The Boyden Post Office opened on Thursday, April 28, 1960, and was dedicated on Saturday, July 14, 1960. “Our beautiful new postal facility is symbolic of the modern, business-like approach now being applied to postal improvements throughout the entire nation,” said local Postmaster Norman Bell.
Until November 19, 2011, the Wright County town of Galt held the distinction of being the smallest incorporated town in Iowa with an active post office. Home to just 32 residents and even fewer active post office boxes, the small office in Galt was open 14 hours each week when it closed. Postal service was first established in the tiny community in January 1882.