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For complete domestic and international prices, use the domestic or international price calculator or call 1·800·ASK·USPS.

Simplified Price Chart
Effective May 12, 2008

EXPRESS MAIL PRIORITY MAIL FIRST-CLASS MAIL LETTERS
Flat-rate envelope $16.50 Flat-rate envelope $4.80 Postcard $0.27

• Cost based on weight and distance.

• For Sunday and holiday delivery, add $12.50.

• Other prices are available up to 70 pounds.

Regular Flat-Rate Boxes
• Domestic or APO/FPO addresses:  $9.80

Large Flat-Rate Box
APO/FPO destination addresses:  $10.95
• Domestic address:  $12.95

Other prices are available up to 70 pounds and are based on weight and distance.

1 oz * $0.42
2 oz $0.59
3 oz $0.76
3.5 oz $0.93

For heavier weights, use First-Class Mail Large Envelopes.

One ounce is approximately equal to three sheets of paper plus a standard envelope.

 

FIRST-CLASS MAIL LARGE ENVELOPES (FLATS) FIRST-CLASS MAIL PARCELS
1 oz $0.83 1 oz $1.17
2 oz $1.00 2 oz $1.34
3 oz $1.17 3 oz $1.51
4 oz $1.34 4 oz $1.68
5 oz $1.51 5 oz $1.85
6 oz $1.68 6 oz $2.02
7 oz $1.85 7 oz $2.19
8 oz $2.02 8 oz $2.36
9 oz $2.19 9 oz $2.53
10 oz $2.36 10 oz $2.70
11 oz $2.53 11 oz $2.87
12 oz $2.70 12 oz $3.04
13 oz $2.87 13 oz $3.21

If more than 13 ounces, see Priority Mail.

If more than 13 ounces, see Priority Mail.

 

PARCEL POST

MEDIA MAIL

Prices are based on weight and distance. For example, the postage for a 5-pound parcel would cost $5.21-$14.28

1 lb $2.23
2 lbs $2.58
3 lbs $2.93
4 lbs $3.28
5 lbs $3.63

Other prices are available up to 70 pounds.

Sending Mail
You can send mail by:

  • dropping it into a blue USPS collection box.
  • giving it to your letter carrier.
  • taking it to a Post Office.

Domestic and international mailpieces that weigh 13 ounces or less, with postage stamps affixed, can be dropped in a blue collection box, or handed to your letter carrier. Mailpieces that weigh more than 13 ounces, with postage stamps affixed, must be handed to a Retail associate at your local Post Office.

Pickup On Demand
Call 1·800·222·1811 or use Pickup Service to have your Express Mail, Priority Mail, and Parcel Post items picked up. This service is not available in every area. $14.75

Carrier Pickup
Customers may pre-schedule a pickup of their Express Mail, Priority Mail, or International Packages to be collected during a regular delivery stop or a scheduled stop at no additional charge.

 

 

 

 

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