The U.S. Postal Service delivers more mail than any other post in the world, serving nearly 169 million addresses throughout the country. 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.
ZIP
Mr. ZIP, who has no first name, appeared in many public service announcements and advertisements urging customers to use their five-digit ZIP Code introduced on July 1, 1963. Within four years of his appearance, eight out of 10 Americans knew who Mr. ZIP was and what he stood for. The character has found new life in recent years a USPS-licensed character and even has YouTube series.
With the introduction of the nine-digit ZIP Code, or ZIP+4, in 1983, Mr. ZIP went into partial retirement. His image still was printed on the selvage of some sheets of stamps, but that practice ended in January 1986. Today, Mr. ZIP is a USPS-licensed character used to expand the Postal Service brand and introduce the organization to new generations of Americans.
owned properties
The Postal Service owns approximately 8,500 properties around the country.
leased properties
The Postal Service has approximately 24,000 leased properties.
new delivery points added
In 2025, 1.8 million new delivery points were added in the country.
residential delivery points
In 2025, the Postal Service delivered to 157.8 million residential addresses.
business delivery points
In 2025, the Postal Service delivered to 12.6 million business addresses.
every two weeks
In fiscal year 2025, the Postal Service paid $2.15 billion every two weeks in salaries and benefits.
passport applications
The Postal Service accepted 8.9 million passport applications in fiscal year 2025.
if a private sector company
If it were a private sector company, the Postal Service would rank 55th in the 2025 Fortune 500.
delivery points
The Postal Service prides itself on going the last mile to deliver the U.S. Mail. In fiscal year 2025, the Postal Service delivered mail and packages to 170.4 million delivery points nationwide.
total retail offices
The Postal Service had 30,972 retail offices across the United States in fiscal year 2025.
delivery routes
The Postal Service maintained 236,347 delivery routes across the United States in fiscal year 2025.
BIG business
The U.S. Postal Service is the core of the nation’s $1.9 trillion mailing industry, which employs more than 7.9 million people.
postal vehicles
At the end of fiscal year 2025, the Postal Service had 262,740 vehicles — one of the largest civilian fleets in the world.
every two weeks
In fiscal year 2025, the Postal Service paid $2.15 billion in salaries and benefits every two weeks.
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®.
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