LEXINGTON, NC — To increase convenience and access to postal services, a new Contract Postal Office with virtually all postal services opens Tuesday, November 24 in Lexington. The Tyro Contract Postal Unit (CPU), 4344 S NC Highway 150, Suite F, Lexington, will be open six days a week – Monday – Friday, 7:30 am – 7:30 pm and Saturdays 8 am – 2 pm. It is one of nine CPUs in the Triad Area, all serving as convenient alternatives to traditional Post Offices.

“This office will help to increase convenience and access to postal services for customers unable to travel to the Lexington Post Office,” said Frank Brown, Postmaster, Lexington, who will oversee the Tyro CPU. “A full line of postal products and services are available at the new CPU including postage stamps, Express Mail® service, Priority Mail® service, special services, packaging products, and much more. We are very excited for the residents of Lexington.”

The Postal Service has re-engineered the entire Contract Unit Postal program to better answer the needs of postal customers nationwide. “The Postal Service is continuously tasked with finding smarter and more efficient ways to reach our customers,” said Brown. “Our CPUs, our online services at www.usps.com, and our Automated Postal Centers at Post Offices throughout the city and state are allowing us to change the way we do business, to make us available to more people 24 hours a day.”

A grand opening event for this Post Office will be held on Tuesday, December 1.

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