Guthrie, Oklahoma Post Office Gets a New Name: Honoring Oscar J. Upham

This bill is short, sweet, and strictly administrative. It formally designates the United States Postal Service facility located at 201 West Oklahoma Avenue in Guthrie, Oklahoma, as the "Oscar J. Upham Post Office." That’s the whole ballgame. This means that from the moment this bill takes effect, that specific building’s official name changes, and all future maps, records, and government documents must reflect the new designation (Sec. 1).

The Real-World Impact: What Changes?

For the average person in Guthrie, this is a purely local and ceremonial change. If you mail a letter, the address remains the same—street name, city, zip code. The mail carrier’s route doesn't change, and the cost of a stamp doesn't budge. The biggest practical change is that the sign on the building will eventually be updated, and if you work for the Postal Service or a mapping company, you’ll need to update your official records to reflect the new name. Essentially, this is the government’s way of ensuring that Oscar J. Upham is officially recognized by giving his name to a piece of federal property. It’s a clean, simple administrative action with no financial or regulatory impact on anyone outside of the immediate need to update a few signs and databases.