August 14, 2025

USPS Announces Temporary Holiday Price Changes for 2025 Peak Season

Written By: Will Lubaroff

The United States Postal Service has proposed temporary rate increases for select package services during the 2025 holiday season to offset extra handling costs. These changes are still subject to approval by the Postal Regulatory Commission.

Effective dates: Oct. 5, 2025 – Jan. 18, 2026 (pending PRC approval)
Services affected: Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, USPS Ground Advantage, Parcel Select (retail & commercial)

All other USPS products remain unchanged.

2025 Holiday Price Changes

Retail:

Priority Mail and USPS Ground Advantage: Zone 1-4

$0.40 increase for Zones 1-4, 0-3 lbs.
$0.60 increase for Zones 1-4, 4-10 lbs.
$0.95 increase for Zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.
$3.00 increase for Zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs.

Priority Mail Zone 5-9

$0.90 increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs.
$1.45 increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs.
$3.25 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
$7.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.

Priority Mail Flat Rate

$1.45 for Large Flat Rate Boxes
$0.90 for all other Flat Rate Products

USPS Ground Advantage Zone 5-9

$0.50 increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs.
$1.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs.
$2.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
$5.75 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.

Priority Mail Express

$1.10 increase for Zones 1-4, 0-3 lbs.
$2.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs.
$2.00 increase for Zones 1-4, 4-10 lbs.
$4.85 increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs.
$3.90 increase for Zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.
$9.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
$9.75 increase for Zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs.
$16.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.

Priority Mail Express Flat Rate

$2.00 increase for Flat Rate Envelopes

Commercial:

Priority Mail and USPS Ground Advantage: Zone 1-4, and Parcel Select (all entries)

$0.30 increase for Zones 1-4, 0-3 lbs.
$0.45 increase for Zones 1-4, 4-10 lbs.
$0.75 increase for Zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.
$3.00 increase for Zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs.

Priority Mail Zone 5-9

$0.70 increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs.
$1.25 increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs.
$2.75 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
$6.50 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.

Priority Mail Flat Rate

$1.25 for Large Flat Rate Boxes
$0.70 for all other Flat Rate Products

USPS Ground Advantage Zone 5-9

$0.35 increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs.
$0.75 increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs.
$1.25 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
$5.50 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.

Priority Mail Express:

$1.00 increase for Zones 1-4, 0-3 lbs.
$1.75 increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs.
$1.50 increase for Zones 1-4, 4-10 lbs.
$3.95 increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs.
$3.50 increase for Zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.
$7.50 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
$8.95 increase for Zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs.
$13.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.

Priority Mail Express Flat Rate

$1.75 for Flat Rate Envelopes

Additional Notes

These pricing updates are part of USPS’s Delivering for America 10-year plan to ensure financial sustainability. USPS maintains some of the lowest mailing rates among industrialized nations.

For more information and complete rate tables, visit Postal Explorer or the PRC website.

Categories: Postage, Mailing and Distribution, Uncategorized

Will Lubaroff

Will Lubaroff is a Marketing Copywriter at Walsworth. He specializes in web content strategy and blog writing. He enjoys diving into the complexities of commercial printing methods and breaking them down into helpful, easy-to-understand content. Will holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

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