Hmmm..a Village Post Office AND US Post Office in the same building? The post office AND village post office share the same address within the Wood’s Sandy Hook store in Sandy Hook, VA. The Sandy Hook Postmaster is Donna Ford. a Village Post Office AND US Post Office in the same building? The postmaster earns […]
More Village Post Offices Open across the Nation More USPS VPOs opened including NY Deli with Postal Carrier distributing mail. Another VPO opens 8 miles from the city’s post office after hours were cut. There are discussions about opening VPOs inside more libraries across the nation. HORNBROOK, CA — A Village Post Office was added […]
Pennsylvania has two new Village Post Offices (VPOs) — one in Salix and the other in Cowanshannock, PA. The VPO in Salix is located in an apartment complex and operated by the management company’s owner. The other VPO is located in a year-round campground’s general store. “VPOs operate in non-Postal Service establishments — such as […]
USPS — in a demonstration of the evolving role the Postal Service is playing in the nation’s small communities — has opened the country’s 200th Village Post Office (VPO). “The Postal Service is changing the way we reach our customers,” said Capital Metro Area VP David Fields in dedicating one of the latest VPOs in […]
Appalachian District recently celebrated the opening of its first two Village Post Offices (VPOs) – both in the same town. “It’s my pleasure to welcome the newest additions to our postal family,” said Acting District Marketing Manager Cynthia Coles. “Not only are they the first VPOs in the district, but possibly the first twins in […]
The first Village Post Office (VPO) in Illinois recently opened in Washington Park, a suburb of St. Louis, IL. It’s the first in the St. Louis metropolitan area and the nation’s 160th VPO. According to Washington Park Mayor James Jones, the VPO — part of the Community Thrift Store — is important for the community. […]
Wisconsin’s first Village Post Office (VPO) now is open — in the Marshall, WI, Library. It’s the 139th VPO in the country and the second one located in a public library. At the official opening event, Lakeland District Post Office Operations Manager Sue Janczak and Marshall Library Board President Phillip Braithwaite thanked those in attendance […]
The first Village Post Office (VPO) in the Greater South Carolina District opened in Chappells, SC, at Horne’s General Store. It will be open 12-14 hours a day, seven days a week. VPOs can be located in convenience stores, local businesses, libraries, etc., and are managed by the proprietors. They provide timesaving convenience and, in […]
Postal Service Celebrates Milestone in Rural Indiana WASHINGTON — In the rural community of Linden, IN, 50 miles outside of Indianapolis, the U.S. Postal Service celebrated the milestone grand opening today of the country’s 100th Village Post Office (VPO). This ribbon-cutting event at the Linden Food Plaza marks the 21st VPO in Indiana. “The Village […]
Rural revolutionThe Village Post Office (VPO) model has proved to be extremely popular in the hamlets and towns of rural Indiana, resulting in a surge in the number of VPOs opening in Greater Indiana District. Recently, the 75th VPO in the nation opened in the Glenwood, IN, Mini Mart. Glenwood was the 14th VPO to […]