United States Postal Service®

Quarterly Performance for Single-Piece First-Class Mail®
Service Variance
Mailpieces Delivered Between 07/01/2016 and 09/30/2016

Quarter IV
FY2016

Overview

Since 1990, the Postal Service™ has contracted with a third party vendor to measure First-Class Mail® service performance independently and objectively via the External First-Class Mail® measurement system (EXFC). EXFC is an external sampling system measuring the time it takes from deposit of mail into a collection box or lobby chute until its delivery to a home or business. EXFC measures the transit time for single-piece rate First-Class™ cards, letters, and flat envelopes and compares this actual service against service standards. EXFC continuously tests service in 892 three-digit ZIP Code™ areas among which virtually all Single-Piece First-Class Mail® originates and destinates.

Service performance for Single-Piece First-Class Mail® parcels has been combined with EXFC performance to formulate these combined Single-Piece First-Class Mail® results. Single-Piece First-Class Mail® parcel service is measured using an internal USPS® system. This system measures transit time from the time of mailing at a Post Office™ until the time of delivery for parcels for which a customer requested USPS Tracking™ service. Actual transit time is then compared against First-Class Mail® service standards.

Performance Highlights

National Single-Piece First-Class Mail® results in FY16 Quarter 4 were 95.6 percent on time for Two-Day and 88.7 percent on time for Three-To-Five-Day. Nationally, at least 99.4 percent of mail across all service standards was delivered within the service standard plus three days in FY16 Quarter 4.

In FY16 Quarter 4 at the district level, there were 18 districts that scored at or above the performance target of 96.50 for Two-Day. Oklahoma and Salt Lake City tied for the highest Two-Day performance at 97.3 percent on time. Two-Day performance improved for all 7 areas and for 51 out of 67 districts compared to the same period last year. Nationally, Two-Day performance was 0.8 points higher compared to the same period last year. In FY16 Quarter 4 at the district level, Western Pennsylvania had the highest Three-To-Five-Day performance at 91.9 percent on time. Three-To-Five-Day performance improved for all 7 areas and for all 67 districts compared to the same period last year. Nationally, Three-To-Five-Day performance was 6.8 points higher compared to the same period last year.

FY16 annual scores increased compared to FY15, Two-Day performance improved by 1.5 points, Three-To-Five-Day performance improved by 7.2 points.

 

