With Christmas just a week away, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is preparing for a busy holiday season, expecting to surpass last year's 188 billion pieces of mail and packages processed.

Here’s a list of 2025 holiday mailing and shipping deadlines for USPS, FedEx and UPS. See the last days to send Christmas mail and packages.

USPS recommends mailing items by Dec. 17 for Ground Advantage and First-Class Mail service for delivery by Christmas. The deadline for Priority Mail is Dec. 18, and the final deadline for Priority ...

If you are planning to send someone a gift this holiday season via the U.S. Postal Service, UPS, or FedEx, it might be a good idea to plan. To help you know when you need to have gifts wrapped and on ...