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USPS Holiday Shipping Deadlines 2026: Last Day to Mail

Pick where your gift is going to see the 2026 USPS send-by date for each service, the days you have left, and which service still arrives by Christmas.

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Good to know: Scope: the U.S. Postal Service recommended send-by dates for the 2026 holiday season, for expected delivery before December 25, 2026, from the official USPS 2026 Holiday Shipping Deadlines page. Covers mail from the U.S. to the lower 48 states; Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories; nine international country groups; and military APO/FPO/DPO ZIP Codes, for USPS Ground Advantage, First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express and the USPS international services. Not included: UPS, FedEx, Amazon and other carriers, postage prices, package size and weight limits, customs forms, Hanukkah-only dates and any delivery guarantee (USPS dates are recommendations; real delivery depends on where you mail from, where it goes and when you drop it off). The “safety days” box simply moves every date earlier by the days you choose; it is not a USPS rule. Everything stays in this browser tab; nothing is sent or saved. Independent ToolsKo planner. Source reviewed November 12, 2026.

How to use it (step by step)

  1. 1Pick where the gift or card is going: the lower 48 states, Alaska/Hawaii/Puerto Rico/territories, a country group, or a military ZIP Code.
  2. 2Pick the day you plan to mail it (leave it empty for today). Add a few safety days if you want extra room.
  3. 3Read which package service still makes it by Christmas, the send-by date for every service and how many days you have left.

Words to know

Send-by date
The last day USPS recommends you mail something so it is expected to arrive before December 25.
USPS Ground Advantage
USPS’s ground service for packages. It is the slowest of the domestic choices here, so its date comes first.
Priority Mail Express
USPS’s express service inside the U.S. It has the latest send-by date, so it is the last-minute choice.
APO/FPO/DPO
Mailing addresses for U.S. military members and diplomats overseas. They use special ZIP Codes, like 090 to 099, 340 and 962 to 966.

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Sources & methods

References checked November 11, 2026. Read each tool’s scope and assumptions before relying on its result.

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