Sublette County post offices not on closure study list
by Pinedale Online!
July 31, 2011
The U.S. Postal Service released a list recently of nearly 3,700 post offices it is considering closing across the country. Fortunately for Sublette County, none of our rural post offices are on the cut study list.
The U.S. Postal Service says that, because of changes in consumer behavior, such as more customers conducting business online or in their shopping destinations, the need to maintain nearly 32,000 retail destinations has diminished.
The U.S. Postal Service calls their plans to eliminate unprofitable retail locations as "right-sizing its expansive retail network" by introducing a retail-replacement option. The Postal Service’s new business plan is to create "Village Post Offices".
"Village Post Offices would be operated by local businesses, such as pharmacies, grocery stores and other appropriate retailers, and would offer popular postal products and services such as stamps and flat-rate packaging," the Postal Service media release states.
"Today, more than 35 percent of the Postal Service’s retail revenue comes from expanded access locations such as grocery stores, drug stores, office supply stores, retail chains, self-service kiosks, ATMs and usps.com, open 24/7," said Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe. "Our customer’s habits have made it clear that they no longer require a physical post office to conduct most of their postal business."
The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
"The Postal Service of the future will be smaller, leaner and more competitive and it will continue to drive commerce, serve communities and deliver value," Donahoe added.
Click on this link for a full state-by-state list of offices the postal service is studying: http://about.usps.com/news/electronic-press-kits/expandedaccess/statelist.htm
Wyoming study list: http://about.usps.com/news/electronic-press-kits/expandedaccess/states/wyoming.htm
Click on this link for contact information for businesses interested in applying to start a Village Post Office: http://about.usps.com/news/electronic-press-kits/expandedaccess/statelist.htm
Wyoming
Office City Zip Code
ALVA, ALVA 82711
ARVADA, ARVADA 82831
AUBURN, AUBURN 83111
CAPITOL STA, CHEYENNE 82001
CROWHEART, CROWHEART 82512
DEAVER, DEAVER 82421
DEVILS TOWER, DEVILS TOWER 82714
DIXON, DIXON 82323
EDGERTON, EDGERTON 82635
EMBLEM, EMBLEM 82422
FAIRVIEW, FAIRVIEW 83119
FRONTIER, FRONTIER 83121
FT WARREN AFB, FT WARREN AFB 82001
GRANGER, GRANGER 82934
GROVER, GROVER 83122
HARTVILLE, HARTVILLE 82215
HAWK SPRINGS, HAWK SPRINGS 82217
HORSE CREEK, HORSE CREEK 82061
HUNTLEY, HUNTLEY 82218
HYATTVILLE, HYATTVILLE 82428
JAY EM, JAY EM 82219
LANCE CREEK, LANCE CREEK 82222
LEITER, LEITER 82837
LINCH, LINCH 82640
LOST SPRINGS, LOST SPRINGS 82224
MANVILLE, MANVILLE 82227
OPAL, OPAL 83124
OTTO, OTTO 82434
PARKMAN, PARKMAN 82838
POWDER RIVER, POWDER RIVER 82648
RECLUSE, RECLUSE 82725
ROBERTSON, ROBERTSON 82944
SAVERY, SAVERY 82332
TIE SIDING, TIE SIDING 82084
VAN TASSELL, VAN TASSELL 82242
VETERAN, VETERAN 82243
WYARNO, WYARNO 82845
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