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U.S. Postal Service Announces Temporary Price Change for 2025 Holiday Shipping Season

October 6, 2025

It will cost you a little more to send something through the US Post office this holiday season.
The Post office says to combat extra handling expenses that come during this busier-than-usual time of year, they have opted to raise prices.

While the cost of sending regular letters is not expected to increase this week, Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select services will increase starting this week and lasting until January 18, 2026.

Increases are weight dependent with heavier packages seeing larger increases.

Retail:
Priority Mail and USPS Ground Advantage: Zone 1-4

$0.40 cents increase for Zones 1-4, 0-3 lbs.
$0.60 cents increase for Zones 1-4, 4-10 lbs.
$0.95 cents increase for Zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.
$3.00 increase for Zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs and Oversized.

Priority Mail Zone 5-9

$0.90 cents increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs.
$1.45 cents increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs.
$3.25 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
$7.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.

Priority Mail Flat Rate

$1.45 for Large Flat Rate Boxes.
$0.90 for all other Flat Rate Products.

USPS Ground Advantage Zone 5-9

$0.50 cents increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs.
$1.00 cents increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs.
$2.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
$5.75 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs and Oversized.

Priority Mail Express

$1.10 increase for Zones 1-4, 0-3 lbs.
$2.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs.
$2.00 increase for Zones 1-4, 4-10 lbs.
$4.85 increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs.
$3.90 increase for Zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.
$9.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
$9.75 increase for Zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs.
$16.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.

Priority Mail Express Flat Rate

$2.00 increase for Flat Rate Envelopes.

Commercial:
Priority Mail and USPS Ground Advantage: Zone 1-4, and Parcel Select (all entries)

$0.30 cents increase for Zones 1-4, 0-3 lbs and Cubic Tiers 1-3.
$0.45 cents increase for Zones 1-4, 4-10 lbs and Cubic Tiers 4-5 (PM), 4-9 (GA).
$0.75 cents increase for Zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs and Cubic Tier 10 (GA).
$2.25 increase for Zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs and Oversized.

Priority Mail Zone 5-9

$0.70 cents increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs and Cubic Tiers 1-3.
$1.25 increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs and Cubic Tiers 4-5.
$2.75 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
$6.50 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.

Priority Mail Flat Rate

$1.25 for Large Flat Rate Boxes.
$0.70 for all other Flat Rate Products.

USPS Ground Advantage Zone 5-9

$0.35 cents increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs and Cubic Tiers 1-3.
$0.75 cents increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs and Cubic Tiers 4-9.
$1.25 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs and Cubic Tier 10.
$5.50 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs and Oversized.

Priority Mail Express:

$1.00 increase for Zones 1-4, 0-3 lbs.
$1.75 increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs.
$1.50 increase for Zones 1-4, 4-10 lbs.
$3.95 increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs.
$3.50 increase for Zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.
$7.50 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
$8.95 increase for Zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs.
$13.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.

Priority Mail Express Flat Rate

$1.75 for Flat Rate Envelopes.