{"id":247941,"date":"2023-05-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/?p=247941"},"modified":"2024-05-13T14:21:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T14:21:58","slug":"usps-priority-mail-increase-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/article\/usps-priority-mail-increase-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS Priority Mail Increase 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PRIORITY_MAIL.png\" alt=\"2021 Priority Mail Rates\" class=\"wp-image-7861\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p>USPS Priority Mail is a fast and economical shipping service that provides delivery to anywhere in the United States within two to three days. With Priority Mail, you can send packages up to 70 lbs. and enjoy free USPS tracking and insurance of up to $50.<\/p>\n\n<p>Stamps.com customers enjoy discounts of up to 40 percent over the Post Office rate on all Priority Mail shipments! These discounts are automatically calculated by the Stamps.com software.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Priority Mail Rate Changes in 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Priority Mail rates saw an average increase of 3.6 percent from 2020 to 2021. A one-pound package traveling from Los Angeles to New York (Zone 8) currently costs $8.42, up from $8.25 in 2020.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"table-wrapper\" data-table-id=\"45\">\n\n        \n            <!-- BEGIN TABLE -->\n                        <div class=\"table regular-table align-text-default \" role=\"table\">\n                \n                <!-- Begin Table Title -->\n                                <!-- End Table Title -->\n\n                <!-- Begin Table Header -->\n                                <!-- End Table Header -->\n\n                <!-- Begin Table Body -->\n                                <!-- End Table Body -->\n\n                <!-- Begin Table Footer -->\n                                <!-- End Table Footer -->\n\n                <!-- Begin Table Note -->\n                                <!-- End Table Note -->\n\n            <\/div>\n                        <!-- END TABLE -->\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n<p>Rates for Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes and Flat Rate Envelopes also increased in 2021.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"table-wrapper\" data-table-id=\"46\">\n\n        \n            <!-- BEGIN TABLE -->\n                        <div class=\"table regular-table align-text-default \" role=\"table\">\n                \n                <!-- Begin Table Title -->\n                                <!-- End Table Title -->\n\n                <!-- Begin Table Header -->\n                                <!-- End Table Header -->\n\n                <!-- Begin Table Body -->\n                                <!-- End Table Body -->\n\n                <!-- Begin Table Footer -->\n                                <!-- End Table Footer -->\n\n                <!-- Begin Table Note -->\n                                <!-- End Table Note -->\n\n            <\/div>\n                        <!-- END TABLE -->\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n<p>Priority Mail Regional Rate Boxes provide great cost savings over regular Priority Mail when your parcel is over two pounds. 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