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From desktop to doorstep, the Postal Service offers several online services that combine the speed of the Internet with the effectiveness of traditional mail. Online services allow you to select or design a mailpiece and enter addresses or upload an address list. Your mailpieces are printed, prepared, and delivered in as few as one or two days.

 

ADVANTAGES
NetPost Mailing Online offers a variety of printing and mailing services.

  • NetPost is cost-effective, simple, and time-saving.
  • If placed before 2 p.m. EST, your order will be in the mail the following business day, regardless of how big your order is.
  • NetPost can provide a discounted postage rate by automating and presorting your mail. There is no minimum number of pieces required.
  • NetPost does not require you to apply for a permit or pay an annual fee.

 

HOW DOES IT WORK?
NetPost Mailing Online services allow customers to submit electronic documents and mailing lists via the Postal Service Web site. The Postal Service sends those files to a contract printer, who prints the items and enters them into the mail.

From your computer you can create or choose from an array of postcards or greeting cards, or you can upload files you’ve created for letters, flyers, booklets, or self-mailers. The Postal Service helps you send them to everyone on your mailing list after you create or select the design. You can upload your address list or type in the addresses manually. NetPost services are securely transmitted to the print site closest to the recipients’ addresses. The documents are then printed, addressed, stamped, and transported to the Post Office for processing and delivery.

 

COST
Prices depend on the postage, production, and features you choose. Postage discounts are available with many NetPost services.

 

ONLINE SERVICES
Online Services provide convenient alternatives for mailing at retail and discount rates.

Find a ZIP Code
There are four search types you can choose on our ZIP Code Lookup tool. Select one of the following from the drop-down menu:

  1. ZIP+4 Code—This search will require a Street Address or PO Box, City and State.
  2. All ZIP Codes for City/Town—This search will require a City and State.
  3. All Cities/Towns in a ZIP Code—This search is conducted using only the ZIP Code and will provide names of the cities/towns corresponding to that ZIP Code.
  4. ZIP+4 Code for a Company—This search requires a Company Name, Address, City, and State

Calculate Postage
Retail Rate Calculator
Easily calculate retail Domestic and International postage rates and estimated delivery times.

Business Rate Calculator
Calculate rates for all discount mail including First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Periodicals, and Package Services.

Print a Shipping Label
Click-N-Ship® is our easy-to-use online shipping label feature at the USPS website. You can print (labels) and pay for postage using your credit card, PC and printer. You can also calculate rates, find ZIP CodesTM, validate sender and recipient information, and print labels without postage—all in one convenient location. See next page for details.

Schedule a Pickup
Whether it's Carrier Pickup™ or time-specific Pickup On Demand Service®, USPS Pickup Options make shipping your packages quick and convenient.

Carrier Pickup is the easy, convenient way to send packages. Just submit your request online and have your Priority Mail, Express Mail or International packages, with postage affixed, ready before your carrier arrives. It’s that simple!

Pickup On Demand Service allows you to schedule time-specific pickups within a 2-hour time frame. A letter carrier will make a special trip to your home for a fee of $14.25, to pick up Priority Mail, Express Mail, or Parcel Post packages that have postage affixed. There is no additional charge for picking up multiple pieces of mail. Visit www.usps.com pickup or call 1-800-222-1811 for additional information or to schedule a pickup.

Locate a Post Office
The locate a Post Office tool enables you to find Post Offices or alternate Post Office locations such as Contract Post Offices (CPU) and other retail facilities that only sell postage stamps.

Track and Confirm
Tracking services provide detailed information. You will see the item scanned at acceptance, as it travels, and when it is delivered. Tracking information is available for Express Mail® mailpieces only (including Global Express Guaranteed and Express Mail International).

Services that confirm delivery are designed to be a low cost alternative to full tracking. Instead of seeing the acceptance information and updated scans as the item is enroute, confirmation services provide assurance of delivery or of attempted delivery. This service is available with the purchase of the following:

  • Delivery Confirmation™ service.
  • Signature Confirmation® service.
  • Certified Mail™ service.
  • Registered Mail™ service.
  • International Registered Mail™ service.

 

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