Priority: YOU - Postal Facts - U.S. Postal Service (2024)

KID FUN. A USPS-licensed ride-on vehicle from Kid Trax was honored in 2021 as one of the best toys of the year by Good Housekeeping and Parents magazines, as well as Toy Insider.

The Postal Service is routinely ranked among the most admired and trusted brands in the nation, so it’s no surprise that businesses want to incorporate postal images and logos into their products.

In 2022, the skateboarding shoe and apparel company Vans unveiled a collection of licensed clothing, including sneakers, a cuffed beanie and a pullover hoodie.

The Postal Service is working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to offer fingerprinting services at more than 80 locations nationwide.

Fingerprinting services are offered to customers applying for an identity history summary check, which is required for adoptions, visas and other purposes. After fingerprints are taken, the information is sent to the FBI for processing.

Californians can now complete many tasks that would normally require a visit to the Department of Motor Vehicles by using self-service kiosks at four Postal Service locations throughout the state.

With just a few taps, customers can complete many common DMV tasks through the kiosks, including renewing vehicle registration, receiving a replacement registration card or sticker, and obtaining a vehicle record.

Informed Greetings blends the traditional “mail moment” with a modern digital experience by integrating a personalized digital message into the recipient’s Informed Delivery email when they send a physical greeting card.

Customers can also select artwork that complements their card from hundreds of designs in six different categories.

NGDVs. Next Generation Delivery Vehicles. The Postal Service has placed an order for 106,000 vehicles with Oshkosh Defense. The order includes 66,000 electric vehicles, making it one of the largest electric fleets in the nation.

The Postal Service moves mail by planes, hovercraft, trains, trucks, cars, boats, ferries, helicopters, subways, bicycles, mules and feet. #WeDeliverForYou

This service solves the ever-increasing problem of customers conducting business online and not being able to print shipping labels.

With Label Broker, customers can get a shipping label on their mobile device, in the form of a matrix barcode, directly from the merchant. The customer uses the code to print a label at a Post Office or on a printer connected to usps.com. Label Broker is also the foundational technology that has enabled USPS Operation Santa to expand and evolve in a digital format.

For more information, go to www.usps.com/business/label-broker.htm

The price of a First-Class postage stamp is a global bargain.

The Postal Service is one of 37 members of the .POST Group. The UPU’s .POST Group, created in 2013, is a trusted internet domain, established exclusively for the global postal sector and sponsored by the UPU.

The mission of the .POST Group is to support posts in providing their customers with reliable and secure web services.

• The .POST Group promotes innovation, integration and inclusion of postal activities on a uniquely secure platform, employing a rigorous UPU community membership and authentication process to deliver a safe, uncompromised and trustworthy customer experience.
• More information can be found at upu.int/en/Universal-Postal-Union/About-UPU/Cooperatives-Boards/-POST-Group

The Postal Service is a member of the Express Mail Service (EMS) Cooperative. The EMS Cooperative was created by the UPU in 1999 and consists of 174 postal operators. It allows access to more than 180-member countries to provide EMS — the UPU’s fastest cross-border international postal product.

The Postal Service is a member of the Express Mail Service (EMS) Cooperative.

• • The EMS Cooperative was created by the UPU in 1999 and consists of 174 postal operators. It allows access to more than 180-member countries to provide EMS — the UPU’s fastest cross-border international postal product.
  • The EMS global network has the largest number of customer access points in the world, serving more than 5 billion citizens of member posts.
  • EMS postal operators have the largest last mile coverage worldwide, supported by the postal delivery network.
  • More information can be found at post/en/global-network.

The Postal Service is one of 11 members of the Kahala Post Group (KPG).

The Postal Service is one of 11 members of the Kahala Posts Group (KPG).

• • The KPG is an international alliance of the world’s largest postal administrations that collaborate to improve international postal services.
  • Launched in 2002 by six postal administrations, the KPG network accounts for almost half of the world’s internationally recognized Express Mail Service (EMS) traffic.
  • More information can be found at com.

The Postal Service is one of 25 members of the International Post Corporation (IPC). The IPC is a cooperative association of posts in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

The Postal Service is one of 25 members of the International Post Corporation (IPC). The IPC is a cooperative association of posts in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

• • Since 1989, the IPC has created solutions and services that are used by more than 180 posts worldwide and is the leading service provider of the global postal industry. Collectively, IPC members deliver 80-percent of global mail volumes — more than 330 billion mail pieces each year.
  • More information can be found at ipc.be.

The Postal Service is a member of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), a United Nations' organization.

The Postal Service is a member of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), a United Nations’ organization.

