Is the post office open on New Year's Eve?
Mail · New Year's Eve
Open
Yes — mail is delivered on New Year's Eve and post offices are open.
December 31 isn't on the USPS holiday schedule, so it's a regular business day: routes run, retail windows keep their normal hours, and collection boxes are emptied on schedule.
When New Year's Day falls on a Saturday, USPS keeps the holiday on the Saturday, so December 31 stays a full working Friday — mail runs while federal offices are closed. And if a postmark date matters to you, ask your office for the last collection time before you go.
| Holiday | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Eve?
| Who | Status |
|---|---|
| Banks | Open Yes — banks are open on New Year's Eve. |
| The Stock Market | Open Yes — the stock market is open a full day on New Year's Eve. |
| UPS | Varies It depends on the service — Air deliveries run on New Year's Eve, but Ground doesn't move in either direction. |
| FedEx | Varies Yes — FedEx delivers on New Year's Eve, with Ground pickups modified. |
| Federal Offices | Varies It depends — December 31 is normally a regular workday for federal offices, but in some years it's the observed holiday. |
| Schools | Closed No — December 31 falls inside winter break in nearly every district. |
Questions people ask
Will mail dropped on New Year's Eve get that day's postmark?
Only if it's in before the last collection at that box or window — pickup times are posted on the box. Anything after that carries the next business day's postmark.
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.