Is the post office open on New Year's Day?
Mail · New Year's Day
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No — there's no mail delivery on New Year's Day, and post offices are closed.
New Year's Day is one of the eleven federal holidays USPS observes, so carriers don't run routes and retail windows stay dark. Blue collection boxes aren't emptied either — anything you drop in on the holiday leaves with the next business day's mail.
January 1 shifts when it lands on a weekend. On a Sunday, the holiday moves to Monday and Monday is the day without mail. On a Saturday, USPS keeps the holiday on the Saturday itself and runs a full Friday, even though federal offices close that Friday.
| Holiday | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Thursday, January 1, 2026 | Closed No mail delivery; post offices closed. |
| New Year's Eve | Thursday, December 31, 2026 | Open Mail runs normally on New Year's Eve. |
| New Year's Day | Friday, January 1, 2027 | Closed No mail delivery; post offices closed. |
| New Year's Eve | Friday, December 31, 2027 | Open Mail runs normally on New Year's Eve. |
What else on New Year's Day?
| Who | Status |
|---|---|
| Banks | Closed No — banks are closed on New Year's Day. |
| The Stock Market | Closed No — the stock market is closed on New Year's Day. |
| UPS | Closed No — UPS doesn't pick up or deliver on New Year's Day. |
| FedEx | Closed No — FedEx is closed on New Year's Day, with no pickup or delivery. |
| Federal Offices | Closed No — federal offices are closed on New Year's Day. |
| Trash Pickup | Varies Usually not — New Year's Day is one of the six holidays most cities take off, but your hauler sets the schedule. |
| Schools | Closed No — January 1 falls inside winter break in nearly every district. |
Questions people ask
Is anything delivered on New Year's Day?
Priority Mail Express is the exception — USPS delivers it 365 days a year, holidays included, for an added fee. Regular mail and packages wait for the next business day.
Can I get into my PO Box on New Year's Day?
Often yes — plenty of lobbies stay unlocked even when the retail window is closed. But no new mail is put up on a holiday, so the box holds whatever arrived the last business day.
Checked against the USPS holiday schedule, verified August 2026. When a schedule for a new year has not been published yet, this page says so — it never guesses.