Seasonal & Holidays

Postal Service Christmas 2015 Shipping Deadlines

Want your package to arrive by Dec. 24? Check out these deadlines from the United States Postal Service. (And how to skip post office lines)

Christmas is a little over a week away and with it comes gift giving, of course. And for some that means getting packages in the mail and to the right person in time for the holiday.

If you won’t be traveling to see your family members this Christmas, the United States Postal Service will help you ship gifts all across the country. If you want your gifts to arrive by December 24, you will have to follow these shipping deadlines announced by the USPS.

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Here are the deadlines:

  • Dec. 15 – Standard Post
  • Dec. 19 – First Class Mail
  • Dec. 21 – Priority Mail
  • Dec. 23 – Priority Mail Express

The USPS website has more information on international and military Christmas 2015 shipping deadlines.

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This year the USPS will also make shipping gifts easier for you, offering package tracking and even free package pickup, so you don’t have to make the trek to the post office and wait in line.

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