Is Mail Delivered on Memorial Day 2016 in the U.S.?

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The question of, “Will mail be delivered on Memorial Day?” is answered with a big “No.” All post offices and federal offices of any kind will be closed for the holiday, which means that no businesses nor homes will receive mail. This also counts out USPS packages. According to USPS, because it is a federal holiday, all federal offices are closed. However, all federal workers are still paid for the day.

As far as Fedex and UPS go, their services are suspended, but will resume the day after, on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Amazon shipping is also delayed for the holiday.

Holidays on which mail is NOT delivered are:

Independence Day – July 4, 2016 (UPS Express Critical is available on this date.)
Labor Day – September 5, 2016 (UPS Express Critical is available on this date.)
Thanksgiving Day – November 24, 2016 (UPS Express Critical is available on this date.)
Christmas Eve – December 24, 2016 (According to UPS: Delivery of UPS Worldwide Express, UPS Next Day Air and UPS 2nd Day Air for Saturday delivery is available. Pickup service provided to regular Saturday customers for air and international packages is also available, or if it is prearranged.)
Christmas – December 25, 2016 (UPS Express Critical is available on this date.)
Chrstmas (Observed) – December 26, 2016 (UPS Express Critical is available on this date.)
New Year’s Eve – December 31, 2016 (According to UPS: Delivery of UPS Worldwide Express, UPS Next Day Air and UPS 2nd Day Air for Saturday delivery is available. Pickup service provided to regular Saturday customers for air and international packages is also available, or if it is prearranged.)
New Year’s Day – January 1, 2017 (UPS Express Critical is available on this date.)
New Year’s Day – (Observed) – January 2, 2017 (UPS Express Critical is available on this date.)

UPS Express Critical provides a variety of urgent transportation options for lightweight as well as heavyweight shipments around the world. UPS explains:

Our experienced team can quickly assess a critical situation, identify transportation alternatives and implement a delivery solution that meets your time and cost requirements.

Some of the transportation options include exclusive door-to-door delivery, next-flight-out air, charter services and more.

As far as package delivery goes, though UPS observes Memorial Day, there are plenty of holidays that UPS doesn’t observe and those holidays include:

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – January 18, 2016
Valentine’s Day – February 14, 2016
Presidents’ Day – February 15, 2016
Chinese New Year – February 8, 2016
Daylight Saving Time begins – March 13, 2016
St. Patrick’s Day – March 17, 2016
Easter – March 27, 2016
Passover – April 22, 2016
Earth Day – April 22, 2016
Cinco de Mayo – May 8, 2016
Mother’s Day – May 8, 2016
Flag Day – June 14, 2016
Ramadan begins – June 7, 2016
Father’s Day – June 14, 2016
UPS Founders’ Day – August 28, 2016
Rosh Hashanah – October 2-4, 2016
Yom Kippur – October 11-12, 2016
Columbus Day – October 10, 2016
Halloween – October 31, 2016
Daylight Saving Time ends – November 6, 2016
Veterans Day – November 11, 2016
Hanukkah – December 24-January 1, 2016
Kwanzaa – December 26-January 1, 2016

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