- DEC12 • The Postal Service is ready for busiest week of 2022
- DEC1 • Postal Service closed Monday, Dec. 26, and Monday, Jan. 2
- NOV28 • USPS Operation Santa now open for letter adoption
- NOV23 • Are you ready for Cyber Monday?
- NOV14 • Registration to adopt USPS Operation Santa letters begins today
- OCT20 • USPS issues new Hanukkah Forever stamp
- OCT13 • Postal Service dedicating Kwanzaa Forever stamp
- OCT6 • USPS announces holiday mailing deadlines to service members abroad
- OCT4 • Prepping for the holidays with important dates
- SEPT22 • Postal Service issues new Christmas stamp
- SEPT15 • Fall mailing season underway as USPS looks to holiday peak season
- SEPT15 • Holiday Elves stamps are here to help with hectic holidays
- SEPT15 • Holiday season begins today at the Postal Service
- SEPT13 • Postal Service dedicating Kwanzaa Forever stamp
- SEPT12 • USPS ready to deliver the holidays for the nation
- SEPT6 • USPS celebrates Hanukkah with a new stamp
Happy Holidays!
Holiday Newsroom
National news
Holiday happenings
Happy Holidays from the USPS Holiday Team!
Posted Dec 26
Happy New Year: From here to there, from us to you…
Posted Dec 26
Last-minute gift shopping made super easy
Posted Dec 19
Make holidays bright with children
Posted Dec 12
Festive flicks featuring holiday mail
Posted Dec 5
Our mail processing team is ready for the holidays
Posted Nov 29
Shop small for the holidays
Posted Nov 21
We all need a little bit of Santa’s magic
Posted Nov 14
Best practices for the holiday season
Posted Nov 7
Tips to avoid unhappy holidays and keep your mail safe
Posted Oct 31
2022 holiday shipping deadlines
Posted Oct 24
In pictures: The story of the U.S. Postal Service delivering the holidays
Posted Oct 17
Santa and the elves are getting ready!
Posted Oct 10
Postal Service helps ease hectic holidays
Posted Oct 3
New stories are posted weekly!
Mail-by dates
Contiguous U.S. mail-by dates for expected delivery before December 25th* (excluding Alaska & Hawaii):
View all mail-by dates Press release Military mail
*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
Stamps & postmarks
Holiday stamps
Did you know you can buy stamps, including special holiday stamps, online?
Shop holiday stamps
National postmarks
From November 26 to December 30, the Postal Service will postmark stamps with one of these four a special "Happy Holidays" graphic.
North Pole postmark
Customers can also get letters from Santa with the North Pole Postmark in time for the holidays. Learn more here
Holiday tips & resources
Wrap contents appropriately
Fill any open spaces in the box so contents can't move during transit
Load no more than 70 pounds
Seal the package securely and address the package clearly
Fact sheets
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Operation Santa: How to write a letter
— Versión en español - Operation Santa: Letter templates
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Operation Santa: How to adopt a letter
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Operation Santa: How to ship a package
— Versión en español - Tips from USPIS
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Holiday resources
— Versión en 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.
