I will continue working until every closed post office in Western North Carolina is reopened and fully operational.

Chuck Edwards · North Carolina · Republican

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Evidence

The Guardian reported that after Helene, USPS had been forced to halt mail delivery to homes and businesses in dozens of western North Carolina ZIP codes "until further notice," while a USPS spokesperson said the agency would keep delivering where roads were passable.

Service was still disrupted in western North Carolina in early October 2024, so the postal network was not yet fully operational.

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AP reported that USPS had reopened all mail processing centers in North Carolina, but it had still moved retail sites in eight western North Carolina communities and brought mobile units into another 13; a USPS official said a "full recovery" of mail service may take some time.

By late October 2024, USPS had made significant progress but was still using temporary retail and mobile arrangements in western North Carolina, which indicates only partial restoration rather than a fully reopened system.

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This promise set a clear end state: every closed post office in Western North Carolina reopened and fully operational. The available evidence shows meaningful but incomplete progress during Edwards's current House term. By October 23, 2024, AP reported that all mail processing centers in the affected North Carolina region had reopened, but USPS was still operating with relocated retail sites in eight western North Carolina communities and mobile units in another 13, and a USPS official said full recovery could take additional time. The Guardian also reported earlier in October 2024 that delivery remained suspended in dozens of ZIP codes after Helene. That supports partial restoration, not full delivery. There is also no clear evidence here that Edwards personally secured a final, complete reopening of every affected post office.

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