Just One Day in the Life of the U.S. Postal Service.
Each day, the Postal Service picks up, processes and delivers millions of letters and packages. No single operation in the world comes close to this level of connectivity for so many households and businesses.
in the Postal Service
Each day the Postal Service picks up, processes and delivers millions of letters and packages. No single operation in the world comes close to this level of connectivity for so many households and businesses.
pounds of mail fly each day
The Postal Service used 150 domestic airports to fly 3.7 million pounds of mail each day in 2024.
mailpieces processed daily
The Postal Service processed and delivered an average of 371.3 million mailpieces daily in 2024.
371.3 million — average number of mailpieces processed and delivered each day
15.5 million — average number of mailpieces processed each hour
257,813 — average number of mailpieces processed each minute
4,297 — average number of mailpieces processed each second
mailpieces per minute
The Postal Service processed an average of 257,813 pieces of mail each minute in 2024.
371.3 million — average number of mailpieces processed and delivered each day
15.5 million — average number of mailpieces processed each hour
257,813 — average number of mailpieces processed each minute
4,297 — average number of mailpieces processed each second
mailpieces per second
On average, the Postal Service processed 4,297 pieces of mail each second in 2024.
371.3 million — average number of mailpieces processed and delivered each day
15.5 million — average number of mailpieces processed each hour
257,813 — average number of mailpieces processed each minute
4,297 — average number of mailpieces processed each second
packages processed daily
The Postal Service processed and delivered an average of 23.9 million packages a day in 2024.
USPS fleet of feet
There are 6,450 carriers who deliver mail entirely on foot. These carriers are our fleet of feet.
address changes daily
On average, the Postal Service processed 27,201 address changes each day of 2024.
people visit usps.com daily
On average, 12 million people visit usps.com each day.
addresses added daily
The Postal Service added an average of 6,604 addresses to its delivery network every day in 2024.
pieces of First-Class Mail
On average, the Postal Service processed and delivered 146.2 million pieces of First-Class Mail each day in 2024.
mailpieces each hour
On average, the Postal Service processed 15.5 million mailpieces each hour in 2024.
371.3 million — average number of mailpieces processed and delivered each day
15.5 million — average number of mailpieces processed each hour
257,813 — average number of mailpieces processed each minute
4,297 — average number of mailpieces processed each second
every two weeks
In 2024, the Postal Service paid $2.1 billion in salaries and benefits every two weeks.
million in revenue daily
The Postal Service receives, on average, $262.5 million in revenue each day.
Trademarks
The Sonic Eagle Logo, the trade dress of USPS packaging, the Letter Carrier Uniform and the Postal Truck and the following marks are among the many trademarks owned by the United States Postal Service: Click-N-Ship®, Deliver The Win®, EDDM®, ePostage®, Every Door Direct Mail®, Express Mail®, First-Class™, First-Class Mail®, First-Class Package International Service®, Forever®, Global Express Guaranteed®, IMb®, Informed Delivery®, Intelligent Mail®, Label Broker™, Parcel Select®, P.O. Box™, Post Office®, Pony Express®, Postal Inspection Service™, PostalOne!®, Postal Police®, #PostalProud®, Priority Mail Express International®, Priority Mail Flat Rate®, Priority Mail International®, Priority: You®, Registered Mail™, Standard Mail®, The Postal Store®, United States Postal Inspection Service®, United States Postal Service®, U.S. Mail®, U.S. Postal Inspector™, U.S. Postal Service®, USPS®, USPS BlueEarth®, USPS Mobile®, USPS Operation Santa®, USPS Tracking®, usps.com®, We are people delivering to people™, ZIP+4® and ZIP Code™. This is not a comprehensive list of all Postal Service trademarks.
Non-Postal Trademarks
Dollar General®, Forest Stewardship Council®, How2Recycle®, McDonald’s®, National Dog Bite Prevention Week®, Starbucks®, Subway®, Sustainable Forestry Initiative®, The Climate Registry®.
Postal Facts 2024 provides the public with information about the U.S. Postal Service. The facts in this publication may be reproduced for the purpose of stating the fact itself, in a business, informational or academic context and the like, and in the body of text discussing factual subject matter relevant to the fact being presented. However, these facts may become outdated after publication and seeking the latest information is advised.
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© 2016-2025 United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Trademarks
The Sonic Eagle Logo, the trade dress of USPS packaging, the Letter Carrier Uniform and the Postal Truck and the following marks are among the many trademarks owned by the United States Postal Service: Click-N-Ship®, Deliver The Win®, EDDM®, ePostage®, Every Door Direct Mail®, Express Mail®, First-Class™, First-Class Mail®, First-Class Package International Service®, Forever®, Global Express Guaranteed®, IMb®, Informed Delivery®, Intelligent Mail®, Label Broker™, Parcel Select®, P.O. Box™, Post Office®, Pony Express®, Postal Inspection Service™, PostalOne!®, Postal Police®, #PostalProud®, Priority Mail Express International®, Priority Mail Flat Rate®, Priority Mail International®, Priority: You®, Registered Mail™, Standard Mail®, The Postal Store®, United States Postal Inspection Service®, United States Postal Service®, U.S. Mail®, U.S. Postal Inspector™, U.S. Postal Service®, USPS®, USPS BlueEarth®, USPS Mobile®, USPS Operation Santa®, USPS Tracking®, usps.com®, We are people delivering to people™, ZIP+4® and ZIP Code™. This is not a comprehensive list of all Postal Service trademarks.
Non-Postal Trademarks
Dollar General®, Forest Stewardship Council®, How2Recycle®, McDonald’s®, National Dog Bite Prevention Week®, Starbucks®, Subway®, Sustainable Forestry Initiative®, The Climate Registry®.
Postal Facts 2024 provides the public with information about the U.S. Postal Service. The facts in this publication may be reproduced for the purpose of stating the fact itself, in a business, informational or academic context and the like, and in the body of text discussing factual subject matter relevant to the fact being presented. However, these facts may become outdated after publication and seeking the latest information is advised.
Produced by U.S. Postal Service Corporate Communications
© 2024 United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
© 2016-2025 United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
