2022 USPS Holiday Shipping Deadlines
The USPS has announced their 2022 holiday shipping deadlines. Below are the final dates to send items to be delivered prior to December 25th, 2022. For more carriers’ deadlines, head to our 2022 holiday shipping deadlines blog.
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USPS Domestic Shipping Deadlines*
| USPS Service | Shipping Deadline |
|---|---|
| Retail Ground™ | Thursday, Dec. 17th, 2022 |
| First Class Mail® | Saturday, Dec. 17th, 2022 |
| Priority Mail® | Saturday, Dec. 19th, 2022 |
| Priority Mail Express® | Thursday, Dec. 23rd, 2022 |
Other Domestic USPS Options
Shipping to military addresses and to/from Alaska and Hawaii have slightly different wait times despite still being classified as domestic addresses. You can find more information on them below.
APO/FPO/DPO Shipping Deadlines*
| To/From APO/FPO/DPO | First Class Mail | Priority Mail | Priority Mail Express |
|---|---|---|---|
| AE ZIPs 090-092 | Friday, Dec. 9th | Friday, Dec. 9th | Friday, Dec. 16th |
| AE ZIP 093 | Friday, Dec. 9th | Friday, Dec. 9th | n/a |
| AE ZIPs 094-099 | Friday, Dec. 9th | Friday, Dec. 9th | Friday, Dec. 16th |
| AA ZIP 340 | Friday, Dec. 9th | Friday, Dec. 9th | Friday, Dec. 16th |
| AP ZIPs 962-966 | Friday, Dec. 9th | Friday, Dec. 9th | Friday, Dec. 16th |
From Hawaii*
| From Hawaii To | First Class | Priority | Priority Express |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Mainland | Sat, Dec. 17th, 2022 | Wed, Dec. 21th, 2022 | Fri, Dec. 2nd, 2022 |
| Hawaii | Sat, Dec. 17th, 2022 | Wed, Dec. 21nd, 2022 | na |
International Shipping Deadlines*
Shipping to international locations takes a little longer. Below are the final dates you can expect to be able to ship out packages to international recipients in the following locations.
| Ship To Region | First Class Mail International | Priority Mail International | Priority Mail Express International |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Tuesday, Dec. 6th, 2022 | Tuesday, Dec. 6th, 2022 | Tue, Dec. 13th, 2022 |
| Mexico | Tuesday, Dec. 6th, 2022 | Tuesday, Dec. 6th, 2022 | Tue, Dec. 13th, 2022 |
| Europe | Tuesday, Dec. 6th, 2022 | Tuesday, Dec. 6th, 2022 | Tue, Dec. 13th, 2022 |
| Australia/New Zealand | Tuesday, Dec. 6th, 2022 | Tuesday, Dec. 6th, 2022 | Tue, Dec. 13th, 2022 |
| Asia/Pacific Rim | Tuesday, Dec. 6th, 2022 | Tuesday, Dec. 6th, 2022 | Tue, Dec. 13th, 2022 |
| Central & South America | Tuesday, Nov. 29th, 2022 | Tuesday, Nov. 29th, 2022 | Tuesday, Dec. 6th, 2022 |
| Caribbean | Tuesday, Dec. 6th, 2022 | Tuesday, Dec. 6th, 2022 | Tuesday, Dec. 13th, 2022 |
| Africa | Tuesday, Nov. 29th, 2022 | Tuesday, Nov. 29th, 2022 | Tuesday, Dec. 6th, 2022 |
| Middle East | Tuesday, Dec. 6th, 2022 | Tuesday, Dec. 6th, 2022 | Tuesday, Dec. 13th, 2022 |
