"...ever wondered why some letters arrive in a couple of days while others seem to take forever, you're not alone. Maps showing United States Postal Service (USPS) First-Class Mail delivery times across the U.S. reveal just how much location matters.
Whether you're sending a birthday card across town or important documents across the country, the delivery timeline for First-Class Mail can stretch from as few as two days to as many as five. ..."
"...LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Missing mail and parcels parked at post offices across Louisville are leaving Kentuckians waiting and wondering what’s going on with the United States Postal Service system.
Cristine Scanlan is a seamstress based in Kentucky who specializes in colonial clothing and relies heavily on USPS for things she can’t get in your average store. ..."
"...According to Postal Regulatory Commission data, roughly 83% of first-class mail arrived on time in Kansas and Missouri in the first three months of 2024. That rate was the sixth worst of the 50 postal districts in the country. ...For days, Amy Gholson tracked a shipment of baby turkeys she ordered from an Ohio hatchery. She kept tabs online as the birds began the more than 500-mile trip to her home near St. Charles, Missouri, via the U.S. Postal Service.
The 10 birds needed to arrive in two days to ensure they’d survive the trip. It was late March and temperatures were still low, making the speed of the delivery more crucial than usual. But the baby turkeys, or poults, hadn’t even left Ohio when progress halted."
"...If you’ve recently suspected that letters and bills have been bit slower in arriving in your mailbox, you’re not imagining it...."