What:

The Sacramento Mail Processing and Distribution Center will handle hundreds of millions of pieces of mail and packages this holiday season. We will open our doors to the media for one afternoon only.

We will show high-speed letter sorting operations and large bins of parcels being separated and sorted on the most advanced equipment in the country.

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.

This industrial environment provides great visuals of high-tech, high-speed processing, automated systems, and employees moving equipment.

The processing facility is 870,000 square feet with approximately 1,500 employees.

When:

Tuesday, November 2
12 Noon. to 2:00 p.m.

Where:

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

RSVP ALERT: To secure credentials and obtain facility entry instructions, to the Sacramento mail processing center, please send an email to me no later than Noon on Monday, November 1, 2021.

Also, due to the industrial nature of the facility, please do not wear open-toed or heeled shoes. Facemasks are required.

Background:

USPS is Ready.  #WeAreReady. We’ve been hard at work:

• Hiring 40,000 employees for Peak Season
• Deploying more than 100 hi-speed package sorters and 50 additional systems to help sort larger packages
• Redesigned processing network to improve mail flow
• Added 75 peak season package annexes
• Shifting mail away from unreliable third-party air transportation to our more reliable surface transportation network
• Learn more about our 10-Year Delivering for America Plan.

Deadlines:

The Postal Service recommends customers in the U.S. observe the following mailing and shipping deadlines to ensure that deliveries are made in time for Christmas:

Dec. 9 – Priority Mail Destined for Overseas Military
Dec. 17 - First- Class Cards and Letters
Dec. 18 – Priority Mail
Dec. 23 – Priority Express Mail

Holiday Facts:

The Postal Service generally 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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