JACKSON, MS — The U.S. Postal Service is prepared for the holiday season, and whether customers need to ship quickly or have lots of time, there are many options throughout Mississippi.

Extended Retail Hours
With an eye on increasing convenience and availability on weekends and the heaviest holiday shipping days, there will be 10 postal facilities throughout Mississippi either opening or extending their hours beginning Saturday, Dec. 8 and going through Saturday, Dec. 22.  One location, Jackson LeFleur Station, will open two Sundays; and two offices, Meridian Main Office and Olive Branch, will also extend hours during certain weekdays. Locations with extended hours are listed below. In addition, several other Mississippi Post Offices not listed also offer regular retail hours on Saturdays.

Weekends:

Saturday - December 8, 2018

RETAIL FACILITY	ADDRESS	OPEN	CLOSE
Hattiesburg Main Post Office	220 S 40th Ave	8:30 AM	5:00 PM
Hernando	12 W Commerce St	9:00 AM	12:00 PM
Madison	990 Highway 51	9:00 AM	1:00 PM
Olive Branch	8850 Mid South Dr	9:00 AM	1:00 PM

Sunday - December 9, 2018

RETAIL FACILITY	ADDRESS	OPEN	CLOSE
Jackson LeFleur Station*	1501 Jacksonian Plz	10:00 AM	2:00 PM

Saturday - December 15, 2018

RETAIL FACILITY	ADDRESS	OPEN	CLOSE
Clinton #	100 E Lawson St	10:00 AM	12:00 PM
Grenada	2500 Gateway St	8:00 AM	2:00 PM
Hattiesburg Main Post Office	220 S 40th Ave	8:30 AM	5:00 PM
Hernando	12 W Commerce St	9:00 AM	12:00 PM
Madison	990 Highway 51	9:00 AM	1:00 PM
Olive Branch	8850 Mid South Dr	9:00 AM	1:00 PM
Southaven	7550 Airways Blvd	8:30 AM	1:30 PM
#-Closed other Saturdays

Sunday - December 16, 2018

RETAIL FACILITY	ADDRESS	OPEN	CLOSE
Jackson LeFleur Station *	1501 Jacksonian Plz	10:00 AM	2:00 PM
*-Closed other Sundays

Saturday - December 22, 2018

RETAIL FACILITY	ADDRESS	OPEN	CLOSE
Clinton #	100 E Lawson St	10:00 AM	12:00 PM
Grenada	2500 Gateway St	8:00 AM	2:00 PM
Hernando	12 W Commerce St	9:00 AM	12:00 PM
Southaven	7550 Airways Blvd	8:30 AM	1:30 PM
#-Closed other Saturdays

Heavy Shipping Days:

Monday - December 17, 2018

RETAIL FACILITY	ADDRESS	OPEN	CLOSE
Madison	990 Highway 51	8:00 AM	6:00 PM
Starkville	822 Taylor St	8:00 AM	6:00 PM

Tuesday - December 18, 2018

RETAIL FACILITY	ADDRESS	OPEN	CLOSE
Starkville	822 Taylor St	8:00 AM	6:00 PM

Weekdays:

Monday – Friday, December 10 - 14, 2018

RETAIL FACILITY	ADDRESS	OPEN	CLOSE
Olive Branch	8850 Mid South Dr	8:30 AM	5:30 PM

Monday – Friday, December 17 - 21, 2018

RETAIL FACILITY	ADDRESS	OPEN	CLOSE
Meridian Main Post Office	2100 9th St	9:00 AM	5:00 PM

Self Service Kiosks
Customers may also utilize the 24/7 convenience of Self Service Kiosks, which sell holiday-themed stamps, postage, and accommodate shipping of most packages in the following Post Office lobbies:

Southaven – 7550 Airways Blvd.
Madison – 990 Hwy. 51
Ridgeland – 611 S. Pear Orchard Rd.
Jackson LeFleur Station – 1501 Jacksonian Plz.
Jackson Main PO – 401 E. South St.
Hattiesburg Main PO – 220 S. 40th Ave.
Gulfport Main PO – 11110 Hwy. 49
Ocean Springs – 1581 Bienville Blvd.

Busiest Week
The notion of a “busiest day” is a thing of the past, thanks to the increase in early and online gift shopping. Customer mailing and shipping traffic is expected to increase beginning Dec. 10, and the Postal Service expects to deliver nearly 200 million packages per week during these two weeks. The week of Dec. 17-23 is predicted to be the busiest mailing, shipping and delivery week, when nearly 3 billion pieces of First-Class Mail, including greeting cards, will be processed and delivered.

Additional news and information, including all domestic, international and military mailing, and shipping deadlines, can be found at the Postal Service Holiday Newsroom: usps.com/holidaynews.

2018 Holiday Shipping Deadlines
Customers planning to mail cards and packages are encouraged to visit a local Post Office no later than the below dates for expected delivery by Dec. 25 to Air/Army Post Office/Fleet Post Office/Diplomatic Post Office and domestic addresses:*

• Dec. 4    – APO/FPO/DPO (ZIP Code 093 only) Priority Mail and First-Class Mail
• Dec. 11  – APO/FPO/DPO (all other ZIP Codes) Priority Mail and First-Class Mail
• Dec. 14 – USPS Retail Ground
• 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. 20  –  Hawaii to mainland Priority Mail and First-Class Mail
• Dec. 20 – Priority Mail
• Dec. 20  – Alaska to mainland Priority Mail and First-Class Mail
• Dec. 22  – Alaska to mainland Priority Mail Express
• Dec. 22  – Hawaii to mainland Priority Mail Express
• Dec. 22 – Priority Mail Express

*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 (2) business days.

To send packages to loved ones serving in the military or at diplomatic posts abroad, the Postal Service offers a discounted price of $17.40 on its largest Priority Mail Flat Rate Box. The price includes a $1.50 per-box discount for mail sent to APO/FPO/DPO destinations worldwide.

Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, the Postal Service expects to deliver more than 900 million packages and nearly 15 billion pieces of mail – for a total of nearly 16 billion cheerful deliveries this holiday season.  

Wrap Up the Holidays from Home
Consumers don’t even have to leave home to ship their packages, they can simply visit usps.com. The Postal Service anticipates Dec. 17 will be the Postal Service’s busiest day online with more than 8 million consumers predicted to visit usps.com for help shipping that special holiday gift. It’s predicted that nearly 105 million consumers will visit the website between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. And usps.com is always open.

It’s estimated nearly 400,000 consumers will use the Click-N-Ship feature and other online services on Dec. 17 to order free Priority Mail boxes, print shipping labels, purchase postage and even request free next-day Package Pickup.

Holiday Advertising Campaign
The Postal Service’s 2018 holiday campaign features direct mail, TV, radio, print, digital and social media promotions highlighting the organization’s proud tradition of delivering cheer and value to consumers and businesses.

The first of several TV spots began airing Nov. 9 and can be viewed on USPS-TV. A direct mail piece with information customers need to know for the holidays will be mailed to 105 million homes by Thanksgiving.

Additional Tips
Informed Delivery is the Postal Service’s free daily digital preview of what’s coming to your mailbox. This holiday season, not only can you manage your packages and sneak a peek at cards headed your way, you can also see some exterior images of magazines and catalogs — all from your mobile app, dashboard, tablet or computer. Informed Delivery is one more way the Postal Service is helping you anticipate, communicate and celebrate this holiday season.

The Postal Service also offers shipping tips in 10 video “how to” guides. Each video is less than three minutes long and shows customers how to address packages, ship packages and pack a box so items arrive safely.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.