The U.S. Postal Service has a list of almost 700 post offices that could possibly close or consolidate in an effort to save money.

Folks in one local community say their location is not on that list but their post office may still close anyway.

Residents in Salem, Florida got a delivery in their mailbox that they wish they'd never received. It was news that their small town post office in Taylor County is on the verge of closing.

"No! That can't happen." Said, Iris Hardin, a local resident.

Jessie Paulk is a regular Salem Post Office customer. He said, "I'm a geneologist and a book publisher. If it's not here, that means I've got to go to Perry and mail my books and I can't afford to do that. That's a 50 mile round trip. I'll have to carry my books up there to have them weighed, postage put on them and mailed out. I can't afford that."

In a letter from the U.S. Postal Service North Florida District, a manager says it's imperative to reconsider every aspect of operations because mail volume has declined by 32 billion pieces since 2007, and 40 percent of Americans now pay some or all of their bills online, and because of the retirement of the Salem Postmaster.

This is what that postmaster of 42 years says to that: "There is no reason that is should be closed."

Nell Shaw says her replacement has been running the post office just fine since Shaw retired almost two years ago.

"It's just not fair to us, and there's just no excuse in it." Said, Shaw.

Salem resident Leroy Bishop said, "We have quite a few senior citizens in this county that can't afford to go to Perry. Some of them don't even have transportation to get to Perry."

Community members have met with postal officials on their concerns.

While they wait on a final decision, closing the Salem Post Office has residents' "stamp" of disapproval.

Other options on the table for the Salem Post Office are switching to a rural postal route, or getting cluster boxes.

Residents say they don't agree with that either.