KANSAS CITY, MO — U.S. Postal Service employees – from clerks to letter carriers – are preparing to handle what is expected to be a major increase of holiday packages next week. And part of the plan includes opening six Kansas City metro area Post Offices this Sunday, Dec. 15, from 12 noon until 4 p.m.
Participating Post Offices that will offer full retail window services on Sunday, Dec. 15 include:
- Blue Valley Branch Post Office, 12433 Antioch Rd, Overland Park, KS
- Boardwalk Square Station, 6304 NW Barry Rd, Kansas City, MO
- Independence, MO Post Office, 301 W Lexington Ave
- Martin City, MO Branch Post Office, 10 E 135th St, Kansas City, MO
- Olathe, KS East Branch Post Office, 15050 W 138th St
- Shawnee Mission, KS Main Post Office, 6029 Broadmoor
On Mon., Dec. 16, the Kansas City, MO Processing & Distribution Center (P&DC), located at 1700 Cleveland Ave., expects to postmark more than 2.4 million cards and letters. On an average weeknight, the P&DC postmarks about 820,000 cards and letters.
On Wed., Dec. 18, the Kansas City, KS Network Distribution Center (NDC), located at 4900 Speaker Rd., expects to sort more than 220,000 holiday packages. On an average weeknight, the NDC handles about 140,000 packages.
The busiest delivery day for mail will be Wed., Dec. 18 and the busiest day for packages will be Thur., Dec. 19.
Mail-By Dates
To ensure that holiday mail and packages are delivered on time, the Postal Service recommends keeping the following mailing and shipping deadlines in mind:
- Dec. 14 Standard Post
- Dec. 16 Global Express Guaranteed
- Dec. 17 Priority Mail Express Military Service
- Dec. 20 First-Class Mail
- Dec. 21 Priority Mail
- Dec. 23 Priority Mail Express
The dates listed above are the earliest deadlines for international and military mail. For a complete list of shipping deadlines, visit usps.com/shippingdates/.
This is the first holiday season that consumers and businesses can take advantage of the recently revamped Priority Mail, which now comes with free insurance, day-specific delivery and free tracking. With our low-cost Flat-Rate shipping product — which has no additional surcharges — the Postal Service anticipates that its highly popular Priority Mail offerings will be very attractive to cost-conscious small businesses and holiday shippers.
Consumers can avoid any holiday hassle by visiting usps.com — the Postal Service’s website that will help make mailing and shipping easier. Nearly 75 million customers will skip the trip to the Post Office altogether and take advantage of convenient online shipping. Click-N-Ship and other online services allow customers to print shipping labels, order free Priority Mail boxes, purchase postage and even request free next-day package pickup.
For more information about Postal Service products and services, please visit us on the web at usps.com.
The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
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