WASHINGTON — 12/01/22 – This year, Christmas and New Year’s Day fall on Sunday, when Post Office locations nationwide are already closed. As a result, all Post Offices will be closed for the observation of both federal holidays on Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, and Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. There are no residential or business deliveries […]
12/01/22 – The Postal Service has announced holiday hours for Post Offices and blue collection boxes. Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve: Some Post Offices may have extended hours leading up to the holidays, while others may have limited hours on Saturday, Dec. 24. There are currently no plans for limited hours on New Year’s Eve, […]
Help Give Some Magic to Those Who Need It WASHINGTON — 11/28/22 – Are you in a position to give a child or family some extra magic this season? If so, you can now adopt a letter written to Santa at USPSOperationSanta.com. USPS Operation Santa relies solely on random acts of kindness and the generosity […]
WASHINGTON — 11/25/22 – The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics for the seventh week of the FY2023 first quarter as the agency enters the busiest shipping season of the year. During the reporting period, the average time to deliver a mailpiece or package across the postal network was 2.5 days for […]
Only Four Weeks Left to Get Holiday Packages in the Mail WASHINGTON — 11/23/22 – Are you one of the millions of shoppers who prefer going online rather than standing in line to buy holiday gifts? The Postal Service has you covered on Cyber Monday and throughout the holidays. Count on us to get your […]
Washington (November 21, 2022) – With the gift-giving holiday season approaching and Black Friday around the corner, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, and Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today led their colleagues Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), […]
137 new processing machines added this year as part of Delivering for America plan WASHINGTON — 11/17/22 – The United States Postal Service announced it has completed the installation of 137 new package sorting machines ahead of the holiday mailing and shipping season. The new equipment combined with increased operational precision will expand USPS’s daily […]
In a Position to Give Some Magic This Season? Registration to Adopt USPS Operation Santa Letters Begins Today WASHINGTON — 11/14/22 – The season of giving is here, and the Postal Service is putting out the call for kind-hearted, generous people across the country to sign up to adopt letters to Santa. Beginning today, those […]
WASHINGTON — 11/10/22 – With the holiday mailing and shipping season nearing, USPS reported new delivery performance metrics for the fifth week of the FY2023 first quarter. The average time to deliver a mailpiece or package across the postal network was steady at just 2.5 days. FY2023 first quarter service performance scores covering Oct. 1 […]
WASHINGTON, DC — 11/10/22 – The below remarks are as prepared for delivery by Postmaster General and CEO Louis DeJoy during the open session meeting of the Postal Service Board of Governors on Nov. 10, 2022. “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I thank all our Governors for their commitment to public service and their support […]