all collected mail from every mail box in The Villages is collected at Lady Lake P.O. and then is sent by truck to a sorting location in Orlando. There every thing is sorted by machine and if addressed to Lady Lake or surrounding area is then sent to the carrier station responsible to deliver that mail for that zip code. It is done this way so machines will read each address and zip code. Then the PO knows how many pieces of mail they are delivering each day and month and year.

Yes, all mail collected each day in The Villages, is taken to Orlando. Machines sort the mail, in delivery order, and returned to the Lady Lake PO for delivery. This mail comes in trays for each route, for fast delivery. It's amazing how machines read your writing etc. It's very important to use your zip code, plus four, to speed up sorting.The carriers who deliver your mail, have the luxury of sorting the mail into your mailboxes, already in order (except for some strays etc that are not addressed correctly). That's why they can sort the mail so fast, it's already in order.

Some time ago I used to deposit my outgoing mail at the Oxford Branch Post Office on 301 until I learned that it was sent to Jacksonville for sorting and took an extra day for delivery to recipient. Now I just use our village mail drop.

The old days
 

My first serious job after the navy in the early 70's was a postal service mail clerk doing the sorting by hand. My dad did the same thing. Now it is so modernized and accurate. I like the setup at tv with the mailboxes for delivery.

Yes, now it is accurate and fast!!! The carriers like the setup in The Villages also, because it's air conditioned! Not too many places where carriers deliver mail that have air conditioned, unless into large apartment complexes??? The boxes are called NDCBU Neighborhood Delivery Collection Box Units!! The Postal Service will be utilizing more of these on streets etc, so they don't have to walk up and down streets to deliver. (Especially in areas of snow)