Is the Post Office Open on Thanksgiving Day? Hours and Delivery Information Revealed

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Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November every year. In 2021, the holiday falls on November 25.

As it is a federal holiday, many government offices are closed, while some private businesses may also be shut on the day.

But does this include the U.S. Postal Service (USPS)?

Here, we look at the 2021 Thanksgiving Day hours for the USPS and courier services.

U.S. Postal Service

The USPS is closed for Thanksgiving. Normal hours of operation vary by branch. See the store locator at the USPS website for the opening and closing times for your nearest post office.

USPS branches are also closed during the following federal holidays:

  • New Year's Day
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Veterans Day
  • Christmas Day

FedEx

Most FedEx services are closed on Thanksgiving, with the exception of the FedEx Custom Critical service, which is open on November 25.

Via the FedEx Trade Networks service, customs clearance at U.S.-Canada land-border crossings is available 24 hours a day, every day, subject to the availability of Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Customers are advised to contact their FedEx Trade Networks representative for information on the availability of customs clearance at U.S.-Mexico land-border crossings.

Below are the FedEx services that are closed on Thanksgiving:

  • FedEx Express
  • FedEx Ground
  • FedEx Home Delivery
  • FedEx SmartPost
  • FedEx Freight
  • FedEx Office
  • FedEx Trade Networks

Several FedEx services are either closed or on a modified schedule during federal holidays, including Christmas and New Year's Day. See the FedEx website for more information on its services for all holidays.

UPS

The UPS pickup and delivery services are closed on Thanksgiving, while the UPS Store locations are also shut on the day.

The UPS Express Critical service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. See the UPS website for more information about the service.

The UPS Service Guarantee (which had been suspended from late March in 2020 for all shipments from any origin to any destination due to the COVID-19 pandemic) has been reinstated from April 5, 2021 for the following domestic and international services:

Domestic

  • UPS Next Day Air
  • UPS Next Day Air Saver
  • UPS Next Day Air Early

International

  • UPS Worldwide Express Plus
  • UPS Worldwide Express
  • UPS Worldwide Express Saver
  • UPS Worldwide Saver
  • UPS Worldwide Express Freight
  • Midday and UPS Worldwide Express Freight

From May 10, 2021, the UPS Service Guarantee was reinstated for the following International Domestic and Transborder Express services for select countries outside of the U.S.:

International Domestic

  • Domestic Express Plus
  • Domestic Express
  • Domestic Midday
  • Domestic Express Saver

International Transborder Express

  • Transborder Express
  • Transborder Express Plus
  • Transborder Express Save

UPS says: "The Service Guarantee remains suspended for all other UPS shipments from any origin to any destination."

A USPS logo on an NYC mailbox.
A USPS logo is seen on a mailbox in New York City on February 24, 2021. John Smith/VIEWpress via Getty Images
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Soo Kim is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. She covers various lifestyle stories, specializing in travel, health, home/interior design and property/real estate. Soo covered the COVID-19 pandemic extensively from 2020 to 2022, including several interviews with the chief medical advisor to the president, Dr. Anthony Fauci. Soo has reported on various major news events, including the Black Lives Matter movement, the U.S. Capitol riots, the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. and Canadian elections, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Soo is also a South Korea expert, covering the latest K-dramas—including the breakout hit Squid Game, which she has covered extensively, including from Seoul, the South Korean capital—as well as Korean films, such as the Golden Globe and Oscar-nominated Past Lives, and K-pop news, to interviews with the biggest Korean actors, such as Lee Jung-jae from Squid Game and Star Wars, and Korean directors, such as Golden Globe and Oscar nominee Celine Song. Soo is the author of the book How to Live Korean, which is available in 11 languages, and co-author of the book Hello, South Korea: Meet the Country Behind Hallyu. Before Newsweek, Soo was a travel reporter and commissioning editor for the award-winning travel section of The Daily Telegraph (a leading U.K. national newspaper) for nearly a decade from 2010, reporting on the latest in the travel industry, from travel news, consumer travel and aviation issues to major new openings and emerging destinations. Soo is a graduate of Binghamton University in New York and the journalism school of City University in London, where she earned a Masters in international journalism. You can get in touch with Soo by emailing s.kim@newsweek.com . Follow her on Instagram at @miss.soo.kim or X, formerly Twitter, at @MissSooKim .Languages spoken: English and Korean

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