Postal Carriers to Collect Donations of Food Saturday

LONG BEACH AREA —  Letter carriers in the Long Beach Postal District will pick up non-perishable food items on their regular rounds Saturday as part of a national food drive organized by the National Assn. of Letter Carriers.

Residents can help carriers by leaving unopened, non-perishable items near their mailboxes on Saturday. Letter carriers will pick up the food, which will be distributed to local food banks.

Food that is donated will serve residents in the communities in which it is collected.

The Long Beach District, which includes ZIP codes 902 through 908, covers 556 square miles and serves 3.4 million customers. With 45 post offices, it includes all South Bay cities plus Beverly Hills.

Participating cities in the Long Beach District, listed by ZIP code:

902--Bell 90201; Beverly Hills 90210, 90211, 90212; Compton 90220, 90221, 90222; Culver City 90230, 90232; Downey 90240; El Segundo 90245; Hawthorne 90250; Lawndale 90260; Manhattan Beach 90266; Maywood 90270; Palos Verdes 90274; Redondo Beach 90277; South Gate 90280, and Venice 90291.

903--Inglewood 90301, 90302, 90304, 90305.

904--Santa Monica 90402, 90403, 90404, 90405, 90410.

905--Torrance 90501, 90502, 90503, 90504, 90505.

906--Whittier 90601, 90602, 90603, 90604, 90605, 90606; Cypress 90630; La Habra 90631; Norwalk 90650; Pico Rivera 90660, and Stanton 90680.

907--Artesia 90701; Harbor City 90710; Lomita 90717; Los Alamitos 90720; Seal Beach 90740, and Wilmington 90744.

908--Long Beach 90803.

For more information about the food drive, customers may call their local post office.