Postal Services

Postal Services: Description

As the U.S. Postal Service continues its evolution as a forward-thinking, fast-acting company capable of providing quality products and services for its customers, it continues to remember and celebrate its roots as the first national network of communications that literally bound a nation together.

Ours is a proud heritage built on a simple yet profound mission: Connect every American, every door, every business, everywhere through the simple act of delivering mail. This idea of universal service is at the heart of a $900 billion industry that drives commerce, plays an integral part of every American community and remains the greatest value of any post in the world.

This is the promise and the potential of the Postal Service and it can be found on every page of “Postal Facts 2012.”

SIZE AND SCOPE

The United States Postal Service delivers more mail to more addresses in a larger geographical area than any other post in the world. The Postal Service delivers to more than 151 million homes, businesses and Post Office boxes in every state, city, town and borough in this country. Everyone living in the U.S. and its territories has access to postal products and services and pays the same postage regardless of their location.

You can view images of U.S. postage stamps, as well as online stamp exhibits, in Arago™, the National Postal Museum’s database of digitized objects in its collection.

First-Class Mail®

First-Class Mail is a fast and affordable service for envelopes and packages weighing up to 13 oz. Delivery is in 3 days or less. It’s perfect for personal correspondence, bills, and light merchandise.

Features

• Delivery within 3 days in most cases
• Our best priced service for mail up to 13 oz
• Can be combined with extra services to confirm delivery

Postcards from 32¢*
1-oz letters are 45¢*

Large Envelopes (Up to 12" x 15")

Packages (Up to 108" in combined length and girth)