2.4 Days: Average Time to Deliver Mail and Packages Across Nation

The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics for the fiscal third quarter through June 10 showing continued high-performance across First-Class Mail, Marketing Mail and Periodicals.

For the third quarter to date, more than 93 percent of First-Class Mail was delivered on-time each week. For the past fifteen weeks, more than 93 percent of Marketing Mail was delivered on-time. Through the first eleven weeks of the third quarter, the average time for the Postal Service to deliver a mailpiece or package across the nation was 2.4 days.

Third quarter service performance scores covering April 1 through June 10 included:
*First-Class Mail: 93.5 percent of First-Class Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, an increase of 5.7 percentage points from the fiscal second quarter.
*Marketing Mail: 94.8 percent of Marketing Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, an increase of 2.6 percentage points from the fiscal second quarter.
*Periodicals: 86.5 percent of Periodicals delivered on time against the USPS service standard, an improvement of 5.1 percentage points from the fiscal second quarter.
https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2022/0617-average-time-to-deliver-mail-and-packages-across-nation-2-4-days.htm

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