Here are the 2025 holiday shipping deadlines for USPS, UPS, FedEx

With Christmas fastly approaching, millions of people are already making headway on their holiday shopping lists.

The three largest carriers in the U.S. — The United States Postal Service, UPS and FedEx — have released their deadlines for shipping this year to make sure people get their gifts on time.

Here are dates to keep in mind to get gifts by Christmas Day:

For the lower 48 states:

  • USPS ground advantage service: Dec. 17
  • First-class mail service: Dec. 17
  • Priority mail service: Dec. 18
  • Priority mail express service: Dec. 20

For Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories:

  • USPS ground advantage service: Dec. 16
  • First-class mail service: Dec. 17
  • Priority mail service: Dec. 18
  • Priority mail express service: Dec. 20
  • UPS ground and ground saver: Use this calculator
  • UPS three-day select: Dec. 19
  • UPS second-day air: Dec. 22
  • UPS next-day air: Dec. 23
  • FedEx ground economy: Dec. 15
  • FedEx express saver: Dec. 20
  • FedEx 2Day and FedEx 2Day AM: Dec. 22
  • FedEx first overnight, FedEx priority overnight, FedEx standard overnight: Dec. 23
  • FedEx SameDay: Dec. 24

Spectrum News Staff

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