The US Postal Service generally follows the federal holiday schedule. Local and state government holiday schedules may differ significantly. On Sundays and US Postal Service holidays, no mail delivery with occur with the exception of Express Mail when a surcharge has been paid. Currently, the US Postal Service delivers Mondays through Saturday.
The following is the 2012 postal holiday schedule:
- Monday, January 2 - New Year's Day (observed)
- Monday, January 16 - MLK Jr. Day
- Monday, February 20 - President's Day (observed)
- Monday, May 28 - Memorial Day
- Wednesday, July 4 - Independence Day
- Monday, September 3 - Labor Day
- Monday, October 8 - Columbus Day
- Monday, November 12 - Veterans Day (observed)
- Thursday, November 22 - Thanksgiving Day
- Tuesday, December 26 - Christmas Day
- Tuesday, January 1, 2013 - New Year's Day
On Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, many post offices will hold holiday shortened hours by closing at noon. However, main post offices in the area may continue to offer their normal business hours. Mail delivery will not be affected by the early holiday closures.
