usps priority mail is an expedited service that provides delivery anywhere in the us. uu. within two to three days. With a maximum allowable package weight for this class of mail at 70 pounds, Priority Mail is an affordable solution for a wide variety of packages.
priority mail rates in 2019
priority mail rates increased an average of 5.9% in 2019. a one-pound package traveling from los angeles to new york (zone 8) costs $8.25 in 2019, up from $7.76 in 2018 Although there is an overall rate increase in 2019, many packages will be cheaper to ship in 2019 than they were in 2018.
Priority Mail: 2019 Rates (Commercial Base Price)
package increase: 2019 rates vs. 2018 rates
weight of correspondence
2019
increase
1 pound – zone 8
$8.25
$0.49
2 lbs. – zone 8
$10.86
$0.06
3 lbs. – zone 8
$15.28
-$0.06
4 lbs. – zone 8
$17.61
-$0.54
5 lbs. – zone 8
$20.40
-$0.63
6 lbs. – zone 8
$23.81
-$0.26
7 lbs. – zone 8
$26.75
-$0.29
8 lbs. – zone 8
$30.04
$30.36
-$0.32
9 lbs. – zone 8
$33.40
$33.75
-$0.35
10 lbs. – zone 8
$36.32
$36.71
-$0.39
Flat rate boxes and priority mail flat rate envelopes also increase in 2019. A padded priority mail flat rate envelope will cost $7.55 in 2019, compared to $7.10 in 2018.
package increase: 2019 rates vs. 2018 rates
increase
on flat rate
on legal flat rate
$7.25
$0.40
flat rate padded envelope
$7.55
$0.45
flat rate small box
$7.50
$0.45
average flat rate box
$12.80
-$0.05
flat rate large box
$17.60
-$0.05
-$0.05
Priority Mail Regional Rate Drop Boxes provide big cost savings over regular Priority Mail when your package weighs more than two pounds. for example, a Priority Mail regional rate box weighing five pounds for delivery to Zone 8 will cost $10.80 in 2018 compared to $21.03 for regular Priority Mail.
Priority Mail Regional Rate Charts: 2019 Rates (Commercial Base Price)
package increase: 2019 rates vs. 2018 rates