For communities currently without a postal retail office and for communities affected by these retail optimization efforts, the U.S. Postal Service introduced the Village Post Office as a potential replacement option. Village Post Offices would be operated by local businesses, such as pharmacies, grocery stores, and other appropriate retailers, and would offer popular postal products and services such as stamps and flat-rate packaging. These retail units also may provide Post Office Boxes either inside or outside the business.“By working with third-party retailers, we’re creating easier, more convenient access to our products and services when and where our customers want them,” Donahoe said. “The Village Post Office will offer another way for us to meet our customers’ needs.”
With 32,000 postal retail offices and more than 70,000 third-party retailers --- Approved Postal Providers --- selling postage stamps and providing expanded access to other postal products and services, customers today have about 100,000 locations across the nation where they can do business with the U.S. Postal Service.
“The Postal Service of the future will be smaller, leaner, and more competitive, and it will continue to drive commerce, serve communities, and deliver value,” Donahoe added.
Business establishments interested in applying for a contract with the Postal Service to start a Village Post Office in their local community should contact:
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