The following tables reflect the service standard day ranges resulting from the application of the business rules applicable to the market-dominant mail products referenced in §§ 121.1 through 121.4 (for purposes of this part, references to the contiguous states also include the District of Columbia):
Table 1. End-to-end service standard day ranges for mail originating and destinating within the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia.
Table 1-Contiguous United States
Mail class | End-to-end range (days) |
First-Class Mail * | 1-5 |
Periodicals | 3-9 |
USPS Marketing Mail | 3-10 |
Package Services | 2-8 |
* Excluding USPS ConnectTM Local Mail.
Table 2. End-to-end service standard day ranges for mail originating and/or destinating in non-contiguous states and territories.
Table 2-Non-Contiguous States and Territories
Mail class | End-to-end | ||||||||
Intra state/territory | To/from contiguous 48 states | To/from states of Alaska and Hawaii, and the territories of Guam, Puerto Rico (PR), American Samoa (AS), Northern Mariana Islands (MP), and U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) | |||||||
Alaska | Hawaii, Guam, MP, & AS | PR & USVI | Alaska | Hawaii, Guam, MP, & AS | PR & USVI | Alaska | Hawaii, Guam, MP, & AS | PR & USVI | |
First-Class Mail * | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Periodicals | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3 | 13-19 | 12-22 | 11-16 | 21-25 | 21-26 | 23-26 |
USPS Marketing Mail | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 14-20 | 13-23 | 12-17 | 23-26 | 23-27 | 24-27 |
Package Services | ** 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 12-18 | 11-21 | 10-15 | 21-26 | 20-26 | 20-24 |
* Excluding USPS ConnectTM Local Mail.
** Excluding bypass mail.
39 C.F.R. 121 app A to Part 121