USPS operates Monday through Saturday. However, not all local Post Offices are open six days a week.
Post Offices are closed on federal holidays. Post Office holidays do not allow for mail deliveries.
For pay and leave purposes: If the holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is treated as the holiday for most postal employees. If the holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is treated as the holiday for most USPS employees.
The United States Postal Service will observe the 2024 holiday schedule below.
| POST OFFICE CLOSED | USPS HOLIDAY |
| Monday, January 1 | New Year’s Day |
| Monday, January 15 | Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday |
| Monday, February 19 | Presidents’ Day |
| Monday, May 27 | Memorial Day |
| Wednesday, June 19 | Juneteenth National Independence Day |
| Thursday, July 4 | Independence Day |
| Monday, September 2 | Labor Day |
| Monday, October 14 | Columbus Day |
| Saturday, November 11 | Veterans Day |
| Thursday, November 28 | Thanksgiving Day |
| Wednesday, December 25 | Christmas Day |
