📍 CALIFORNIA
Oakland Civic Center Post Office
Post Office (USPS) · Oakland
The Oakland Civic Center Post Office sits at 201 13th Street in the heart of downtown, steps from City Hall, Frank Ogawa Plaza, and the 12th Street BART station.
Location & contact
📍 Location & contact
📖 About this office
The Oakland Civic Center Post Office sits at 201 13th Street in the heart of downtown, steps from City Hall, Frank Ogawa Plaza, and the 12th Street BART station. Its central address makes it a natural stop for downtown workers and jurors who want to fold a passport appointment into an ordinary weekday trip into the civic core.
This branch accepts the same in-person applications you would file anywhere else in the county: brand-new adult passports, books for minors under 16, and replacements after a legal name change. Its downtown footprint means parking is metered and often tight, so many applicants arrive by transit.
Because it shares a walkable district with Alameda County's government buildings, this office pairs well with errands at the courthouse or clerk's office. It is one of three acceptance windows profiled on our Oakland city page.
💡 Good to know
Book your slot ahead of time through the USPS appointment tool at tools.usps.com/rcas; downtown walk-in capacity is limited. Have your DS-11 filled out but unsigned, original citizenship evidence, a photo ID plus a photocopy, and two separate payments ready. Because parking downtown is metered and scarce, arriving via BART's 12th Street/City Center stop is usually the smoother option. Comparing branches? Our Oakland guide lays out all three.