United States Postal Service Holidays

Updated: 2022-01

•  New Years Day — January 1
•  Martin Luther King Day — January 17
•  President’s Day — February 21
•  Memorial Day — May 30
•  Juneteenth National Independence Day — June 20
•  Independence Day — July 4
•  Labor Day — September 5
•  Columbus Day — October 10
•  Veterans Day — November 11
•  Thanksgiving Day — November 24
•  Christmas Day — December 25 (Observed on Monday, December 26)

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