Virginia — Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. And the Postal Service can help prove it when Santa replies to a
North Pole Postmark
Postmaster
4141 Postmark Drive
Anchorage, AK 99530-9998
child’s letter to Santa — complete with the North Pole Postmark. Letters from Santa must be received by the Anchorage, AK, Postmaster no later than Dec. 15. Santa’s helpers in Anchorage, AK, will take care of the rest. Visit about.usps.com/holidaynews/letters-from-santa.htm for more.
Here are the steps for any child to get a letter back from Santa:
- Have the child write a letter to Santa and place it in an envelope addressed to: Santa Claus,
North Pole.
Later, when alone, open the envelope and write a personalized response.
Insert the response letter into an envelope and address it to the child.
Add the return address: SANTA, NORTH POLE, to the envelope.
Affix a First-Class Mail stamp to the envelope.
Place the complete envelope into a larger envelope — preferably a Priority Mail Flat Rate
envelope — with appropriate postage and address it to:
North Pole Postmark
Postmaster
4141 Postmark Drive
Anchorage, AK 99530-9998