Fiscal Year 2025 Peak Season Preparedness

Each year, the U.S. Postal Service experiences an increase in package volume during peak mailing season — Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve — which can significantly strain the Postal Service’s processing and distribution networks. To help handle this increase, the Postal Service creates peak season initiatives. These initiatives are meant to help the Postal Service have the right amount of personnel, resources, and package capacity throughout its processing, transportation, and delivery networks to address weather and increased volume conditions in facilities.