 women at the front are always condescending and have extremely nasty attitudes if you ask a single question and will literally fight you on the simplest tasks. Not to mention one of them is always on the phone gossiping to her friends while helping you and acts like you are interrupting her conversation. Go to any other location, the Sawtelle and 7th street ones have kind and helpful employees. read more

My neighborhood post office. I often come here to drop off packages. This is a malls post office so there is might be a line, but the employees are always nice and efficient. I've never had a bad experience here. There is parking right in front, on Wilshire and in the back. read more

I have hesitated to use this Post Office because of the horrific lines and poor service prior to COVID. It was also a filthy location and one could not enter due to all the local "crazies" blocking the entrance and harassing people walking. I have visited 3 times in the last 3 months around 3PM and found the Station to be clean and free of the "crazies" and the Postal workers to be pleasant. Sometimes no line and other times had 1-3 people ahead of me, but unlike years past where there would be a dozen or more waiting excessive times. Hopefully this Post Office will remain well managed. A huge plus for our declining neighborhood. read more

Fast, reliable, and easy to use process. The company is dedicated to providing quality products to customers who enjoy privacy protections.

ucking custom service I needed to seal one box with tape and make one line, they refused me this, they said we don't give tape now! seriously ? and also one person works there and you have to stand in line for an hour, maybe you can hire more employees? read more

UPDATED 7/27/17 Their printers did not print our money order correctly!!! It caused a HUGE DELAY in our passport application that we paid a third party agency to expedite. I JUST received (8 days later) my returned money order and trying to get refunded. THIS USPS LOCATION PRINTED IT! Now I have to spend a fourth WORK day on our passport matter trying to get refunded our $196. ($170 passport fees & $25 passport carry fee when it never got to finish the application process due to their mistake) BEYOND FRUSTRATING. Bottom line, USPS should have understood to check meticulously to ensure their documents were completed correctly and accurately to be accepted by another government business/US PASSPORT OFFICE. read more

This post office is convenient to me. The clerks are usually decent. It has plenty of parking in the back but it is shared with many other stores. Unfortunately it typically has a homeless guy panhandling out front. Most times, I can get in and out quickly. Only during the holidays does it get busy. It usually is clean but at times but I have seen label backs on the tables. The hours are only to 5 pm so go to West LA if you need a later time. There are at least 2 curbside drop boxes with 2 car spaces for stop and drops. read more

Horrible service. If you want to speak to a supervisor expect to wait an hour while you hear her telling her life story to her co-workers behind the counter. Very dirty inside and nasty. read more

Unfriendly stuff, absolutely no curtesy. No signs. Rude. All I needed is to drop off the packages. All prepaid, waited in line but ... they told me I was just standing and not in line. Like what the heck? read more

Fyi - currently closed due to "technical diffiiculties". The mailboxes outside are sealed shut as well. No other accessibility. read more

This post office is so disgusting. There are no priority mail boxes or mailing bags. The trash is overflowing with garbage from homeless people. It looks like it hasn't been cleaned in 6 months and there is no box for packages or mailing bags. For all the tax money this is truly astonishing how gross this location is. read more

How they managed to get a 2 Star average? Should be lower. Came here to drop off pre-paid packages. Lady behind counter didn't want to accept them since the clock just hit past closing time. Good thing another employee had better common sense, customer service and work ethics and accepted my pre-paid item! read more

To the last reviewer "Eva S"... you should have seen this place 5 years ago. It looks almost modern now, compared to then. The staff here are what keeps it going well. And of course they have no control over the homeless outside on the sidewalk; the solution to that is to move to a different city/state. read more

For a USPS, this location meets the standard of what you can come to expect from a USPS. It's got pretty much everything you need from greeting cards, decorative shipping supplies, gift cards, basic mailing supplies, boxes, self service and the counter. Is the service here what you could expect at a juice shop down the street? No, but they get the job done as they try to make it through the day and some are at least fairly cheery. There is a sizable parking lot in the back that is free. Otherwise, there isn't that much of a lunch line (~10 min wait). read more

Best post office in the area - always processing packages and never letting them backup on the counter. Excellent customer service and always smiling. The line can get a bit long at times but what post office doesn't have a line! read more

worst customer service. It's a shame since they closed the other locations that this is the only remaining one close to me.

