The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announces its 2023 holiday shipping and mailing deadlines to help customers plan for the timely delivery of cards, letters, and packages by December 25, 2023.

If you’re shipping gifts this year, here are the dates to remember:

Within the Lower 48 (excluding Alaska + Hawaii)

• USPS Ground Advantage and First-Class mail including greeting cards – Mail by December 16
• Priority Mail – Mail by December 18
• Priority Mail Express – Mail by December 20

Since Christmas falls on a Monday this year, other major delivery carriers recommend mailing domestic ground packages out no later than December 13, 2023.