LINN, WV — Somerville Exxon located at US Highway 33 East, joins a growing list Wednesday, May 18, 2016, becoming the latest Village Post Office (VPO) in the Appalachian District. The Village Post Office is part of the Postal Service’s initiative to provide communities with expanded access to postal products.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place Wednesday May 18th at 11:00 a.m. at Somerville Exxon, located at 10134 US Highway East, Linn WV 26384. The Linn Village Post Office - with operating hours of 9:00a.m.to 6:00p.m. - offers sales of stamps and accepts pre-paid packages. The new VPO will also carry Expedited packaging (free Priority Flat-Rate boxes and envelopes) for added convenience in mailing packages.
Appalachian District Manager Wendy English and Marketing Manager Cynthia Coles will officiate the ribbon-cutting ceremony with assistance by Somerville Exxon proprietors Rob and Larry Somerville, Manager Post Office Operations- Area D Dave Hamrick, Retail Manager Misty Osborne, and Postmaster Andrew Bowers.
Village Post Offices are operated by local businesses and offer popular products and services such as stamps and Flat-Rate packaging. The VPO concept was established in response to the changing mailing needs of the American consumer as more and more customers demand easier, more convenient access to Postal products and services where they are conducting business in their communities.
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 Postal products, customers today have nearly 100,000 locations across the nation where business can be done with the Postal Service including the Post Office that never sleeps online at www.usps.com. The USPS website allows customers to enter their ZIP codes to find locations where Postal products and services – including VPOs – are available.
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