Is the Post Office Open on Christmas Eve?
Yes, the post office is open on Christmas Eve. The post office is open on Thursday, December 24. Some post office locations might have limited hours the day before Christmas, but for the most part will be open. Note that it will be too late to mail anything in time for Christmas though.
Is the Post Office Open on Christmas Day?
No, the post office isn’t open on Christmas Day. Christmas Day is an official federal holiday. The post office is not open Friday, December 25, 2020. There will be no mail delivery and post office locations will not be open.
Is the Post Office Open the Day After Christmas?
Yes, the post office is open the day after Christmas. The post office will resume its typical weekend hours on Saturday, December 26. The day after Christmas is typically a normal operating day for the USPS with post offices open and delivering mail to both your home and office during their regular hours. However, keep in mind, not all branches hold Saturday hours.
Postal Services Available on Christmas
While post office branches may not have postal workers available to help you on Christmas Day, you can still perform some basic postal services on your own. For example, most post offices have a drop box for depositing letters and packages. You can leave them, but there is still no service until the next business day. More and more post offices are installing package postage weighing machines which allow you to calculate the cost of postage for your mail on your own. They may also allow you to purchase postage.
Post offices with PO Box areas are usually accessible even when the post office retail area is not open. Availability is dependent on your local office and its services. If you aren’t sure which services are still available, contact your local post office to find out.
Other Mailing Options During the Holidays
If you need to send something urgently, the USPS isn’t the only game in town for sending out letters and packages. Below are the holiday schedules for Federal Express (FedEx) and the United Parcel Service (UPS).
Is UPS Open on Christmas Eve?
Yes, the United Parcel Service is open on Christmas Eve. The company will deliver ground, air, and international shipments as normal, but will only pick up the air and international shipments (no ground shipments). UPS is closed on Christmas Day though, so be sure you plan accordingly.
Is FedEx Open on Christmas Eve?
Yes, Federal Express is open on Christmas Eve, but some offices may be open limited hours, and most of their office locations will close by 6 p.m. Contact your local FedEx office location to confirm their hours. FedEx is closed on Christmas Day, except for their FedEx Custom Critical service which will be open. Call to find out what your options are.
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I can’t believe there are people who would even care about this. If you haven’t sent your package off by Christmas Eve, it’s not going to get to the person in time. And, seriously, who even uses the post office any more? We don’t live in 1980 without the Internet. Anyone who wants to know this information probably doesn’t even know how to use a computer.
Debbie, some of us have small businesses that have to send out mail. It’s important for us to know when we can and can’t send out letters and packages to our customers.
Absolute and utter idiot – Everyone uses or has stuff expected from, usps. Get a life, it’s not 1980 anymore, so grow up
Some of us Like Me live on Social Security and its hard to live and be able to get gifts until last minute and then have to send them off to family or maybe live so far out in the country that they can’t receive mail and or cant afford a P.O. box so they have to rely on them holding their mail so they have to go to the post office to pick up their mail or special Christmas Package etc… Debbie maybe you should have took into consideration that some people (probably 99% of the world) is not like you so go suck on some eggs man and give God thanks this year and try to learn how to Love God and Respect Others, Merry Christmas
@Debbie — You have no idea what information other people need and don’t need. Stop assuming the world is exactly like you because it isn’t. When the post office is open and closed is important information for some people including me. Just because you can’t comprehend that doesn’t mean you’re correct.
Debbie you a a moron. You realize not all mail is for gifts right? some people including myself has a small business needing to ship out cards. Jeez.
Debbie Dumbass is more like it. I’m a small business owner as well and have orders to mail.
This article is very helpful! Thank you for posting it. As a small business owner this information is very handy to have for reference.