• • Established in 1874, the UPU, is the second-oldest international organization worldwide. It is headquartered in Bern, Switzerland.
  • With its 192 member countries, the UPU is the primary forum for cooperation between posts. The UPU helps to ensure a truly universal network of products and services.
  • More information can be found at int.

The Postal Service uses 140 domestic airports to fly six million pounds of mail each day.

International Mail is a $1.6 billion business for the Postal Service.

• Most of the International Mail revenue is generated from outbound services that allow customers in the United States to send mail and packages abroad.
• The Postal Service sends 5 million pounds of international, military, and diplomatic mail and packages weekly, using 80 international airlines, composed of 11 U.S. flag carriers and 14 foreign flag carriers, and their affiliates.
• Click-N-Ship allows customers to print shipping labels with postage for Global Express Guaranteed, Priority Mail International, Priority Mail Express International and First-Class Package International Service. For more information, go to com/ship/.

The Postal Service works closely with posts around the world to improve service and increase its annual share of the international shipping market.

• • International Mail is a $1.6 billion business within the Postal Service.
  • Most of the International Mail revenue is generated from outbound services that allow customers in the United States to send mail and packages abroad.
  • The Postal Service sends 5 million pounds of international, military, and diplomatic mail and packages weekly, using 80 international airlines, composed of 11 U.S. flag carriers and 14 foreign flag carriers, and their affiliates.
  • Click-N-Ship allows customers to print shipping labels with postage for Global Express Guaranteed, Priority Mail International, Priority Mail Express International and First-Class Package International Service. For more information, go to com/ship/.

The Power, MT (59468) Post Office, built in 2019, is the first Post Office built using a shipping container.

One of a kind. There is a 24-hour, unstaffed, self-service Post Office in Northern Virginia that allows customers to conduct most shipping and mailing transactions quickly and easily themselves. The self-service Post Office provides round-the-clock accessibility to PO Boxes, as well as self-service kiosks and an automated package drop.

The Automated Package Verification (APV) program automates the detection and collection of postage due for mail pieces with insufficient postage using automated package processing equipment. The APV program collected $114.2 million in short-paid revenue in 2023.

The top five pages, on usps.com in 2023, in order of popularity, were USPS Tracking, Informed Delivery, The Postal Store, COVID-19 tests and Post Office Locator.

Top five pages on com, in order of popularity, in 2023:

1. USPS Tracking— 944 million users
2. Informed Delivery — 110 million users
3. The Postal Store — 40 million users
4. COVID-19 tests — 32 million users
5. Post Office Locator — 31 million users

Our Sunday best. The Postal Service continues to expand Sunday package delivery to meet the shipping needs of customers shopping online.

Priority: YOU! The Postal Service priority is and always will be serving you. With free shipping supplies, flat-rate options, $50 worth of free insurance, improved tracking and easy online tools, Priority Mail offers you one of the best values in the shipping business.

Here’s more you should know:

Priority Mail Express offers you overnight delivery to many U.S. locations with up to $100 of insurance coverage included with most shipments.

With Priority Mail Flat Rate boxes and envelopes, there’s no need to weigh or calculate postage of packages up to 70 pounds.

Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express boxes, envelopes and labels, as well as customs pouches for international mailing products are available at no charge. They can be ordered at usps.com and delivered to your door or picked up at a local Post Office.

Priority Mail is the environmental choice — boxes are recyclable!

Click-N-Ship allows customers to print shipping labels with postage for Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, Global Express Guaranteed, Priority Mail International, Priority Mail Express International and First-Class Package International Service. Click-N-Ship customers created more than 28.6 million labels, which generated nearly $400 million in sales in 2023.

The USPS Mobile app was downloaded more than 5.9million times from the Apple App and Google Play stores.In 2023, there were more than 3.1 billion visits to usps.com from a mobile device.

The Post Office on your phone. The Postal Service app — USPS Mobile — is available on Apple and Android platforms. Some of the most popular functions currently available on usps.com — USPS Tracking, Informed Delivery, Post Office Locator, ZIP Code Lookup, The Postal Store, calculating postage, holding mail, requesting Package Pickup and ordering shipping supplies — are now available on most smartphones.

There's a Post Office on your phone. In 2023, the Postal Service app -- USPS Mobile -- was downloaded nearly 6 million times from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

Thefree usps.com iPhone app was launched in 2009.

Some of the most popular functions currently available on usps.com —Informed Delivery, USPS Tracking, Post Office Locator, ZIP Code Lookup, calculating postage, holding mail, requesting Package Pickup and ordering shipping supplies — are now available on most smart phones.

