USPS Priority Mail Dimensional Weight Calculator
Estimate chargeable pounds for rectangular domestic retail Priority Mail parcels under the July 2026 rules.
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Good to know: Current-rule worksheet from July 12, 2026, reviewed November 11, 2026: domestic retail Priority Mail, zones 1–9, rectangular non-Flat-Rate/non-Cubic parcels only. Each outer dimension rounds UP to a whole inch. Above 1,728 cubic inches, divide by 139 and round up to whole pounds; compare with rounded actual weight, capped at the 70-pound price for DIM. Actual weight must not exceed 70 lb. Conservatively checks rounded length plus girth against 108 inches. Not postage pricing, service eligibility, surcharge calculation, or a rule for every courier. Older pages may still show 166; this version follows current DMM 123.1.3.2.
How to use it (step by step)
- 1Confirm this is a rectangular domestic retail Priority Mail parcel, not Flat Rate or Cubic.
- 2Enter the packed outer length, width and height in inches and total packed weight in pounds. Use at most two decimal places.
- 3Compare chargeable pounds with the official USPS postage calculator. Destination, surcharges and packaging can change the final price.
Words to know
- DIM weight
- A pricing weight based on how much space a large light parcel occupies. It is not its scale weight.
- Girth
- Twice width plus twice height; the longest side is the length.
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Sources & methods
- USPS DMM 123: current Priority Mail retail weight and DIM rules ↗
- USPS: official domestic postage calculator ↗
References checked November 11, 2026. Read each tool’s scope and assumptions before relying on its result.