ONE person working. 3:15 on a Monday afternoon. 20 people in line. Where are the workers??? This poor lady. At least she's sweet.

I read the horrible reviews and honestly, I get it. The USPS locations around the country haven't innovated in the last 30+ years, which lends itself to a rough, low tech customer service experience. Despite it being the end of the day and immediately after the holidays, I found the staff here to be warm and patient. I asked about seasonal stamps and he patiently told me about all of the options! Parking is tough, but remember there's a lot behind the building. Yes, the vibe here is sort of sad but bring a bit of your own sunshine in here and see what happens. Pro Tips: - Check our their beautiful floral forever stamps for $9.80 - Write someone you care about a card or letter - Park in the designated lot behind the building - Pick up some See's candy next door...yum read more

I always have a great experience at this location - I think it deserves more stars! Going to any USPS is usually painful, but I've never had any issues here. This is the closest location to my home to I always go to this one. There is usually a line but it moves quickly. You usually don't have to wait since there are employee's asking you what you need when you walk in. They can ring you up for a flat rate box and process it for you without waiting in line as long as you are paying by credit card. The employee's are as happy as any government worker can be but they always seem like they are willing to help. I've never had any packages that didn't get shipped properly. They have all size boxes and flat rate boxes and envelopes there for your convenience. TIP- For a faster trip to USPS, print out a shipping label online and bring your package to this office. You can drop off the package in the left corner of the office when you walk in as long as it's pre labeled. read more

I work in the area, so this is the closest post office to me. I go in during lunch, wait in line, and then I'm done. Staff is always very nice and helpful. I pretty much remember to say when mailing packages, "There's no liquid, fragile, perishable, potentially hazards, no perfumes, no lithium batteries." Everything goes by smoothly when you know what you're doing and when the staff is doing their thing. Anyhow, I've been satisfied and I visit almost monthly. read more

I visited around 3.30pm on a Wednesday and although there was an unexpected line, there were staff out front helping those waiting and trying their best to process things as quick as possible for everyone. One lady helped me find the right sized box to send my parcel in and she helped me fill in all the relevant forms (I was sending it internationally) Dave from Brooklyn was constantly asking if everyone was ok and offering to help people use the self service to reduce their wait time. I was there for at least half an hour but I came out with a smile on my face. Good Customer service really makes a difference to our experience. read more

Email's great and all, but there's something about receiving a package or letter in the mail that just makes the day more special. That's why I often find myself at the post office, even if it can be inconvenient - I just like the process of it, call me weird. Lucky for me, my local USPS has free parking in the back, and though the line can get pretty long in the middle of the day (especially during lunchtime), the employees are usually all really nice and helpful and not scary like at some other locations I've visited. Most of the time I prefer to use their automated services anyway, so I'm pretty much in and out. AND the location's open till 7pm, which is virtually unheard of! And the best part is that it's right next to a Subway so I can treat myself to lunch after! read more

WORST post office I've ever been to. And yet I still keep going back because it's the only one close to where I live. There is ALWAYS a line out the door no matter what time it is. Holidays - just NO......absolutely NO. I think I spent an hour or more in the line. I then tried to use the handy machine they have in there just to get 10 stamps (that's all I needed and didn't feel like waiting in an hour line to get that). The machine also typically has a line of around 5-6 people but goes a bit faster. So - I buy 10 stamps from the machine and nothing prints out. No stamps, after paying money. Then I had to go back and wait in that line to get the 10 stamps the machine did not print out. Best thing was - once I finally got to the front of the line, they actually were questioning whether I had paid the machine money despite the fact that I had a receipt. This post office has GOT to get more staff!! For the sake of all Santa Monica residents lol. read more

TERRIBLE!!! They never deliver anything on time. I track my packages every day and when it says they're delivered, they don't come for 1-3 days later!!! WHEN IT SAYS ITS DELIVERED IT SHOULD BE DELIVERED they have no time management They always come at different times of the day And they don't know anything about the packages or the reasons they come late. It's absolutely ridiculous read more