Shipping Deadlines Approaching for Holiday Packages

To ensure that holiday mail and packages are delivered in time for Christmas, the Postal Service recommends the following mailing and shipping deadlines:

Saturday, Dec. 20-First Class Mail
Saturday, Dec. 20-Priority Mail
Tuesday, Dec. 23-Priority Mail Express

The following Post Offices will have extended retail hours on Saturday, Dec. 20 to meet customer mailing needs:

Alexandria Main Post Office
1100 Wythe St.
Alexandria VA 22310-9998
9 am-5 pm

Merrifield Post Office
8409 Lee Hwy.
Merrifield VA 22081-9998
9 am-8 pm

Fairfax Chantilly Post Office
4410 Brookfield Corporate Dr.
Chantilly VA 20151-9998
9 am-5 pm

Merrifield
Post Office is open every Sunday from 9 am-5 pm

Please note; customers that use Click-N-Ship, PC Postage or have other prepaid postage applied to their mail or package may drop those items off at many Northern Virginia Post Offices on Sunday, Dec. 21. A postal employee will be accepting the mail and packages on the back dock. Postmasters at participating Post Offices have sent a letter to their customers.

Visit www.usps.com/ship to learn about Priority Mail Express Sunday and holiday premium delivery services.

As always, customers can access postal products and services at self-serve kiosks where they can purchase stamps or mail letters and packages in a self-service environment. To locate a convenient self-serve kiosk visit www.usps.com and select the Find Locations tab.

Customers can pay, print and ship packages from their home or business with USPS Click-N-Ship® service. The service includes free pick-up. Customers can visit www.usps.com to learn more.