HOUSTON — We are less than 80 days away from the Christmas holiday and the U.S. Postal Service is already giving you a heads up on its holiday shipping deadlines.
These are the latest dates you can ship something and have it arrived by Christmas.
Holliday shipping deadlines
Here are the holiday shipping dates for the continuous U.S. which excludes Alaska and Hawaii:
- USPS Ground Advantage Service – Dec. 18
- First Class Mail Service – Dec. 18
- Priority Mail Service – Dec. 19
- Priority Mail Express Service – Dec. 21
Here are the holiday shipping dates for Alaska and Hawaii:
Alaska
- USPS Ground Advantage Service – Dec. 16
- First Class Mail Service – Dec. 18
- Priority Mail Service – Dec. 19
- Priority Mail Express Service – Dec. 20
Hawaii
- USPS Ground Advantage Service – Dec. 16
- First Class Mail Service – Dec. 18
- Priority Mail Service – Dec. 19
- Priority Mail Express Service – Dec. 20
Holiday shipping deadlines for international mail
Holiday shipping dates for international mail:
Africa
- First-Class Package International Service – Dec. 2
- Priority Mail International Service – Dec. 2
- Priority Mail Express International Service – Dec. 9
Asia/Pacific Rim
- First-Class Package International Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Mail International Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Mail Express International Service – Dec. 16
Australia/New Zealand
- First-Class Package International Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Mail International Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Mail Express International Service – Dec. 16
Canada
- First-Class Package International Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Mail International Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Mail Express International Service – Dec. 16
Caribbean
- First-Class Package International Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Mail International Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Mail Express International Service – Dec. 16
Central and South America
- First-Class Package International Service – Dec. 2
- Priority Mail International Service – Dec. 2
- Priority Mail Express International Service – Dec. 9
Europe
- First-Class Package International Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Mail International Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Mail Express International Service – Dec. 16
Mexico
- First-Class Package International Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Mail International Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Mail Express International Service – Dec. 16
Middle East
- First-Class Package International Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Mail International Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Mail Express International Service – Dec. 16
Holiday shipping deadlines for military mail
Holiday shipping date for military mail
APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIPs™ 090-092
- USPS Ground Advantage Service – Nov. 4
- First-Class Mail Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Mail Express Military Service – Dec. 16
APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIPs 093
- USPS Ground Advantage Service – Nov. 4
- First-Class Mail Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Mail Express Military Service – N/A
APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIPs 094-099
- USPS Ground Advantage Service – Nov. 4
- First-Class Mail Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Mail Express Military Service – Dec. 16
APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIPs 340
- USPS Ground Advantage Service – Nov. 4
- First-Class Mail Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Mail Express Military Service – Dec. 16
APO/FPO/DPO AE ZIPs 962-966
- USPS Ground Advantage Service – Nov. 4
- First-Class Mail Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Service – Dec. 9
- Priority Mail Express Military Service – Dec. 16