Video: Mail mix-up affecting downtown Seattle businesses

SEATTLE — A problem with deliveries to the KOMO mail room led to the discovery of a widespread issue with a downtown zip code. Key correspondence is ending up in the wrong hands, and that’s affecting a lot of businesses’ bottom lines.

KOMO News first noticed the problem in our the TV station’s own mail room, so staff turned to executive assistant Stephanie Rogerson for help.

“People started saying, ‘Stephanie, where’s the mail? We’re not getting our mail,’” she said.

Rogerson checked with the U.S. Postal Service and found out the problem is our zip code. Tremendous growth has occurred in the 98109 zip code, which includes South Lake Union and much of Queen Anne.

According to Rogers, the USPS official explained that letter carriers don’t want the route because of the extra work involved. Read more

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