Leggett’s post office is back — and the building beats low expectations by a long shot

MENDOCINO CO., 6/16/26  — For more than two years, getting the mail in this town at the northern tip of Mendocino County meant a half-hour drive up Highway 101 to Garberville. On Monday morning, that detour ended.

The Leggett Post Office reopened June 15 at its old address on Drive Thru Tree Road, more than two years after a fire destroyed the only post office in town. Customers who turned up on opening morning found full retail and P.O. box service running again — and a building that looked a lot better than many had braced for.