{"id":27590,"date":"2019-11-07T11:06:21","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T16:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=27590"},"modified":"2019-11-07T11:06:21","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T16:06:21","slug":"usps-expects-hundreds-of-millions-of-holiday-packages-between-thanksgiving-and-new-years-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/11\/07\/usps-expects-hundreds-of-millions-of-holiday-packages-between-thanksgiving-and-new-years-day\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS Expects Hundreds of Millions of Holiday Packages Between Thanksgiving and New Year\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Postal Service Sunday Package Delivery will Expand to Select Major Markets<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

WASHINGTON\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is ready to deliver more than 28 million packages per day between Dec.16-21, and will average 20.5 million packages per day through the remainder of the year.<\/p>\n

With a projected 800 million package deliveries between Thanksgiving and New Year\u2019s Day, the Postal Service delivers more packages to homes than any other shipper.<\/p>\n

The Postal Service will expand Sunday delivery beginning Nov. 24 to locations with high package volumes. USPS already delivers packages on Sundays in most major cities, and anticipates delivering more than 8 million packages on Sundays in December. Mail carriers will also deliver packages for an additional fee on Christmas Day in\u00a0select<\/strong>\u00a0locations.<\/p>\n

The Postal Service plans for peak holiday season all year. This includes making sure the right equipment is available to sort, process and deliver the expected mail and package volumes. Seasonal workers are hired when and where needed, and technology has been expanded to enhance package tracking throughout the USPS processing and transportation networks.<\/p>\n

Busiest Mailing and Delivery Days<\/strong>
\nThe Postal Service\u2019s busiest time of the season peaks two weeks before Christmas, when much last-minute shopping starts. Customer traffic is expected to increase beginning Dec. 9, while the week of Dec. 16 is expected to be the busiest time for mailing, shipping and delivery. Additionally, the Postal Service predicts that nearly 2.5 billion pieces of First-Class Mail, including greeting cards, will be processed and delivered the week of Dec. 16.<\/p>\n

Skip the Trip and Ship Online<\/strong>
\nConsumers can use\u00a0usps.com<\/a><\/em>\u00a0to ship their packages and save trips to the Post Office. The Postal Service anticipates Dec. 16 will be the busiest day\u00a0online<\/strong>\u00a0with more than 8.5 million consumers predicted to visit\u00a0usps.com<\/a><\/em>\u00a0for help shipping holiday gifts. Nearly 105 million consumers are predicted to visit\u00a0usps.com<\/em>\u00a0between Thanksgiving and New Year\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

The Postal Service estimates nearly 400,000 consumers will use the\u00a0Click-N-Ship<\/a><\/em>\u00a0feature and other online services Dec. 16 to order free Priority Mail boxes, print shipping labels, purchase postage and request free next-day Package Pickup.<\/p>\n

2019 Holiday Shipping Deadlines<\/strong>
\nThe Postal Service recommends the following mailing and shipping deadlines for expected delivery by Dec. 25 to Air\/Army Post Office\/Fleet Post Office\/Diplomatic Post Office and domestic addresses*:<\/p>\n