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Providence Post Office (Elmwood Station)
Post Office (USPS) · Providence
The Elmwood Station post office sits on the south side of Providence at 820 Elmwood Avenue, a working neighborhood branch that doubles as a designated passport acceptance point for the city's Elmwood, Washington Park, and West End residents.
Location & contact
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| By appointment | Acceptance is scheduled through the USPS Retail Customer Appointment Scheduler at tools.usps.com/rcas/ |
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📍 Location & contact
📖 About this office
The Elmwood Station post office sits on the south side of Providence at 820 Elmwood Avenue, a working neighborhood branch that doubles as a designated passport acceptance point for the city's Elmwood, Washington Park, and West End residents. Rather than sending applicants downtown, it lets families in the southern precincts submit their paperwork close to home.
Acceptance agents here handle the in-person steps the State Department requires: verifying your identity, witnessing your signature on Form DS-11, and sealing the completed application for mailing. It is a natural first stop for a first-time adult applicant or a parent bringing a child, and it keeps the process on the same bus lines that already run down Elmwood Avenue.
Because acceptance service runs on a scheduled basis, it pays to lock in a slot before you go. See the full Providence passport office guide to compare this branch with the downtown option before you book.
💡 Good to know
Bring a certified birth certificate or prior passport plus a government photo ID, and carry a photocopy of that ID as well. Children under 16 need both parents present or the correct consent paperwork. If Elmwood is fully booked, the Providence listings page shows the Corliss Street window as an alternative.