
Operating During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The global pandemic of COVID-19 has impacted our country in ways that were unimaginable months ago. It is changing how people across the U.S. and around the world are working, shopping, even interacting with one another. States have ordered many stores and businesses to close. Businesses that continue to operate are faced with protecting their employees and customers, while coming up with creative ways to market and deliver their products.
The Postal Service continues to serve the public, operating on the front line, fulfilling the universal service obligation to deliver to every house and business every day. USPS is finding itself serving a population that is relying on it now more than ever. For many home-bound and quarantined people, home delivery is the only source for medicine and other vital supplies. During this time, the Postal Service has also prioritized the safety of its employees and customers.
We recognize the reality of the pandemic and have adapted our operations to maintain continuity while ensuring the safety of our employees. We are taking abundant care to minimize exposure to both our employees and Postal Service employees, using technology whenever possible. As we have told our employees, we also ask you to follow CDC guidelines, remain home as much as possible, and stay safe.
For questions or concerns about delivery during the pandemic, please go to usps.com to track mail or get information from the USPS Coronavirus FAQs page.
Postal Service employees, for work-related complaints or issues, please use our Hotline to let us know.
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I have two incoming packages from Australia that have pretty much fell into a black hole there since August 4th. I called 1-800-ASK-USPS twice and they've been no help saying "ISC is Customs, not USPS". Surely, customs processing can't be experiencing a 4+ week backup...right?!
With Chicago
who can customers report these blatant disregards for safety to?
also- i appreciate every usps worker that is working through this pandemic.
Boat! Sent a package on July 5th from
Phoenix Arizona arrive in LA on the 7th and still hasn’t moved in over a month...this is a little crazy! If you under promise and over deliver customers won’t be mad but to say shipping times will only change by a few days is an absolute lie. I feel your pain! I sent my 87yo grandmother a birthday gift a month before her birthday and now it won’t be there on time
In two days it will be a month since the last scan, as it is my customers are very angry with me since i cannot provide them with any information and i am now hemorrhaging money to keep fed as ive lost all my business and i have to refund everyone now
Please do something
Thank you for cutting workers and any overtime pay to address the serious influx of mail due to covid and delaying everything. I am glad the USPS which is an American Institution is being misappropriated for grossly unethical means.
Enjoy paying $20 minimum for shipping once Trump kills USPS and we have to rely on private companies like UPS and FedEx.