Few People Know West Virginia Was Home To The First Rural Free Delivery Service In America

Here’s a fun piece of historical trivia that you might not have known about West Virginia: our state was home to the first five rural free mail delivery routes offered by the US Postal Service in the nation.

Rural free delivery, a United States service providing free mail delivery to residents of rural areas, was first introduced as an official offering of the United States Postal Service (USPS) in 1896.

Few People Know West Virginia Was Home To The First Rural Free Delivery Service In America

West Virginia was the first state to pilot the United States Postal Service’s rural free delivery routes, significantly improving mail access for rural