Communication

Postal Service

For information about the U.S. Postal Service, please visit their website.

Post Office Locations

The main Post Office in Columbia is located at 511 E. Walnut Street, (876-7829). It is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturday.

There are several post office substations in Columbia:

• University Book Store, Brady Commons, MU
• Stephens College, 200 E. Broadway
• Columbia Mall, 2300 Bernadette Drive (in the Sear's wing)
• Most Supermarkets (Gerbes, Nowell's, Schnuck's, Aldi's)

Telephone Service

For telephone service installation visit CenturyTel at 625 East Cherry or call the toll-free number (1-800-201-4099) from any public phone between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 12 noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays to arrange for service.

Telephone Numbers in the U.S.

• All telephone numbers in the U.S. have seven digits.
• There is a three-digit "area code" number that indicates the section of the U.S. where the telephone is located. The area code for Columbia is 573.
• A telephone number with the area code 800 is usually a toll-free number (free of charge if dialed anywhere in the U.S.).