Dec. 13, 2019

Postal Service Mailing Deadlines

Three Chicago Postal locations offer Sunday Hours

The U.S. Postal Service is ready to deliver more than 28 million packages per day between Dec.16-21, and will average 20.5 million packages per day through the remainder of the year.

With a projected 800 million package deliveries between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, the Postal Service delivers more packages to homes than any other shipper.

The following Chicago postal stations are open on Sunday:
* Cardiss Collins, 433 W. Harrison St. 10 am to 9 pm.
Fort Dearborn Station, 540 N. Dearborn St. 10 am to 2 pm
Graceland Postal Store, 3024 N. Ashland Ave. 11 am to 2 pm

* Cardiss Collins is open until 11:59 pm Mon-Fri and to 11 pm on Saturday.

Mail by dates:

  • Dec. 18 — APO/FPO/DPO (except ZIP Code 093) USPS Priority Mail Express
  • Dec. 20 — First-Class Mail (including greeting cards)
  • Dec. 20 — First-Class packages (up to 15.99 ounces)
  • Dec. 21 — Priority Mail
  • Dec. 23 — Priority Mail Express*

Alaska

  • Dec. 18 — Alaska to mainland First-Class Mail
  • Dec. 19 — Alaska to mainland Priority Mail
  • Dec. 21 — Alaska to mainland Priority Mail Express

Hawaii

  • Dec. 19 — Hawaii to mainland Priority Mail and First-Class Mail
  • Dec. 21 — Hawaii to mainland Priority Mail Express

Busiest Mailing and Delivery Days
The Postal Service’s busiest time of the season peaks two weeks before Christmas, when much last-minute shopping starts. The week of Dec. 16 is expected to be the busiest time for mailing, shipping and delivery. Additionally, the Postal Service predicts that nearly 2.5 billion pieces of First-Class Mail, including greeting cards, will be processed and delivered the week of Dec. 16.

Skip the Trip and Ship Online
Consumers can use usps.com to ship their packages and save trips to the Post Office. The Postal Service anticipates Dec. 16 will be the busiest day online with more than 8.5 million consumers predicted to visit usps.com for help shipping holiday gifts. Nearly 105 million consumers are predicted to visit usps.com between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day.

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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