Postal Service Closed Monday, Dec. 26, and Monday, Jan. 2
WASHINGTON,Dec. 1, 2022/PRNewswire/ -- This year, Christmas and New Year's Day fall on Sunday, when Post Office locations nationwide are already closed. As a result, all Post Offices will be closed for the observation of both federal holidays onMonday, Dec. 26, 2022andMonday, Jan. 2, 2023.
There are no residential or business deliveries onDec. 26andJan. 2except for Priority Mail Express, which is delivered 365 days a year in select locations for an additional fee. All Post Office locations will be open for business and regular mail delivery will resume after the holidays onTuesday, Dec. 27andTuesday, Jan. 3.
SomePost Officesmayhave extended hours leading up to the holidays, while othersmayhave limited hours on Christmas Eve,Saturday, Dec. 24.There are currently no plans for limited hours on New Year's Eve,Saturday, Dec. 31.Customers are advised toalways请与当地的邮局op的几个小时eration.
Blue collection boxes with final collection timesbefore noon不会affected by an early closingDec. 24.If a box normally has a final collection time after noon, its mailmaybe picked up earlier that day. For mail pickup onDec. 24, customers are asked to either put their mail into blue collection boxes by noon regardless of the final collection times posted on the box or take their items to one of our more than 34,000 Post Office locations.
Customers who are unable to mail items before the scheduled collection box pickup times onDec. 24should visit the online Postal Locator tool attools.usps.comto find Post Office locations that may be open late.
As a reminder, blue collection boxes are not serviced on Sundays or holidays.
The Postal Service generally 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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More USPS holiday news, including shipping deadlines and letters to Santa, can be found atusps.com/holidaynews.For reporters interested in speaking with a regional Postal Service public relations professional, please go toabout.usps.com/news/media-contacts/usps-local-media-contacts.pdf.
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SOURCE U.S. Postal Service
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