📍 CALIFORNIA
Alameda Main Post Office
Post Office (USPS) · Alameda
The Alameda Main Post Office sits on Shoreline Drive along the island's southern edge, and it is the most straightforward place on Alameda to lodge a passport application without crossing the estuary.
Location & contact
🕑 Hours
| Appointments | By appointment (reserve on the USPS scheduler) |
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📍 Location & contact
📖 About this office
The Alameda Main Post Office sits on Shoreline Drive along the island's southern edge, and it is the most straightforward place on Alameda to lodge a passport application without crossing the estuary. Staff here are State Department–authorized acceptance agents who check your identification, watch you sign the DS-11, and seal your paperwork for mailing to a processing center.
Applications are handled by appointment, which you reserve through the USPS scheduler rather than by walking in. A practical bonus of this branch is that it takes compliant passport photos on site, so a first-time applicant can finish the photo and the application in a single visit. Free customer parking off Shoreline Drive makes the trip easy for families arriving with children.
Because it is the busiest acceptance point in town, book a week or two ahead during spring and early summer. If the calendar here is full, the other Alameda option at City Hall or a neighboring city in California may have an earlier slot.
💡 Good to know
Bring your completed DS-11 unsigned, proof of citizenship plus a photocopy, and a government ID. Minors need to appear in person. For a downtown alternative, compare the two Alameda acceptance offices before you book.