SALT LAKE CITY — Shipping holiday gifts just got more convenient. Twenty five Utah Post Offices will offer extended Saturday retail hours the three Saturdays before Christmas (Dec. 8, Dec. 15 and Dec. 22).

The same locations will also offer dutch door pick up service from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the three Sundays before Christmas (Dec. 9, Dec. 16 and Dec. 23) for customers wanting to pick up notified mail or packages.

“It’s all about customer convenience.” said Salt Lake City Postmaster Steve Chaus. “As we count down to the holidays, we know how demanding the season can be as we rush to get everything done on time. Staying open later the three Saturdays before Christmas will help our customers’ check holiday mailing off their to-do list.”

Utah Post Offices and their extended retail hours on Saturday, Dec. 8, Dec. 15 and Dec. 22:

• American Fork 55 N. Merchant St. – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Bountiful 20 S. Main St. – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Cedar City 333 N. Main St. – 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Clearfield 98 N. Main St. – 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Draper 12180 S. 300 East – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Layton 1123 N. Fairfield Rd. – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Lehi 333 E. Main St. – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Logan 75 W. 200 North – 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Midvale 35 W. Center St. – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Ogden Main 3680 Pacific Ave. – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Orem Mountain Shadows 877 E. 1200 S. – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Park City Snyderville 6440 Highway 224 – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Pleasant Grove 180 S. 100 W. – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Provo 95 W. 100 South – 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Riverton 12760 S. Park Ave. – 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Salt Lake Downtown 230 W. 200 South – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Salt Lake Murray 49489 S. State St. – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Salt Lake West Valley 3490 S. 4400 West – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Salt Lake Cottonwood 6890 S. 2300 East – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Salt Lake Main 1760 W. 2100 South – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Sandy Alta Canyon 9265 S. Highland Dr. – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Spanish Fork 165 E. 900 North – 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• St George Red Rocks 1150 E. Riverside Dr. – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Tooele 65 N. Main St. – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• West Jordan 7901 S. 3200 West – 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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.

Skip the Trip and Ship Online
Consumers don’t even have to leave home to ship their packages, simply visit usps.com to order free Priority Mail boxes, print shipping labels, purchase postage and even request free next-day Package Pickup. And usps.comis always open.

“Customers can count on the Postal Service and our more than 640,000 dedicated employees to deliver their holiday gifts, cards and letters on-time this holiday season,” said Chaus.

The Postal Service recommends the following Christmas mailing and shipping deadlines:

Holiday Military Shipping Deadlines

• Dec. 4 – Priority Mail and First-Class Mail to Military addresses in Iraq and Afghanistan
• Dec. 11 – Priority Mail and First-Class Mail to all other Military addresses
• Dec. 18 – USPS Priority Mail Express to Military Addresses (except Iraq and Afghanistan)

International Shipping Deadlines

• Dec. 1 – Priority Mail International to Africa, Central and South America
• Dec. 8 – Priority Mail International to all other countries
• Dec. 15 – Priority Mail Express International to Africa, Central and South America
• Dec. 18 to 20 – Global Express Guaranteed depending on country

Domestic Shipping Deadlines

• Dec. 14 – USPS Retail Ground
• Dec. 20 – First-Class Mail and packages
• Dec. 20 – Priority Mail
• Dec. 22 – Priority Mail Express

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

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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