Post Office Locations & Hours
USPS® offers mailing and shipping services at Post Office™ locations and many other places. Search for a Post Office near you to see the available services and holiday closing hours. You can also find smaller postal units, retailers that sell stamps, blue collection mailboxes, and 24-hour USPS kiosks.
USPS Holiday Service Schedule
This year, Christmas and New Year’s Day fall on Sundays, when Post Office locations are normally closed. Post Offices will also be closed on the Mondays after Christmas and New Year’s Day. Regular Post Office hours and mail delivery will resume on the Tuesday after each holiday.
Business Customers: Check your Bulk Mail Entry Unit for hours of operation.
Saturday, December 24 (Christmas Eve)
- Local Post Offices will be open. They may have extended, normal, or limited hours: Check your local Post Office location for specific hours.
- Blue Collection Boxes: Mail may be picked up earlier than usual. Drop off your mail before noon (even if the final collection time posted on the box is later). If you need a later mail pickup, go to your local Post Office.
- Regular mail will be delivered.
Sunday, December 25 (Christmas Day) & Monday, December 26 (Christmas Holiday Observed)
- Local Post Office locations will be closed.
- Blue Collection Boxes: Mail will not be picked up.
- Regular mail will not be delivered.
- Priority Mail Express® mail will be delivered1, 2.
Saturday, December 31 (New Year’s Eve)
- Local Post Offices will be open. They may have extended, normal, or limited hours: Check your local Post Office location for specific hours.
- Blue Collection Boxes: Mail may be picked up earlier than usual. Drop off your mail before noon (even if the final collection time posted on the box is later). If you need a later mail pickup, go to your local Post Office.
- Regular mail will be delivered.
Sunday, January 1 (New Year’s Day) & Monday, January 2 (New Year’s Day Holiday Observed)
- Local Post Office locations will be closed.
- Blue Collection Boxes: Mail will not be picked up.
- Regular mail will not be delivered.
- Priority Mail Express mail will be delivered3.
- Local Post Office locations will be closed.
- Blue Collection Boxes: Mail will not be picked up.
- Regular mail will not be delivered.
- Priority Mail Express® mail will be delivered1, 2.
Saturday, December 31 (New Year’s Eve)
- Local Post Offices will be open. They may have extended, normal, or limited hours: Check your local Post Office location for specific hours.
- Blue Collection Boxes: Mail may be picked up earlier than usual. Drop off your mail before noon (even if the final collection time posted on the box is later). If you need a later mail pickup, go to your local Post Office.
- Regular mail will be delivered.
Sunday, January 1 (New Year’s Day) & Monday, January 2 (New Year’s Day Holiday Observed)
- Local Post Office locations will be closed.
- Blue Collection Boxes: Mail will not be picked up.
- Regular mail will not be delivered.
- Priority Mail Express mail will be delivered3.
- Local Post Office locations will be closed.
- Blue Collection Boxes: Mail will not be picked up.
- Regular mail will not be delivered.
- Priority Mail Express mail will be delivered3.
1. Deliveries on Christmas Day (Sunday, Dec. 25) and the observed Christmas Holiday (Monday, Dec. 26) are made only in limited locations. An extra fee for those deliveries will be assessed. Back ^ to legal disclaimer 1
2. Not a guarantee, unless otherwise noted. For Priority Mail Express® shipments mailed December 22 through December 25, the money-back guarantee applies only if the shipment was not delivered, or delivery was not attempted, within two (2) business days. Back ^ to legal disclaimer 2
3. Deliveries on New Year’s Day (Sunday, Jan. 1) and the observed New Year’s Day Holiday (Monday, Jan. 2) are made only in limited locations. An extra fee for those deliveries will be assessed. Back ^ to legal disclaimer 3