Villa Park, Illinois — In response to changing economic conditions, the Villa Park Post Office is adjusting retail counter hours. Effective August 22, 2011 the current weekday retail hours of Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM will change to Monday – Friday 8:00 AM-7:00 PM. Saturday retail hours of 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM will remain the same.
“Like any retail business the Postal Service regularly reviews operations and makes adjustments when necessary,” says Postmaster Michael Young. “The downturn in the overall economy has impacted customer traffic in our retail lobby resulting in a change in hours.”
The new posted service hours beginning August 22 are:
| Full Service Retail Counter Hours | Outer Lobby Hours |
|---|---|
| M–F 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM | 24/7 |
| Sat: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM | |
| Sun: Closed | |
| Automated Postal Center | |
| Monday-Sunday | 24 hours |
Young points out consumers can purchase most mailing and shipping products and services available from the Postal Service without making a trip to the Post Office.
Customers can find dozens of locations to purchase postal services within their neighborhoods by visiting an interactive map at www.uspseverywhere.com and typing in a ZIP Code. Using a simple icon guide designating stamps, shipping and packaging, PO Boxes and other services, customers can easily navigate to retail outlets, grocery stores, Automated Postal Center (APC) kiosks and Post Offices, among other options.
There are about 32,000 Post Office locations around the country that sell Postal Service products and services. There are more than 50,000 other locations selling postage stamps alone – the top product sold at Post Offices. With the additional shipping provider locations added in, customers have about 100,000 locations and ways to do business with the Postal Service.
Nearly 35 percent of the Postal Service retail revenue comes from expanded access locations such as Costco, Office Depot, grocery stores, drug stores, APCs, ATMs and usps.com, open 24/7.
The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
We’re everywhere so you can be anywhere: www.uspseverywhere.com
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A self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 150 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations. We’re everywhere so you can be anywhere: www.uspseverywhere.com. With 32,000 retail locations and the most frequently visited website in the federal government, usps.com, the Postal Service has annual revenue of more than $67 billion and delivers nearly 40 percent of the world’s mail. If it were a private sector company, the U.S. Postal Service would rank 29th in the 2010 Fortune 500. Black Enterprise and Hispanic Business magazines ranked the Postal Service as a leader in workforce diversity. The Postal Service has been named the Most Trusted Government Agency six consecutive years and the sixth Most Trusted Business in the nation by the Ponemon Institute.
