Mississippi — This year, Christmas and New Year’s Day fall on Sunday, when Post Office
locations nationwide are already closed. As a result, all Post Offices will be closed for the
observation of both federal holidays on Monday, Dec. 26, 2022 and Monday, Jan. 2, 2023.
There are no residential or business deliveries on Dec. 26 and Jan. 2 except for Priority Mail
Express, which is delivered 365 days a year in select locations for an additional fee. All Post
Office locations will be open for business and regular mail delivery will resume after the
holidays on Tuesday, Dec. 27 and Tuesday, Jan. 3.
Some Post Offices may have extended hours leading up to the holidays, while others may
have limited hours on Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24. There are currently no plans for
limited hours on New Year’s Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31. Customers are advised to always check
with their local Post Office for hours of operation.
Blue collection boxes with final collection times before noon will not be affected by an early
closing Dec. 24. If a box normally has a final collection time after noon, its mail may be picked
up earlier that day. For mail pickup on Dec. 24, customers are asked to either put their mail
into blue collection boxes by noon regardless of the final collection times posted on the box or
take their items to one of our more than 34,000 Post Office locations.
Customers who are unable to mail items before the scheduled collection box pickup times on
Dec. 24 should visit the online Postal Locator tool at tools.usps.com to find Post Office
locations that may be open late.
As a reminder, blue collection boxes are not serviced on Sundays or holidays.
The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the
sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.