Postal village

In North American usage, the term "post village" refers to a small community (a village) which has a post office.

[3] Other sources have slightly different definitions for post villages.

Colina Stanton of the Chapman Center for Rural Studies at Kansas State University states, "early atlases often use the term “post village” to refer to towns founded with little more than a post office and a store.

[5] When referring to postal villages, the abbreviation PV or p.v.

Webster's 1896 Collegiate Dictionary explained this as standing for "post village".