The U.S. Postal Service delivers more mail than any other post in the world, serving nearly 167 million addresses in the country — covering every state, city and town. Everyone living the United States and its territories has access to postal products and services and pays the same for a First-Class Mail postage stamp, regardless of location.
business delivery points
In 2023, the Postal Service delivered to 12.6 million business addresses.
residential delivery points
In 2023, the Postal Service delivered to 154 million residential addresses.
new delivery points added
In 2023, 1.7 million new delivery points were added in the country.
leased properties
The Postal Service has 22,873 leased properties.
owned properties
The Postal Service owns 8,500 properties around the country.
in SSK revenue
In 2023, the Postal Service received $267.9 million in revenue from 2,788 postal self-service kiosks (SSK).
every 2 weeks
In 2023, the Postal Service paid $2.03 billion every two weeks in salaries and benefits.
of the world's mail
Forty-four percent of the world's mail volume is processed and delivered by the U.S. Postal Service.
Postmaster General
Louis DeJoy is the 75th Postmaster General of the United States.
passport applications
The Postal Service accepted 8.6 million passport applications in 2023.
Postal Service revenue from passport applications in 2023 was $387.2 million.
operating revenue
The Postal Service had $78.2 billion in operating revenue in 2023.
career employees
There were 525,469 career employees in 2023. The number of non-career employees was 115,000.
total mail volume
Total mail volume in 2023 was 116.2 billion.
First-Class single piece
In 2023, the Postal Service recorded 11.8 billion in First-Class single piece mail volume. First-Class single piece mail is mail bearing postage stamps — bill payments, personal correspondence, cards and letters, etc.
delivery points
The Postal Service prides itself on going the last mile to deliver the US Mail. In 2023, the Postal Service delivered mail and packages to 166.6 million delivery points nationwide.
address changes
In 2023, the Postal Service processed 28.3 million address changes.
Post Offices
There are 31,123 Postal Service-managed retail offices in the United States. Including contract offices, there are 33,904 offices.
customer visits
The Postal Service had 665.3 million customer visits in 2023.
retail revenue
In 2023, Postal Service retail revenue totaled $11.6 billion.
BIG business
The U.S. Postal Service is the core of the nation’s $1.6 trillion mailing industry, which employs more than 7.3 million people.
The U.S. Postal Service is the core of the nation’s $1.58 trillion mailing industry, which employs more than 7.3 million people.*
These types of mail brought in most of the $78.2 billion in postal operating revenue in 2023:
postal vehicles
The Postal Service has more than 246,503 vehicles, one of the largest civilian fleets in the world.
money orders
In 2023, the Postal Service issued 63.3 million money orders, which equates to roughly more than 209,000 money orders each day.
During 2022, the Postal Service issued 66.4 million money orders.
usps.com visits
In 2023, usps.com recorded 1.3 billion visits -- averaging more than 7 million visitors each day. It's one of the most frequently visited government sites.
online sales
In 2023, stamp and retail sales at The Postal Store, the official online Post Office, totaled nearly $403 million.
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®.
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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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