Lynchburg — Burley’s Market, located on Ward’s Rd., joins a growing list on Monday, April, 7th,2014, 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 Monday, April 07, at 11:00 a.m. at Burley’s Market, 14074 Wards Road, Lynchburg, VA, 24502.
The Lynchburg Village Post Office - with operating hours of Daily, 6 a.m. to 11p.m. - offers sales of stamps and accepts pre-paid packages. The new VPO will also carry Expedited packaging (free Priority and Express Mail Flat-Rate boxes and envelopes) for added convenience in mailing packages. Burley’s Market is a full-service gas and grocery market.
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.
Appalachian District Manager Wendy English will officiate the ribbon-cutting ceremony with assistance by Burley’s Market proprietor Sapan Sachdeva.
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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