what time does the post office close on christmas eve and will usps, fedex and ups be delivering on december 24? If you’re waiting for a package to be delivered or need to ship one, holiday hours vary for all three shipping companies, so you can cross your fingers and hope your gifts arrive before Santa does.
Christmas falls on a Sunday this year, so there is some confusion about when the USPS will be closed. According to the Office of Personnel Administration, when a holiday falls on a Sunday, the holiday is observed on Monday. That means Christmas Eve (December 24) is your last chance to get mail until Tuesday, December 27, but even the post office’s holiday hours the day before Christmas will be short.
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Here’s the latest scoop on the holiday mail delivery schedule, as well as Christmas Eve hours and delivery schedules for the United States. uu. postal service, ups and fedex.
Before we get to the USPS, UPS, FedEx holiday hours, there’s something to keep in mind if you’re a little behind on shipping your holiday cards and gifts. At this point, it may be too late for them to arrive in time for Christmas, unless you pay a lot of money for same day or next day shipping.
According to the official USPS website, the shipping deadline for Priority Mail expedited packages is December 23. UPS customers will need to use UPS 2nd Day Air and choose Saturday delivery to receive their packages on Christmas Eve. FedEx packages must be shipped FedEx Overnight First, FedEx Overnight Priority, and FedEx Two Days to arrive on time.
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2016 Post Office Holiday Schedule
Christmas Eve: The postman will not be on Christmas Eve, but the doors of the local post office branches will be closed at noon in most places. If you have a package that is ready to be delivered, it will most likely arrive at your door on Saturday, but according to us. uu. postal service all post offices will be closed on christmas day and monday december 26, so if it doesn’t arrive, you won’t see it until usps resumes delivery on tuesday december 27.
Christmas Day: There will be a limited staff working on December 25 and only priority urgent packages will be delivered.
Any mail that is deposited in the iconic blue PO Boxes over the holiday weekend will be picked up, but will not be processed until the next business day, December 27. Use this handy tool to find a USPS pickup box near you.
ups and fedex holiday schedule for 2016
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ups and fedex celebrate several federal holidays, and christmas is one of them. Since Christmas Eve and Christmas Day fall on a weekend this year, all of your packages will need to be delivered by Friday, December 23 if you want to receive them in time for Christmas.
fedex offers a limited service on December 24 and 25, with only the most expensive services available for holiday delivery. According to the federal express website, fedex sameday service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for urgent shipments.
There will be no home delivery or fedex ground service on December 24 and 25. drivers will deliver fedex smartpost packages on christmas eve, but will not make pickups. all fedex offices will be closed on christmas day.
In accordance with the United Package Service (USPS) Holiday Schedule, all UPS Worldwide Express, UPS Next Day Air, and UPS 2nd Day Air packages will be delivered on Christmas Eve. there will be no pickups for ground ups, standard or select 3-day packages until Tuesday, December 27.
UPS deliveries will not be made on Christmas (December 25) and the company officially celebrates the holiday on Monday, December 26. only packages marked “custom critical” will be delivered on Monday; all other deliveries will be made when operations resume on December 27.
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