WestfieldDad Wrote:
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> Except.. Wrote:
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> > This part is misleading. Oak Hill (20171) is
> in
> > fact hserved by its own Post Office, located
> near
> > the corner of Centreville Rd. and McLaren Rd.
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> Angels dancing on pinheads, or is it pinheads
> dancing on angels, but ...
>
> Oak Hill Branch is *not* a Post Office. It's a
> Branch of the Herndon Post Office. Post Offices
> have a Postmaster. Branches (and Stations) are
> subsidiary to Post Offices and do not have
> Postmasters.
>
> From the glossary of the USPS "About Us"
>
http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/st
> ations-branches.pdf -
>
> Branch - A postal unit administered by a Post
> Office. Beginning in May 1908 it referred
> specifically to units located outside of city
> limits, although that distinction does not always
> hold true today. (See "Station.")
>
> Post Office - A facility which provides postal
> services to a community and is headed by a
> Postmaster.
>
> Station - A postal unit administered by a Post
> Office. Beginning in May 1908 it referred
> specifically to units located inside city limits,
> although that distinction does not always hold
> true today. (See "Branch.")
Correct...just like the Potomac Falls "post office" in the Cascades section of Sterling is actually just a branch of the main Sterling PO (located in Sterling Park). The name "Potomac Falls" is an alternate name recognized by the USPO for that zip code in the STERLING postal district.
So yes, I stand by my original statement -- Oak Hill is just an alternate name for that portion of the Herndon postal district.
Either way, I still believe that the name "Oak Hill" serves a purpose...other than pretention.