The U.S. Postal Service recently announced their 2013 mailing deadlines to ensure delivery by December 25. If you are planning to use the USPS to send any mail or packages this Holiday season, be sure to mail by these deadlines.
USPS Holiday Mailing Facts!
The USPS is expecting to deliver 15 BILLION letters and packages between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve in 2013.
- Busiest delivery day for letters will be Wednesday, December 18
- Busiest delivery day for packages will be Thursday, December 19
How can you be sure your packages will be delivered by December 25th? Easy! Just meet the shipping deadlines of the USPS. View the mailing and shipping deadlines for domestic, international, and military cards and packages below.
The U.S. Postal Service recently announced their 2011 mailing deadlines to ensure delivery by December 25. If you are planning to use the USPS to send any mail or packages this Holiday season, be sure to mail by these deadlines.
- Interesting USPS Holiday Mailing Fact!
The USPS is expecting to deliver 16.5 BILLION letters and packages between Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2011.
If you are sending a card, letter or package this holiday season, make sure you pay attention to the mail deadline dates. The USPS has released their package shipping deadlines for all holiday greetings or packages to arrive by December 25.
Interesting USPS Holiday Mailing Fact!
The USPS is expecting to deliver 16.6 billion letters and packages between Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2009. The busiest mailing day should be Monday, December 14, when 839 million letters and packages will be processed — almost double the average daily volume.
| Holiday Mailing Deadlines within the U.S. |
|
Letters
& Cards |
Priority
Mail® |
Express
Mail® |
Parcel
Post® |
Anywhere in
the U.S. |
Dec 21 |
Dec 21 |
Dec 23 |
Dec 16 |
| Holiday Mailing Deadlines for International Mail |
Addresses to
countries in… |
Letters
& Cards |
Priority
Mail® |
Express
Mail® |
Global Express
Guaranteed® |
| Canada |
Dec 11 |
Dec 14 |
Dec 18 |
Dec 22 |
Asia &
Pacific Rim,
Australia &
New Zealand |
Dec 11 |
Dec 11 |
Dec 17 |
Dec 18 |
| Mexico |
Dec 11 |
Dec 11 |
Dec 17 |
Dec 22 |
Europe &
Carribean |
Dec 11 |
Dec 14 |
Dec 17 |
Dec 21 |
| Middle East |
Dec 11 |
Dec 14 |
Dec 17 |
Dec 18 |
| Africa |
Dec 4 |
Dec 4 |
Dec 12 |
Dec 18 |
Central & South
America |
Dec 4 |
Dec 4 |
Dec 12 |
Dec 21 |
| Holiday Mailing Deadlines for Military APO/FPO Addresses |
Addresses to the
following APO/FPO zips: |
Letters & Cards |
Priority Mail® |
Express Mail® |
AE ZIPs 090-092,
AE ZIPs 094-098,
AA ZIP 340,
AP ZIPs 962-966 |
Dec 11 |
Dec 11 |
Dec 17 |
Get more info on sending postage to APO/FPO or military mail.