Priority Mail
Priority Mail is used for documents, gifts, merchandise, and any mailable item weighing 70 pounds or less. The maximum size is 108 inches or less in combined length and distance around the thickest part. Mark each package "Priority Mail" in the postage area or use a USPS-provided Priority Mail envelope or box.
Features
Priority Mail service offers two- to three-day service to
most domestic destinations. Priority Mail envelopes and boxes are available at many
Post Offices and can be ordered online at The Postal Store. You can print Priority
Mail labels and postage with Click-N-Ship and receive lower prices.
Weight |
Local Zones |
Zone 3 | Zone 4 | Zone 5 | Zone 6 | Zone 7 | Zone 8 |
1 |
$4.80 |
$4.80 |
$4.80 |
$4.80 |
$4.80 |
$4.80 |
$4.80 |
2 |
4.80 |
5.05 |
5.60 |
6.80 |
7.20 |
7.70 |
8.25 |
3 |
5.20 |
5.95 |
6.75 |
8.75 |
9.55 |
10.35 |
11.50 |
4 |
5.80 |
6.80 |
7.85 |
10.55 |
11.60 |
12.65 |
14.25 |
5 |
6.45 |
7.75 |
8.90 |
12.20 |
13.45 |
14.75 |
16.80 |
Lower prices are available through Click-N-Ship at USPS.com.
For
prices up to 70 pounds, see the Prices and Fees Reference.
Priority Mail "Balloon Rate"
Parcels that are addressed for delivery to zones 1-4 (including local) and weigh less than
20 pounds but measure more than 84 inches in combined length and distance around the
thickest part must pay the 20-pound Priority Mail zoned price.
Priority Mail "Dimensional Weight"
Parcels addressed for delivery to zones 5–8 that exceed 1 cubic foot (1,728 cubic inches)
are charged based on the actual weight or the dimensional weight, whichever is greater.
