United States yearbook - 1940 (1)

'POSTAL SERVICE 393
No. 430.— P o s t a l S e r v i c e O p e r a t i o n — N u m b e r o f O f f i c e s , M i l e a g e o f
R u r a l R o u t e s , a n d G r o s s R e c e i p t s , b y S t a t e s a n d O u t l y i n g A r e a s
DIVISION AND STATE
Mileage
N um ber of rural
of post freeoffices,
delivery
June 30, routes,
1939 Juno 30,
1939
GROSS POSTAL RECEIPTS 1
1920 1925 1930 1935 1938 1939
In thousands of dollars for years ended June 30
Grand total................. 44,400 1,392,657 424,625 584,765 686,351 595,661 691,682 706,846
United States proper______ 43,984 1,392, 601 423,463 583,427 684,610 591,800 687,797 703,301
New England......................— 2,432 43, 664 32,276 43,498 51,376 46, 111 51,074 62,683'
M aine............................... 741 12,301 2,866 3,940 3,912 3,588 3,871 3,860
N ew H ampshire.......... - 354 6,319 1,604 2,035 2,286 2,210 2,536 2,608
Vermont........................ 3G0 8,090 1,220 1,640 1,703 1,059 1,788 1,808
M assachusetts................ 586 8,264 18,913 25,064 29.627 25,890 28,269 20,266
Rhode Island_________ 83 1,290 2,029 2J02 3,297 3,018 3,308 3,471
Connecticut.................— 308 7,300 6,744 8,211 10,550 9,740 11,302 11,601
M iddle Atlantic_________»_ 6,190 116,600 117,897 161,632 194,927 164,619 187,610 190,061
Now Y ork....................... 2,015 49,570 74,772 102,514 125,072 102,748 116,613 118,011
Now Jersey..................... 637 8,822 9,512 14,055 19,708 18,653 21,570 22,247
Pennsylvania.................. 2,538 57,102 33,613 44,303 50,087 43,312 49,528 49,833
East North Central............. — 5,826 306,994 107,343 151,924 175,748 143,663 169,772 173,004
Ohio.................................. 1,379 99,801 24,800 35,417 42,088 34,046 39,595 40,157
In d ian a............................ 931 59,101 9,226 13,774 15,613 13,388 15,712 16,091
Illinois............................ 1,489 72, fill 51,357 70,753 78,767 62,916 74,671 76,323
M ichigan........__............. 1,092 53,635 13,199 18,978 24,133 20,048 24,010 25,037
Wisconsin....................... 964 50,856 8,761 13,002 16,157 13,265 15,275 15,396
West North Central........... 6, 888 381,678 53,971 73,365 80,641 66,926 74,217 75,061
M innesota....................... 1,093 64,446 10,847 16,830 17,614 16,089 17,104 17,380
Iow a.................................. 1,137 64,120 9,392 11,720 13.504 10,932 12,474 12,650
M issouri........................ 1, 577 61,124 18,624 27,230 28,988 22,748 26,072 26,397
N orth D akota................ 640 29,144 2,062 2,360 2,721 2,562 2,715 2,722
South D akota................. 589 26,224 2,066 2,539 2,750 2,433' 2,647 2,592
N ebraska........................ 717 37,537 5,504 6,663 7,279 6,217 6.705 6,775
K ansas............................. 9Q5 60,083 5,476 7,017 7,785 6,945 7,601 7,545
South Atlantio........................ 7, 622 190,136 34,415 46,072 62.293 61,213 60,635 63,180
Delaware......................... 74 3,050 811 999 1,233 1,251 1,607 1,631
M aryland........................ 613 11, 647 6,292 7,101 8,519 7,706 8,846 9,232
D istrict of Columbia__ 1 203 3,536 4,771 0,047 0,307 7,395 8,111
Virginia.................... ....... 1,900 30,500 5,621 7,236 7,985 7,688 8,881 9,260
W est Virginia________ 1,624 12,009 3,164 4,396 4,611 4,274 4,952 4,921
N orth Oarolina_______ 1,212 42,372 4,138 5,814 0,830 7,475 8,775 9,011
South Oarolina_______ 627 26,180 2,289 2,530 2,174 2,037 2,490 2,687
Georgia______________ 957 55,510 6,395 7,734 9,220 8,452 9,895 10,213
Florida_____ _________ 714 14,764 3,179 5,492 6,674 0,023 7,795 8,124
East South Oentral_______ 4,987 148,278 16,546 20,676 23,736 21,330 25,413 25,978
K entucky____________ 2,384 27,135 4,392 0,283 6,827 6,161 7,023 7.073
Tennessee____________ 881 45,634 5,289 7,107 8.540 7,676 9,295 0,563
Alabam a____ ________ 960 39,601 3,418 4,385 5,108 4,624 5.496 5,656
M ississippi____ ______ 772 36,008 2,447 2,801 3,266 2,969 3,508 3,684
West South Central________ 4,90S 165,673 24,678 80.646 37,240 33,206 40,708 41,662
A rkansas____________ 1,146 26,734 2,928 3,585 3,828 3,206 3.900 4,056
Louisiana____________ 705 16,347 4,015 6,055 6,480 5,017 6,187 6.436
Oklahoma___________ 916 44,113 4,730 5; 889 7,272 6,217 7,404 7,380
T ex as..______________ 2,106 78,379 13,005 16,117 20,654 18,707 23,217 23,790
M ountain................ ................ 3,326 36,891 12,178 15,004 17,276 15,914 18,809 19,263
M ontana......................... 640 6,798 2,016 2,180 2,446 2,422 2,649 2,723
Id a h o ..______________ 446 6,976 1,397 1,324 1.513 1,488 1,783 1,854
W yoming____________ 330 1.236 712 053 903 992 1,130 1,176
Colorado........................ . 644 14,889 4,398 5,878 0,810 5,929 6,932 7,054
N ew Mexico_________ 518 3,082 679 900 1,089 1,162 1,484 1,543
Arizona______________ 285 1,733 943 1,137 1,532 1,456 1,870 1,909
U tah.................................. 314 2,010 1,647 2,179 2,347 1,928 2,344 2,358
N e v a d a ..___________ . 148 168 386 453 537 537 608 645
Pacific _____ _____________ 2,952 48,988 26.168 40,r 1® 51,378 48,823 59,559 62,381
W ashington_____ _ 763 16,042 5,036 7,494 8,710 8,026 9,420 9,655
Oregon_____ _________ 088 10,752 3,324 4,809 6,430 5,004 6,162 6,514
California____________ 1,601 22,194 16,198 28,609 37,223 36,793 43,978 46,213
Outlying offices...____ . . . . . 416 66 1 1,062 1,328 1,740 3,860 3,885 3,645
216 82 71 104 98 151 100
1 1 2 3 3 12 11
H aw aii............................. 94 56 362 611 774 834 1,261 1,264
90 406 522 527 56S 741 770
Samoa (T utuila)______ 2 2 2 (*) (3) 0
5 17 11 15 17