Post Offices near Deer Harbor, WA

“There's something very special about a post office in a faraway place. It's a link to someone else; an unseen string that connects you to them with nothing more than a few strokes of the pen, and a stamp. It also seems like a connection to a different time; a bygone era when we chose paper over pixels, cute cards over keyboards, and real connection over virtual reality. Perhaps today, as our society currently sits in isolation, a post office feels a little less distant in the past. Yes, a post office is a place where you send and pick up greetings from afar, and for a just a moment, that stamp connects your minds and hearts. Maybe you send a postcard from a trip. Maybe it's a letter from an overseas assignment. Or maybe it's a birthday card, painted with beautiful daffodils, or daisies, or dahlias; just to tell someone that you're thinking of them, you're glad they're doing well, and to wish them the very happiest of everythings. Yes, this post office has all of that charm. Located on "20 Jack and Jill Place," you couldn't ask for a more picturesque place. Perched on the incline headed out of Deer Harbor on Orcas Island, it houses just a few PO Boxes for this tiny community. There are three post offices on the island, actually, and it says something about my affinity for snail mail that I've been into two of them, and been by the third. I actually use the one right up the road from the ferry most often, as I sometimes send cards to friends on my way off the island. Especially today, I'm thinking about this post office and that connection it makes between two people.”

“Honestly, it's kinda nice to walk into the post office and see a familiar face and have them be like good morning! They also know what box I have so they are already looking for my package when I get there. Love going to the post office!!!”

“This is by far the best Post Office you will find. Mike is awesome and so sweet. He knows almost everyone that walks in. During Covid and all the closures of the other post offices on the island the staff at Eastsound was amazing. We are soo lucky to have Mike and the others around.”

“Stopped here to buy regular, international and postcard stamps, and they had them all. Quick and efficient service too. Only downside is their hours are more limited than on the mainland, so check before you go.”

“There's nothing fancy about this post office, but it serves its purpose, and it's within walking distance of the ferry terminal and downtown shops. It worked great for mailing a postcard to a friend while I was on babysitting duty and the rest of the family was kayaking.”