39 C.F.R. § 121, app A to Part 121

Current through September 30, 2024
Appendix A to Part 121 - Tables Depicting Service Standard Day Ranges

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
Periodicals3-9
USPS Marketing Mail3-10
Package Services2-8

* 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/territoryTo/from contiguous 48 statesTo/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)
AlaskaHawaii,
Guam,
MP, & AS
PR &
USVI
AlaskaHawaii,
Guam,
MP, & AS
PR &
USVI
AlaskaHawaii,
Guam,
MP, & AS
PR &
USVI
First-Class Mail *1-41-41-24-54-54-5555
Periodicals3-53-5313-1912-2211-1621-2521-2623-26
USPS Marketing Mail3-53-53-414-2013-2312-1723-2623-2724-27
Package Services** 2-42-42-3 12-18 11-21 10-15 21-26 20-2620-24

* Excluding USPS ConnectTM Local Mail.

** Excluding bypass mail.

Table 3-Destination Entry Service Standard Day Ranges for Mail to the Contiguous 48 States and the District of Columbia

Mail classContiguous United States
Destination entry (at appropriate facility)
DDU
(days)
SCF
(days)
ADC
(days)
NDC
(days)
Periodicals111-22-3
USPS Marketing Mail23-45
Package Services123

Table 4-Destination Entry Service Standard Day Ranges for Mail to Non-Contiguous States and Territories

Mail classDestination entry (at appropriate facility)
DDU
(days)
SCF
(days)
ADC
(days)
NDC
(days)
AlaskaHawaii, Guam, MP, & ASPR & USVI AlaskaHawaii, Guam, MP, & ASPR & USVI AlaskaHawaii, Guam, MP, & ASPR & USVI
Periodicals11-311-31-4 (AK)
11 (JNU)
11 (KTN).
1 (HI)
2 (GU)
1-410-11108-10
USPS Marketing Mail23-43-53-5141312
Package Services122-32-3121111

AK = Alaska 3-digit ZIP Codes 995-997; JNU = Juneau AK 3-digit ZIP Code 998; KTN = Ketchikan AK 3-digit ZIP Code 999; HI = Hawaii 3-digit ZIP Codes 967 and 968; GU = Guam 3-digit ZIP Code 969.

39 C.F.R. 121, app A to Part 121

87 FR 73469, Nov. 30, 2022; 89 FR 68368, Aug. 26, 2024
86 FR 43953, 10/1/2021; 87 FR 73469, 1/22/2023; 89 FR 68368, 8/26/2024