USPS makes more changes to cut costs, improve service in 2026. Know how postmarks work to avoid late fees on bills, taxes. When do price changes start?

Mark your calendars for January 18, 2026, when USPS will increase shipping rates across popular services like Priority Mail and Ground Advantage, impacting your package sending plans.

Next time you go to the post office to send a package, you'll likely find that prices are higher as the United States Postal Service (USPS) is officially moving forward with price increases this week.

The Postal Regulatory Commission finds more flexibility to set higher mail prices didn’t help USPS address its long-term financial problems.

The price hike will go into effect Oct. 5, 2025 and last through Jan. 18, 2026 The USPS announced a temporary price change for shipping parcels during the holidays, stating the new rates “would cover ...

This is noteworthy because the Postal Service hiked stamp prices in five consecutive Januarys from 2020 to 2024.

The price to ship that package through the U.S. Postal Service is about to get more expensive. The USPS filed a notice Friday with the Postal Regulatory Commission asking for price adjustments for ...

If you have been waiting to send a package, you might want to do it before the new year. The United States Postal Service has filed to increase the prices of its priority mail services beginning Jan.

Are you still sending letters, postcards, or care packages through the mail? If your trip to the post office felt a little more expensive this week, you’re not just imagining things. As we reported in ...

Stamp prices did not change, but here are the things that may cost you more to ship.