CARRBORO, N.C. -- The Carrboro Town Council has adopted a resolution recognizing the 250th anniversary of the United States Postal Service (USPS) and honoring its historic and ongoing public mission.

Created in 1775, one year before the nation’s founding, the Postal Service has played a critical role in connecting communities, supporting commerce, and enabling secure and accessible communication for all residents.

Today, USPS serves 169 million addresses and operates without taxpayer funding, sustained instead through postage and postal products.

The resolution highlights the Postal Service’s role in supporting a $1.3 trillion mailing and package industry and millions of jobs, including many Veterans. It also emphasizes the importance of the Postal Service’s Universal Service Obligation, which ensures equal and affordable access regardless of location.

While communication habits are always changing, the USPS remains a vital source of communications, the exchange of ideas, financial transactions, private and secure correspondence, mail-order medications, mail-in voting and e-commerce packages, and a host of opportunities for new and expanded services

The Town Council salutes the hard-working postal workers from all walks of life who serve the people and business community and supports a robust and thriving public Postal Service for generations to come.

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