According to US postal holidays 2023, in the US, it can be seen that a postal holiday in 2023 will be identical to a federal holiday as recognized by the US postal service. During the postal holidays of 2023, no regular mail will be delivered. Importance is given to mailing express items.
US Postal Holidays 2023
The reason is that it will be delivered as Priority Mail Express Service, which will function throughout the year in 2023. Even though letter carriers will be observing the postal holiday as their day off, some of the workers working in the postal department will be working even on holidays, like dispatching mails by clerks or those working in plant distribution facilities. On all the three hundred sixty-five days of the year, some postal facilities will be operating without any break.
Postal Holidays 2023 US
Based on the US domestic mail manual, postal holidays in the US have been grouped into two groups, namely ‘Widely Observed’ and ‘Not Widely Observed’. Under widely observed holidays in 2023, the postal holidays will include, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
The post office holidays under not widely observed holidays in 2023 will include, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday, President’s Day, Columbus Day, and Veterans Day. As a general rule, if a holiday occurs on a Sunday, the postal holiday will be observed on the following Monday. The list of post office holidays that will be observed in 2023 will be nearly identical to the list of federal holidays but does not include the inauguration day. Based on the 2023 yearly postal calendar, 12 listed postal holidays are observed in the US.
US Post Office Holidays 2023
In January 2023, there are three dates, like January 1, January 2, and January 16, which will be observed as postal holidays. They are New Year’s Day on a Sunday, New Year’s Day as observed, and Martin Luther King Day on the same Monday. On February 20, 2023, which will fall on a Monday, President’s Day will be observed as a postal holiday. While looking into President’s Day, postal holidays might differ for states that remember Presidents like Jefferson, Lincoln, and others along with George Washington. On May 29, 2023, which will fall on a Monday, Memorial Day will be a postal holiday.
US Postal Holidays 2023 Calendar
On July 4, 2023, which will fall on a Tuesday, Independence Day will be a postal holiday. On September 4, October 9, both days falling on Mondays, Labor Day, and Columbus Day will be postal holidays. On November 10, 11, and 23 in 2023, Veteran’s Day will be observed, Veterans Day and Thanksgiving Day will be postal holidays on Friday, Saturday, and Thursday respectively.
On December 25, 2023, which will fall on a Monday, Christmas Day will be a postal holiday. Post Office holidays calendar in 2023 is available for users in the form of printable templates in applications, like Microsoft Word, Excel, and PDF versions. It is possible to download the post Office holidays 2023 calendar in graphic, image file, or PNG format from the web.