Editing United States Postal Service (section)

== In fiction ==
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* In the film ''[[Miracle on 34th Street]]'' (1947), the identity of [[Santa Claus|Kris Kringle]] (played by [[Edmund Gwenn]]) as the one and only "[[Santa Claus]]" was validated by a state court, based on the delivery of 21 bags of mail (famously carried into the courtroom) to the character in question. The contention was that it would have been illegal for the United States Post Office to deliver mail that was addressed to "Santa Claus" to the character "Kris Kringle" unless he were, in fact, the one and only Santa Claus. Judge Henry X. Harper (played by [[Gene Lockhart]]) ruled that since the U.S. Government had demonstrated through the delivery of the bags of mail that Kris Kringle was Santa Claus, the [[State of New York]] did not have the authority to overrule that decision.
* The novel ''[[Post Office (novel)|Post Office]]'' (1971), written by poet and novelist [[Charles Bukowski]], is a semi-autobiographical account of his life over the years as a letter carrier. Bukowski would, under duress, quit and years later return as a mail clerk. His personal account would detail the work at lengths as frustrating, menial, boring, and degrading.
* [[David Brin]]'s novel ''[[The Postman]]'' (1985) portrays the USPS and its returned services as a staple to revive the United States government in a post-apocalyptic world. It was [[The Postman (film)|adapted as a film]] starring [[Kevin Costner]] and [[Larenz Tate]] in 1997.
* In 2015, ''[[The Inspectors (TV series)|The Inspectors]]'', which depicts a group of postal inspectors investigating postal crimes, debuted on [[CBS]]. The series uses the USPIS seal and features messages and tips from the Chief Postal Inspector at the end of each episode.
* [[Signed, Sealed, Delivered (TV series)|''Signed, Sealed, Delivered'']] (original title: ''Dead Letters''), also known as Lost Letter Mysteries, is an American-Canadian drama/romantic comedy television series that aired on the [[Hallmark Channel]] from April 20 through June 22, 2014.
* In the horror film [[Jacob's Ladder (1990 film)]] the main character Jacob Singer (played by [[Tim Robbins]]) is an army veteran and letter carrier in New York City.