Holiday 2023: These are the shipping deadlines for U.S. Postal Service

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If you plan to mail a holiday package this season with the United States Postal Service (USPS), it’s important to know the deadlines to make sure it’s delivered on time.

Timing is everything, especially when it comes to shipping holiday items, and USPS recommended several mailing and shipping deadlines this year for expected delivery by Christmas Day, or Dec. 25.

Here are the recommended shipping deadlines for expected delivery before Dec. 25.

Continental U.S.

• USPS Ground Advantage 5-day shipping — Dec. 16
• USPS Ground Advantage 4-day shipping — Dec. 18
• USPS Ground Advantage 3-day shipping — Dec. 19
• USPS Ground Advantage 2-day shipping — Dec. 20
• First-Class Mail (including greeting cards) — Dec. 16
• Priority Mail 3-day shipping— Dec. 20
• Priority Mail 2-day shipping — Dec. 21
• Priority Mail Express 2-day shipping — Dec. 20
• Priority Mail Express 1-day shipping — Dec. 21

The last scheduled delivery day is Saturday, Dec. 23. For those who pay for a holiday premium for Priority Mail Express, the last scheduled delivery day is Sunday, Dec. 24.

First Class Mail

• 5-day mailing – Dec. 16
• 4-day mailing – Dec. 18
• 3-day mailing – Dec. 19
• 2-day mailing – Dec. 20

The last scheduled delivery day for First Class Mail is Saturday, Dec. 23.

Alaska

• USPS Ground Advantage — Dec. 16
• First-Class Mail — Dec. 16
• Priority Mail — Dec. 18
• Priority Mail Express — Dec. 20

Hawaii

• USPS Ground Advantage — Dec. 16
• First-Class Mail — Dec. 16
• Priority Mail — Dec. 16
• Priority Mail Express — Dec. 20

You can go here to see military and international mail deadlines.

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

USPS will close all branches for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. This closure affects all postal services, including retail services, mail delivery and blue collection boxes.

This year, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve each fall on Sunday, when normal closures apply. According to USPS, there are currently no plans for limited hours or early blue box collection times on Saturday, Dec….