2023 Post Office Holidays and Schedule

For those who use the United States Postal Service (USPS) on a regular basis, and especially those who have small businesses which rely on the postal service to get their products delivered, the post office holiday schedule can be vital. It’s important to know when the post office is open and when the post office is closed. The USPS is part of the U.S. government and, therefore, follows the federal holiday schedule. On the following federal holidays, the USPS will be closed, including post office branches, and there won’t be any standard mail delivery.

2023 Post Office Holidays

The post office closes on all of the major federal holidays throughout the year. Here are the holidays honored by the post office in 2019:

January 1 (New Year’s Day) The post office is closed New Year’s Day 2023
January 16 (Monday) The post office is closed Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 20 (Monday) The post office is closed Presidents’ Day
April 15 (Saturday) Some post offices are open extended hours on Tax Day
May 29 (Monday) The post office is closed Memorial Day
July 4 (Tuesday) The post office is closed on Independence Day
September 4 (Monday) The post office is closed Labor Day
October 9 (Monday) The post office is closed Columbus Day
November 11 (Saturday) The post office is closed the day after Veteran’s Day in observance of the holiday
November 23 (Thursday) The post office is closed Thanksgiving Day
December 17 (Sunday) Some post offices are open the Sunday before Christmas
December 24 (Sunday) The post office is closed Christmas Eve 2023 because it lands on a Sunday
December 25 (Monday) The post office is closed Christmas Day
December 31 (Sunday) The post office is closed New Year’s Eve because it falls on a Sunday in 2023

Postal Holidays to Remember

Most of the postal holidays above are ones you’d expect the post office to be closed. While tax day isn’t a holiday, many larger post offices will be open extended hours on or around April 15, to accommodate all the people trying to get their tax return letters in under the deadline. By extending the hours, it will ensure people get the needed April 15 postmark on their taxes up until midnight, when the post office usually closes much earlier. You will need to call your local post office to see if they will be open extended hours for tax day, and if so, until what time they will accept letters for postmarking.

The USPS is usually closed on Sundays, but there are exceptions. At the end of the year when people are mailing holiday gifts, some larger post offices remain open the a few Sundays before Christmas to help deal with the added demand of sending packages. Since this doesn’t apply to all post offices, you need to call your local post office to see if any in your area will be open on these days.

Amanda Blankenship

Amanda Blankenship is the Chief Editor for District Media. With a BA in journalism from Wingate University, she frequently writes for a handful of websites and loves to share her own personal finance story with others. When she isn’t typing away at her desk, she enjoys spending time with her daughter, son, husband, and dog. During her free time, you’re likely to find her with her nose in a book, hiking, or playing RPG video games.