What:

The USPS is flexing its network to address the high mail volumes during the holiday season. What used to be termed the “busiest mailing day” of the year is now the “busiest week” for shipping and delivery. This holiday season the Postal Service expects to process and deliver 200 million packages per week for the two weeks leading up to Christmas

Of the 15 billion total pieces of mail expected to be processed and delivered between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, more than 800 million will be packages. The final surge will be the week starting December 16, and the Sacramento Mail Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) has the latest package processing equipment to handle the increased flow to its facility.

The Sacramento P&DC has an automated package processing system (APPS), an automated parcel and bundle sorter (APBS) and a small parcel sorting system (SPSS) to help handle the expected volume increase.

When:

Monday, December 16
4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Where:

Sacramento Processing & Distribution Center
3775 Industrial Blvd.
West Sacramento, CA 95799

MEDIA ALERT: To schedule a tour of the Sacramento mail processing center, contact Meiko Patton no later than 3:00 pm on December 16 at 916-373-8401.

Customer lobbies at Post Offices are also open to the media throughout the holiday season.

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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