Postal system of the United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Postal_system_of_the_United_States
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:post_office
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deliveredBy every address in the United States
gptkbp:employs postal workers
gptkbp:established 1775
gptkbp:firstPostmasterGeneral gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkbp:fundedBy self-funded
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Postal_Reorganization_Act
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:historicalOperator gptkb:Post_Office_Department
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Postal system of the United States
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Postal_Reorganization_Act_of_1970
gptkb:Pony_Express
gptkb:Air_Mail_Service
Forever Stamp introduction
gptkbp:numberOfPostOffices over 31,000
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Postal_Service
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:Postal_Regulatory_Commission
gptkbp:regulates mail delivery
postage rates
postal codes
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:National_Postal_Museum
gptkb:Universal_Postal_Union
gptkbp:serviceType PO boxes
money orders
international mail
domestic mail
parcel delivery
express mail
registered mail
gptkbp:uses gptkb:ZIP_Code_system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:post_office
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5