- DEC13 • Our priority: delivering for the holidays
- DEC1 • Postal Service closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day
- NOV29 • USPS Operation Santa now open for letter adoption
- NOV24 • Cyber Monday is next week
- NOV15 • USPS Operation Santa registration opens today
- NOV12 • Send your packages early this holiday season
- NOV4 • How to properly ship all the gifts on your list
- NOV1 • USPS Operation Santa now accepting letters for 2021 program
- OCT7 • New holiday stamps featuring Santa Claus now available
- OCT7 • New for the holidays: prices, shipping rates and dates
- OCT5 • USPS announces shipping dates for holiday military mail
Holiday Newsroom
Mail-by dates
Contiguous U.S. mail-by dates for expected delivery before December 25th* (excluding Alaska & Hawaii):
View all mail-by dates Shipping deadlines Military mail Factsheet
*Not a guarantee, unless otherwise noted. Dates are for estimated delivery before Dec. 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 Dec. 22 through Dec. 25, the money-back guarantee applies only if the shipment was not delivered, or delivery was not attempted, within two business days. See DMM® Section 604.9.2.
Christmas countdown
National news
Holiday happenings
Happy New Year from the U.S Postal Service!
Posted Dec 27
From all of us to all of you - Happy Holidays!
Posted Dec 20
Happy Holidays!
Posted Dec 13
Keeping you safe from unhappy holidays
Posted Dec 6
Postal products, services and solutions that simplify your season
Posted Nov 29
It’s Santa time. Here’s how it works.
Posted Nov 22
History of Christmas stamps
Posted Nov 15
Package those gifts properly
Posted Nov 8
Take care, stay safety aware
Posted Nov 1
We believe in you, USPS Operation Santa!
Posted Oct 25
The holiday season: suggestions to light your way
Posted Oct 18
Delivering mail from beginning to end
Posted Oct 12
It’s only October but we’re already helping the holidays happen!
Posted Oct 5
New stories are posted weekly!
Resources
Fact sheets
- Holiday mailing deadlines
- Operation Santa: Letter templates
- Operation Santa: Writing a letter - [Español]
- Operation Santa: Adopting a letter
- Operation Santa: Sending a package
- Tips to avoid a shipping glitch - [Español]
- How USPS packages are processed - [Español]
We're social for the holidays
Media contact
News Media ONLY: The following information is for news media personnel only. USPS media relations specialists will not be available to handle customer service issues.
