Updated: 2019-11-07
• New Years Day — January 1
• Martin Luther King Day — January 21
• President’s Day — February 17
• Memorial Day — May 27
• Independence Day — July 4 (observed on July 3)
• Labor Day — September 7
• Columbus Day — October 12
• Veterans Day — November 11
• Thanksgiving Day — November 28
• Christmas Day — December 25
Source: USPS Holidays
Here are some fun facts on what the USPS does in a single day:
• 235.2 M — revenue received in dollars
• 160.2 M — dollars paid to postal employees in salaries and benefits
• 506.4 M — number of mailpieces processed and delivered each day
• 21.1 M — average number of mailpieces processed each hour
• 351,656 — average number of mailpieces processed each minute
• 5,861 — average number of mailpieces processed each second
• 200.4 M — pieces of First-Class Mail processed and delivered
• 7,131 — number of letter carriers who deliver mail entirely on foot — The USPS Fleet of Feet
• 54,490 — number of address changes processed
• 3,748 — number of addresses added to our delivery network
• 4.6 M — number of people who visit usps.com
• $2.7 M — dollar amount of online stamp and retail sales at usps.com
• 1.5 M — number of Click-N-Ship labels printed
• 297,004 — number of money orders issued