Current Basic U.S. Postal Rates (2019)

As of January 27, 2019:

Product
Letters (1 oz.)
Letters additional ounces
Letters (metered 1 oz.)
International Letters (1 oz.)
Domestic Postcards
Price
55¢
15¢
50¢
$1.15
35¢

The domestic Priority Mail Retail Flat Rate price changes are:

Product
Small Flat Rate Box
Medium Flat Rate Box
Large Flat Rate Box
APO/FPO Large Flat Rate Box
Regular Flat Rate Envelope
Legal Flat Rate Envelope
Padded Flat Rate Envelope
Price
$7.90
$14.35
$19.95
$18.45
$7.35
$7.65
$8.00

Here’s a summary of first-class rates:
One major change is in “First-Class Package Service—Retail,” which the USPS calls “a lightweight expedited offering used primarily by businesses for fulfillment purposes.” It includes tracking, at about half the cost of Priority Mail. However, it is not easy to produce a table for this service, because the rate now ranges from $3.66 to $4.06 for up to four ounces, depending on distance. The service includes tracking.

To determine a domestic zone, use this tool on the USPS website. Choose the second tab, “Get Zone for ZIP Code Pair.”

Thank you to VSC member Foster E. Miller III for his help on this article.

4 thoughts on “Current Basic U.S. Postal Rates (2019)

  1. Really weird that USPS would have all the rates end in a multiple of 5c, yet have one service where that isn’t the case. Ah, USPS, never change 🙂

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