{"data":{"id":"us/39-u.s.c.-5003","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"39 U.S.C. § 5003","heading":"Establishment of post roads","body":"The following are post roads:(1) the waters of the United States, during the time the mail is carried thereon; (2) railroads or parts of railroads and air routes in operation; (3) canals, during the time the mail is carried thereon; (4) public roads, highways, and toll roads during the time the mail is carried thereon; and (5) letter-carrier routes established for the collection and delivery of mail.","path":["Title 39—POSTAL SERVICE","CHAPTER 50—GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc39@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:46Z","sha256":"6def5fe87d07a49ec91f08d7c06880837711d8a7afb9d192cc48635cd05903ea","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/39-u.s.c.-5002","next":"us/39-u.s.c.-5004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}