Richmond’s Sandston post office, which has processed all mail in Central Virginia and Hampton Roads since consolidation last year, is moving up the ladder, albeit slowly.
Once the worst in the nation for delivering first-class mail, Virginia is now only the fourth worst in the nation. That’s according to service performance data updated this week by a watchdog agency that monitors the U.S. Postal Service. The numbers suggest that mail service is rebounding, even while other postal regions across the U.S. experience their own performance declines.
In the first few months of 2024, the Postal Service in Virginia had a 66% on-time delivery rate for first-class mail, indicating the percentage of that category of mail delivered within a two-day window. In the spring, that score increased to 77%.
