Key:post_office
 post_office
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Used to specify the type of post office or to mark postal services in other shops, offices or amenities. 
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| Group: properties |
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Status: approved
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Usage
The key post_office is used for:
- As a sub-key of amenity=post_office specifying the type and services of a post office.
- In addition to a POI with amenity=*, office=* or shop=* to indicate that this POI provides postal services on behalf of a postal service provider. For more information about the second use, see post_office=post_partner.
Tagging
| Key | Value | Comment | example |
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| post_office | bureau | Full post office, which is operated by the postal service provider. | |
| post_office | post_annex | (Full) Post office, which is operated by private/ for the postal service provider. Some postal services can be restricted (e.g. financial transactions). | |
| post_office | post_partner | A relay point in shops or amenities for a limited amount of postal services like letters, parcels, packets provided as a complementary business.
This is common when used with other amenity=*, office=* or shop=* instead of amenity=post_office. |
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| post_office:service_provider | short of the postal service providers | Name(s) of the postal service providers;
For a list of postal service providers used around the world, see under Key:post_office/postal_service_provider |
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| ref:<service_provider> | ID | Reference ID by a postal service provider
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Subkeys which are used only with a post_office=post_partner object | |||
| post_office:brand | name(s) of the brands. | Brand(s) under which the postal services are/post office is offered; see Key:post office/postal service provider for a list.
On an object with amenity=post_office, please use the key brand=*! |
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| post_office:brand:wikidata | wikidata ID | The ID allows to clearly identify the postal service brand in a machine-readable manner, which opens up many options, such as displaying the logo or the correct translation on a map. See brand:wikidata=* for details in general and Key:post office/postal service provider for a list.
On an object with amenity=post_office, please use the key brand:wikidata=*. |
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| post_office:collection_times | time, analogical as collection_times=* | Deadline for processing and shipping on the day of posting
On an object with amenity=post_office, please use the key collection_times=*. |
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| post_office:opening_hours | opening hours, analogical as opening_hours=* | Optional information; useful, if the opening times of the postal services differ from the general opening times (e.g. gas stations with night counters)
On an object with amenity=post_office, please use the key opening_hours=*. |
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post_office:<service>=* | |||
| If a service (see below) is offered for/by multiple service providers, you can list them. Service providers must be named like in Key:post office/postal service provider | |||
| post_office:letter_from | yes
or list of service providers
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dispatch (handing in for sending) of letters | |
| post_office:parcel_from | dispatch (handing in for sending) of parcels | ||
| post_office:parcel_pickup=* | parcel pickup of missed shipments | ||
| post_office:parcel_to | alternative delivery address ('send the parcel to the shop') | ||
| post_office:stamps | sale of stamps | ||
| post_office:oversized_item | dispatch and/or pickup of bulky goods, e.g. bicycles, sports equipment or car tires | ||
| post_office:packaging | sale of cardboard boxes, cushioning material, letter paper and envelopes.
If there is a wider range of stationery items, please think about tag the store as shop=stationery. |
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| post_office:post_bank | services of a "post office savings bank" | ||
| post_office:id_check | Identity check for mobile phone contracts, account opening, De-Mail, etc. | ||
Postal service providers
For an overview about all postal service providers feel free to fill the list under Key:post_office/postal service provider.