Are you a Black Friday shopper or Cyber Monday shopper? Maybe you shop throughout the holiday season. No matter when you buy your holiday gifts, you can relax knowing the U.S. Postal Service will get your packages to their destination this holiday season.
Holiday mailing deadlines are fast approaching, and the Postal Service is ready to deliver. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, the Postal Service expects to deliver more than 900 million packages and nearly 15 billion pieces of mail – for a total of nearly 16 billion cheerful deliveries this holiday season.
If you're planning to mail cards and
packages, you're encouraged to visit a local Post Office no later than the below
dates for expected delivery by December 25 to Air/Army Post Office/Fleet Post Office/Diplomatic
Post Office and domestic addresses:*
December 4
APO/FPO/DPO (ZIP Code 093 only) Priority Mail and First-Class Mail
December 11
APO/FPO/DPO (all other ZIP Codes) Priority Mail and First-Class Mail
December 14
USPS Retail Ground
December 18
APO/FPO/DPO (except ZIP Code 093) USPS Priority Mail Express
December 20
First-Class Mail (including greeting cards)
First-Class packages (up to 15.99 ounces)
Hawaii to mainland Priority Mail and First-Class Mail
Priority Mail
Alaska to mainland Priority Mail and First-Class Mail
December 22
Alaska to mainland Priority Mail Express
Hawaii to mainland Priority Mail Express
Priority Mail Express
* Not a guarantee, unless otherwise noted. Dates
are for estimated delivery before December 25. Actual delivery date may vary
depending on origin, destination, Post Office acceptance date and time and
other conditions. Some restrictions apply. For Priority Mail Express shipments
mailed December 22 through December 25, the money-back guarantee applies only if the
shipment was not delivered, or delivery was not attempted, within two business days.
To send packages to loved ones serving in the
military or at diplomatic posts abroad, the Postal Service offers a discounted
price of $17.40 on its largest Priority Mail Flat Rate Box. The price includes
a $1.50 per-box discount for mail sent to APO/FPO/DPO destinations worldwide.
To handle the surge in volume, the Postal Service is expanding its Sunday delivery operations in select high package volume locations during the holiday season. More than five million packages are expected to be delivered each Sunday in December. Mail carriers will also deliver Priority Mail Express packages on Christmas Day for an additional fee in select locations.
To handle the surge in volume, the Postal Service is expanding its Sunday delivery operations in select high package volume locations during the holiday season. More than five million packages are expected to be delivered each Sunday in December. Mail carriers will also deliver Priority Mail Express packages on Christmas Day for an additional fee in select locations.
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