39 USC § 5004 - Discontinuance of service on post roads

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identifier: "/us/usc/t39/s5004"
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title: "39 USC § 5004 - Discontinuance of service on post roads"
title_number: 39
title_name: "POSTAL SERVICE"
section_number: "5004"
section_name: "Discontinuance of service on post roads"
chapter_number: 50
chapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "V"
part_name: "TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 767.)"
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# § 5004. Discontinuance of service on post roads

The Postal Service may discontinue service on a post road or part thereof when, in its opinion, the public interest so requires.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 767.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , pursuant to Resolution No. 71–9 of the Board of Governors. See , set out as a note preceding .