Background
The U.S. Postal Service’s mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviews delivery operations at facilities across the country and provides management with timely feedback in furtherance of this mission.
This interim report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of delivery operations and property conditions at the Lynchburg Main Post Office (MPO) in Lynchburg, VA. The Lynchburg MPO is in the Virginia District of the Atlantic Area and serves about 104,574 people in ZIP Codes 24501, 24502, 24503, and 24504, which are considered a predominantly urban area. Specifically, 95,077 (91 percent) live in urban communities and 9,497 (9 percent) live in rural communities.1 The unit also services ZIP Codes 24506, 24513, 24514, and 24515 for PO Box routes and business customers.