In 2023, there were more than 3.1 billion visits to usps.com from a mobile device.

Retail Systems Software (RSS point-of-sale software) is used to serve customers with their mailing and shipping needs at 20,459 locations. RSS is currently installed on 48,223 window service, military, business partner and self-service kiosk systems.

In 2023, the Postal Service received $267.9 million in revenue from 2,788 postal self-service kiosks (SSK).

The Postal Service accepted 8.6 million passport applications in 2023.

Postal Service revenue from passport applications in 2023 was $387.2 million.

More than 1,400 postal-owned buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Our History is the History of America

They are treasures. But they’re not hidden. Many of our buildings are historical properties. Inside -and outside – many of our Post Offices, you’ll find impressive works of art that reflect the stories of our people and our nation.

• More than 1,400 postal-owned buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. More information can be found at gov/nr/research/
• More than 1,400 murals and/or sculptures from President Roosevelt’s New Deal Programs are in our Post Offices around the nation.
• Five murals were featured on First-Class postage stamps in 2019
• The United States Postal Service: An American History is an entire publication dedicated to our history and can be found at usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/welcome.htm.

If it were a private sector company, the Postal Service would rank 52nd in the 2023 Fortune 500. In the 2023 Global Fortune 500 list, the Postal Service ranked 159th.

Postmaster General’s Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC). Representing select mailing associations, this group works to enhance the value of mail by providing technical advice and recommendations to the Postal Service. More information can be found at postalpro.usps.com/mtac.

National Postal Forum (NPF). The annual mailing industry conference provides educational and networking opportunities for thousands of business customers. Attendees learn about the latest mail trends and innovations through more than 100 workshops and seminars. More information can be found at npf.org.

More information can be found at npf.org.

The Postal Service is the best way to ship directly to APO, FPO and DPO locations. The Military Care Kit contains six Priority Mail Flat Rate boxes — two large-sized and four medium-sized — six address labels, one roll of tape and six customs forms, and can be ordered at no charge at usps.com/shop or by calling 800-610-8734.

The Military Care Kit — and the special pricing offered for APO, FPO and DPO destinations — makes it easy to send care packages to loved ones stationed overseas.

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With Picture Permit Indicia, commercial mailers can modify the permit imprint indicia on First-Class Mail and USPS Marketing Mail with a corporate logo, brand image or trademark to raise brand awareness and market products and services.

Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM). This online service began in 2011 and is designed to help business mailers direct their Marketing Mail pieces to customers in a select neighborhood, city or ZIP Code. Since 2011, more than 33 billion pieces of EDDM have been sent, resulting in $5 billion in revenue. Nearly 3 billion pieces were sent in 2023, equating to $700 million in revenue.

The Postal Service has 33,904 retail offices across the United States. This number includes contract locations. The Postal Service has 31,123 postal-managed retail offices.

There are 31,123 Postal Service-managed retail offices in the United States. Including contract offices, there are 33,904 offices.

The Postal Service had 665.3 million customer visits in 2023.

With Informed Delivery service, you can digitally preview your incoming mail and manage your packages from a computer, tablet or mobile device. More than 60 million customers have enrolled since it was launched in 2017.

Informed Delivery provides eligible residential customers with a digital preview of their household’s incoming mail scheduled to arrive soon. Users can view greyscale images of the exterior, address side of incoming letter-sized mail pieces (not the inside contents) via email or an online dashboard.

Informed Delivery also allows customers to track packages delivered by the Postal Service and see when they will be delivered.

For more information and to sign up, go to usps.com/informeddelivery.

The largest U.S. Postal Service retail space is the James A. Farley Post Office in New York, NY (10001), at 33,100 square feet.

We’re a retail giant. The Postal Service has the nation’s largest retail network (33,904) — larger than Subway (20,603), Dollar General (19,572), Starbucks (16,370) and McDonald’s (13,541).

In 2023, the Postal Service issued 63.3 million money orders, which equates to roughly more than 209,000 money orders each day.

In 2023, stamp and retail sales at The Postal Store, the official online Post Office, totaled nearly $403 million.

usps.com is one of the most frequently visited government sites with 1.3 billion visits in 2023 — averaging more than 7.3 million visitors each day.

With Package Pickup, you can go online to request Priority Mail Express and Priority Mail packages be picked up at your home or offices as part of your mail carrier’s regular route — for free.

In 2023, usps.com recorded 1.3 billion visits -- averaging more than 7 million visitors each day. It's one of the most frequently visited government sites.

In 2023, stamp and retail sales at The Postal Store, the official online Post Office, totaled nearly $403 million.