CINCINNATI OH — The U.S. Postal Service is pleased to announce the opening of a USPS Village Post Office (VPO) in the unincorporated community of Decatur, Ohio, about 64 miles southeast of Cincinnati in eastern Byrd Township, Brown County.

Located within communities in a variety of locations — convenience stores, gas stations, local businesses, libraries, or other government agencies — VPOs are operated by the management of those locations. The Postal Service announced the concept of the VPO in July 2011 as a way to increase access to postal products and services in the more rural communities across the nation.

The Decatur VPO will open on January 8, 2013, in the Decatur Corner Mart convenience store at (mailing address) 10192 St. RT. 125, Russelville, OH 45168. Missy Day, owner of the Corner Mart, is excited about the new services. 

“It’s a great opportunity for our store to provide this community and our customers with more access to stamps and mailing services,” said Day.

VPOs offer a range of popular products and services — the ones most used by customers — including, Forever stamps, Pre-paid Priority Mail Flat Rate envelopes and a mail collection box. By being located inside established businesses and other places consumers already frequent, VPOs offer Postal Service customers timesaving convenience, and in most cases, longer hours than regular Post Offices.

The Decatur VPO hours of operation will be Monday – Saturday, 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Decatur is the 104th VPO to open nationwide and the 3rd to open in Ohio.

Additional information about Village Post Offices, including the national list of current VPOs, can be found at www.usps.com/villagepostoffice. Business establishments interested in applying for a contract with the Postal Service to start a Village Post Office in their local community should contact: vpo.inquiry@usps.gov or call 888-711-7577.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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