The company, founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, said that faster service for millions more Americans would change "daily life for rural customers."

Amazon has pledged to invest billions of dollars to expand its Prime delivery services to millions more customers across the U.S. The e-commerce giant announced plans to bring same-day and next-day delivery to more than 4,000 smaller towns, cities, and rural areas by the end of the year, from Asbury in Iowa to North Padre Island in Texas.

The goal is to bring same-day and next-day delivery to more than 4,000 communities as Amazon builds out its Prime delivery network.