Mountain Center Post Office remains temporarily closed

The Mountain Center Post Office will remain temporarily closed, said a release by the United States Postal Service on Saturday. The location at 29470 US Highway 243 has been shut down for days due to the Cranston Fire.

Postal customers in the area can pick up their mail at the San Jacinto Post Office, which is located at 315 East Esplanade Avenue. The San Jacinto location is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. Customers need to bring photo identification in order to pick up mail and packages.

Customers are also urged to bring all outgoing mail to the San Jacinto Post Office as blue collection boxes are not being serviced in the affected areas while mandatory evacuations are in place. Customers who have questions are urged to call the San Jacinto Post Office at 951-654-6172.