Christmas Shipping Deadlines To Know In CA: Post Office, FedEx, UPS

CALIFORNIA — Are you powering through your holiday shopping list? Next comes wrapping and shipping!

Christmas shipping deadlines are less than a month away, so start planning soon if you want your gifts to arrive before Santa makes his way down the chimney.

This year, the U.S. Postal Service released the following deadlines for the lower 48 states, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

2023 USPS Holiday Shipping and Mailing Deadlines

• USPS Ground Advantage — Dec. 16
• First-Class Mail (including greeting cards) — Dec. 16
• Priority Mail — Dec. 18
• Priority Mail Express — Dec. 20

FedEx Holiday Shipping Deadlines 2023

The following dates are the recommended last days for shipping holiday gifts within the U.S. for delivery by Dec. 25:
FedEx Express

• FedEx Same Day: Friday, Dec. 22
• FO, PO, SO, Extra Hours: Thursday, Dec. 21 (Friday, Dec. 22 with Saturday delivery selected)
• 2-day and 2-day AM: Wednesday, Dec. 20
• FedEx Express Saver: Tuesday, Dec. 19
• FedEx Express one-day freight: Thursday, Dec. 21
• FedEx Express two-day freight: Wednesday, Dec. 20
• FedEx Express three-day freight: Tuesday, Dec. 19

FedEx Ground

• FedEx Ground
• Five-day shipping: Friday, Dec. 15
• Four-day shipping: Monday, Dec. 18
• Three-day shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 19
• FedEx Home Delivery
• Five-day shipping: Friday, Dec. 15
• Four-day shipping: Monday, Dec. 18
• Three-day shipping: Wednesday, Dec. 20
• FedEx Ground Economy
• Wednesday, Dec. 13

FedEx Freight

• FedEx Freight Priority
• Five-day shipping: Friday, Dec. 15
• Four-day shipping: Monday, Dec. 18
• Three-day shipping: Tuesday, Dec. 19
• FedEx Freight Economy
• Tuesday, Dec. 12

UPS Christmas Shipping Deadlines 2023
The following dates are the recommended last days for shipping holiday gifts within the United States for delivery by Sunday, Dec. 24:

• Ground: Check the UPS website for details
• 3-Day Select: Dec. 19
• 2nd Day Air: Dec. 20 (or Dec. 21 with Saturday delivery options)
• Next Day Air: Dec. 21 (or Dec. 22 with Saturday Delivery options)

Shipping deadlines for international mail range from Nov. 29 to Dec. 15. The ground shipping deadline for military service members has already passed. First-class and priority mail deadlines are Dec. 9; the deadline for Priority Mail Express Military service is Dec. 15.