Average Delivery Time Across Postal Service Network Remains Stable

The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics for the seventh week of the second quarter for fiscal year 2023 showing consistent delivery performance across all mail categories. The average time for the Postal Service to deliver a mailpiece or package across the nation remained at just 2.5 days.

FY23 second quarter service performance scores covering Jan. 1 through Feb. 17 included:
*First-Class Mail: 91.0% of First-Class Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, consistent with performance from the fiscal first quarter.
*Marketing Mail: 94.4% of Marketing Mail delivered on time against the USPS service standard, consistent with performance from the fiscal first quarter.
*Periodicals: 86.1% of Periodicals delivered on time against the USPS service standard, an increase of 1.5 percentage points from the fiscal first quarter.
more at: https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2023/0224-average-delivery-time-across-postal-service-network-remains-stable.htm

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