District Overnight Two-Day Three-To-Five-Day
Percent Within +1-Day Percent Within +2-Days Percent Within +3-Days Percent Within +1-Day Percent Within +2-Days Percent Within +3-Days Percent Within +1-Day Percent Within +2-Days Percent Within +3-Days
Capital Metro Area N/A N/A N/A 98.8 99.5 99.8 97.2 98.8 99.5
Atlanta N/A N/A N/A 98.6 99.5 99.8 97.4 99.0 99.5
Baltimore N/A N/A N/A 98.6 99.4 99.7 96.5 98.4 99.5
Capital N/A N/A N/A 98.4 99.5 99.7 96.9 98.9 99.4
Greater South Carolina N/A N/A N/A 99.1 99.6 99.9 96.7 98.4 99.4
Greensboro N/A N/A N/A 99.2 99.5 99.7 97.5 98.8 99.4
Mid-Carolinas N/A N/A N/A 99.0 99.5 99.9 97.1 98.9 99.6
Northern Virginia N/A N/A N/A 98.7 99.4 99.7 97.8 99.0 99.5
Richmond N/A N/A N/A 99.1 99.6 99.8 97.2 98.7 99.4
Eastern Area N/A N/A N/A 98.8 99.3 99.7 97.3 98.9 99.4
Appalachian N/A N/A N/A 99.1 99.6 99.8 97.4 99.1 99.6
Central Pennsylvania N/A N/A N/A 99.2 99.5 99.8 97.6 99.0 99.6
Kentuckiana N/A N/A N/A 98.7 99.3 99.6 97.3 98.7 99.4
Northern Ohio N/A N/A N/A 98.5 99.1 99.7 97.3 98.8 99.4
Ohio Valley N/A N/A N/A 98.2 98.8 99.4 97.3 98.8 99.4
Philadelphia Metro N/A N/A N/A 98.9 99.5 99.7 97.4 98.9 99.4
South Jersey N/A N/A N/A 99.0 99.5 99.8 97.5 99.1 99.6
Tennessee N/A N/A N/A 98.7 99.2 99.5 97.1 98.6 99.3
Western New York N/A N/A N/A 98.7 99.6 99.7 97.4 98.9 99.4
Western Pennsylvania N/A N/A N/A 99.3 99.7 99.9 97.3 99.0 99.5
Great Lakes Area N/A N/A N/A 98.5 99.3 99.6 96.9 98.7 99.5
Central Illinois N/A N/A N/A 98.5 99.2 99.5 96.9 98.7 99.5
Chicago N/A N/A N/A 97.6 99.0 99.4 96.6 98.7 99.5
Detroit N/A N/A N/A 98.0 99.1 99.5 95.3 97.9 99.2
Gateway N/A N/A N/A 99.0 99.5 99.8 96.9 98.7 99.5
Greater Indiana N/A N/A N/A 98.6 99.5 99.8 97.3 98.8 99.4
Greater Michigan N/A N/A N/A 98.8 99.6 99.7 97.4 99.1 99.6
Lakeland N/A N/A N/A 98.6 99.3 99.6 97.3 98.9 99.5
Northeast Area N/A N/A N/A 98.2 99.2 99.6 96.5 98.6 99.3
Albany N/A N/A N/A 97.8 99.3 99.7 96.6 98.8 99.4
Caribbean N/A N/A N/A 98.6 99.5 99.8 92.8 97.4 98.9
Connecticut Valley N/A N/A N/A 98.4 99.4 99.6 97.2 99.1 99.6
Greater Boston N/A N/A N/A 98.1 99.1 99.5 96.5 98.6 99.3
Long Island N/A N/A N/A 98.3 99.1 99.5 96.5 98.4 99.3
New York N/A N/A N/A 98.3 99.2 99.4 95.9 98.3 99.1
Northern New England N/A N/A N/A 98.5 99.4 99.6 96.9 98.8 99.6
Northern New Jersey N/A N/A N/A 98.3 99.4 99.7 96.8 98.5 99.2
Triboro N/A N/A N/A 97.8 98.9 99.4 95.6 97.9 99.2
Westchester N/A N/A N/A 97.9 99.1 99.5 96.5 98.6 99.4
Pacific Area N/A N/A N/A 99.0 99.5 99.7 97.1 98.8 99.4
Bay-Valley N/A N/A N/A 98.9 99.3 99.5 97.1 98.7 99.3
Honolulu N/A N/A N/A 99.2 99.8 99.8 95.3 98.2 99.1
Los Angeles N/A N/A N/A 98.5 99.2 99.5 96.0 98.3 99.2
Sacramento N/A N/A N/A 99.4 99.8 99.9 97.5 98.9 99.4
San Diego N/A N/A N/A 99.1 99.6 99.8 97.6 99.2 99.7
San Francisco N/A N/A N/A 98.9 99.4 99.7 97.0 98.8 99.5
Santa Ana N/A N/A N/A 99.3 99.7 99.8 97.6 99.1 99.6
Sierra Coastal N/A N/A N/A 98.8 99.5 99.8 96.8 98.7 99.4
Southern Area N/A N/A N/A 98.8 99.4 99.7 97.1 98.8 99.4
Alabama N/A N/A N/A 98.6 99.6 99.8 96.7 98.8 99.5
Arkansas N/A N/A N/A 99.0 99.5 99.8 97.4 98.8 99.3
Dallas N/A N/A N/A 98.5 99.2 99.5 97.1 98.8 99.4
Fort Worth N/A N/A N/A 99.1 99.6 99.8 97.4 98.9 99.5
Gulf Atlantic N/A N/A N/A 98.6 99.4 99.7 97.3 98.9 99.5
Houston N/A N/A N/A 98.9 99.5 99.7 96.9 98.7 99.4
Louisiana N/A N/A N/A 98.6 99.4 99.7 95.8 98.0 99.2
Mississippi N/A N/A N/A 98.9 99.2 99.5 96.9 98.6 99.2
Oklahoma N/A N/A N/A 99.2 99.6 99.6 97.8 99.0 99.5
Rio Grande N/A N/A N/A 98.8 99.5 99.8 96.9 98.8 99.5
South Florida N/A N/A N/A 98.6 99.4 99.7 97.2 98.7 99.5
Suncoast N/A N/A N/A 98.7 99.3 99.6 97.4 99.0 99.5
Western Area N/A N/A N/A 99.0 99.6 99.8 97.1 98.8 99.4
Alaska N/A N/A N/A 98.9 99.6 99.8 96.1 98.2 99.0
Arizona N/A N/A N/A 99.0 99.5 99.7 97.3 98.8 99.4
Central Plains N/A N/A N/A 99.0 99.6 99.7 97.2 98.7 99.4
Colorado/Wyoming N/A N/A N/A 98.4 99.3 99.6 96.7 98.6 99.4
Dakotas N/A N/A N/A 99.2 99.7 99.8 96.9 98.6 99.4
Hawkeye N/A N/A N/A 99.0 99.7 99.8 97.3 98.9 99.6
Mid-America N/A N/A N/A 98.8 99.5 99.7 95.9 98.3 99.3
Nevada-Sierra N/A N/A N/A 99.1 99.4 99.7 97.3 98.8 99.5
Northland N/A N/A N/A 98.9 99.6 99.8 97.3 98.9 99.5
Portland N/A N/A N/A 99.0 99.6 99.7 97.1 98.8 99.5
Salt Lake City N/A N/A N/A 99.4 99.7 99.9 97.4 98.9 99.5
Seattle N/A N/A N/A 99.2 99.6 99.7 97.3 99.0 99.4
Nation FY2016 Q4 N/A N/A N/A 98.7 99.4 99.7 97.1 98.8 99.4

Nation FY2015 Q4 (SPLY) N/A N/A N/A 98.5 99.3 99.6 95.4 98.1 99.2

Nation FY2009 Annual 99.2 99.6 99.8 98.5 99.4 99.7 97.5 99.1 99.6
Nation FY2010 Annual 99.2 99.6 99.8 98.5 99.4 99.7 97.9 99.2 99.6
Nation FY2011 Annual 99.2 99.6 99.8 98.4 99.4 99.7 97.7 99.1 99.6
Nation FY2012 Annual 99.2 99.6 99.8 98.8 99.5 99.7 98.0 99.2 99.7
Nation FY2013 Annual 99.1 99.6 99.8 98.7 99.5 99.7 97.8 99.1 99.6
Nation FY2014 Annual 99.1 99.6 99.7 98.7 99.4 99.7 96.4 98.5 99.3
Nation FY2015 Annual 99.0 99.5 99.7 98.3 99.3 99.6 93.3 97.4 98.9
Nation FY2016 Annual N/A N/A N/A 98.5 99.3 99.6 95.5 98.1 99.1
Nation FY2016 Q1 N/A N/A N/A 98.3 99.2 99.6 93.8 97.6 98.9
Nation FY2016 Q2 N/A N/A N/A 98.2 99.2 99.5 94.4 97.5 98.9
Nation FY2016 Q3 N/A N/A N/A 98.8 99.4 99.7 96.8 98.6 99.4