{"id":247862,"date":"2020-04-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/?p=247862"},"modified":"2024-05-13T14:21:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T14:21:50","slug":"usps-extends-priority-mail-and-first-class-package-service-delivery-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/article\/usps-extends-priority-mail-and-first-class-package-service-delivery-times\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS Extends Priority Mail and First-Class Package Service Delivery Times"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CoronaBlog_SDC1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7607\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p>The USPS has announced that, due to a reduction in domestic transport availability, Priority Mail and First-Class Package Service shipments may require more time to be delivered. These changes to domestic mail class delivery times go into effect today, April 17, 2020.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>USPS Priority\nMail<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/usps\/priority-mail\/\">Priority Mail<\/a> packages with two and three-day delivery commitments have been extended an extra day to three and four days respectively. Priority Mail packages with local one-day delivery commitments will remain the same. Customers using Priority Mail express will still receive standard end-to-end tracking.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>USPS Priority\nMail Express<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/usps\/express-mail\/\">Priority Mail Express<\/a>\ndelivery times will not change\u2014customers can still expect one to two-day\ndelivery.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>USPS First-Class\nPackage Service<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/usps\/first-class-package-service\/\">First-Class Package Service<\/a> packages with two and three-day delivery commitments have been extended an extra day to three and four days respectively.<\/p>\n\n<p>For a full list of all USPS service changes and international service disruptions visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.stamps.com\/coronavirus-updates\/\">Stamps.com Coronvirus Updates Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The USPS has announced that, due to a reduction in domestic transport availability, Priority Mail and First-Class Package Service shipments may require more time to be delivered. These changes to domestic mail class delivery times go into effect today, April 17, 2020. 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