Post Office

The Post Office is a building in the where players can mail letters to other players, or to animals living in the town.

Phyllis and Pelly, who are two pelican sisters, work inside the building. During the day, Pelly will be behind the counter happily assisting the player. During the evening, Phyllis will be working behind the counter, and will appear rude towards the player. Pete also works for the Post Office, and can be found around the town delivering the mail.

In, the Post Office was moved into the Town Hall, which also worked as the Wishing Well and Dump. It returns in.

Role
The Post Office typically assumes the duty of an ordinary post office in the. The player can use the building to access the postal service, by allowing them to send letters to other players or villagers throughout the town.

In Animal Forest & Animal Crossing
In, Players pay off their House in the Post Office, and can store money in a bank account there. Right outside the Post Office there is a Billboard where the town tune is displayed. Unlike later games, the billboard that you can post messages up on is by the players' house instead.

House Symbol
This is where you can pay your mortgage and access your account. Paying your mortgage will help upgrade your house. The house symbol is called the civic center in later games.

Envelope Symbol
This is where you can mail a letter and save a letter. Saving a letter is recommended for letters received from the Town Hall and the HRA so you can calculate your total points. Sending letters is important to gain fruit from villagers. The envelope symbol is called The Post Office in later games.

In New Leaf
In, the Post Office returns, after being absent in both and City Folk. It takes on the same responsibilities as in Animal Forest and Animal Crossing, by allowing the player to send letters to villagers and other players in the town. The player can also make mortgage repayments at the Post Office, as well as access their bank account.

The player can send letters to other players over SpotPass, where they can receive them on their own Nintendo 3DS.