{"data":{"id":"us/39-cfr-241.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"39 CFR 241.1","heading":"Post offices.","body":"Post Offices are established and maintained at locations deemed necessary to ensure that regular and effective postal services are available to all customers within specified geographic boundaries. A Post Office may be operated or staffed by a postmaster or by another type of postal employee at the direction of the postmaster, including when the postmaster is not physically present. A Remotely Managed Post Office (RMPO) is a Post Office that offers part-time window service hours, is staffed by a Postal Service employee under the direction of a postmaster, and reports to an Administrative Post Office. A Part-Time Post Office (PTPO) is a Post Office that offers part-time window service hours, is staffed by a Postal Service employee, and reports to a district office. Unless otherwise specified, all references to “Post Office” include RMPOs and PTPOs.","path":["Title 39—Postal Service","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE","SUBCHAPTER D—ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION","PART 241—ESTABLISHMENT CLASSIFICATION, AND DISCONTINUANCE"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-39.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:51Z","sha256":"5f86861f82d3c1ffe95fc2494d0e6c28de78b2d0b2e724f1945720a1a2f521ab","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/39-cfr-235.2","next":"us/39-cfr-241.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}