📍 MICHIGAN
Springwells Post Office
Post Office (USPS) · Detroit
Springwells Post Office sits at 1901 Springwells Street in Detroit's Springwells Village neighborhood, one block north of Vernor Highway on the city's southwest side.
Location & contact
🕑 Hours
| Passport acceptance hours | By appointment — book at tools.usps.com/rcas/; limited walk-in slots reported on select weekday mornings |
|---|---|
| Sunday | Closed |
📍 Location & contact
📖 About this office
Springwells Post Office sits at 1901 Springwells Street in Detroit's Springwells Village neighborhood, one block north of Vernor Highway on the city's southwest side. For residents of the Mexicantown, Springwells, and surrounding communities who want to avoid a trip downtown, this branch offers a genuine passport acceptance alternative within the city limits.
The office is enrolled in the USPS passport acceptance program and handles first-time applications, child/minor passport submissions, and documentation review on behalf of the U.S. Department of State. An on-site acceptance agent verifies the applicant's identity, checks all documents, and transmits the sealed packet to a processing facility. Passport photos are also available at this branch.
Acceptance hours at Springwells are more limited than at the downtown Main Post Office, so booking through the USPS scheduler is essential. Applicants on the southwest side can also explore the full list of Detroit-area locations on the Detroit passport offices page or consult the Michigan passport directory for nearby suburban options.
💡 Good to know
Springwells Post Office is a smaller branch and acceptance agent availability can be limited — scheduling ahead via the USPS online tool or calling (313) 843-0745 is the surest way to secure a slot. Applicants traveling internationally within 14 days should instead contact the Detroit Passport Agency at 477 Michigan Ave, which handles urgent expedited cases by appointment. See the Michigan passport offices page for the full state directory.