Is the post office open on Thanksgiving?
Mail · Thanksgiving
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No — there's no mail delivery on Thanksgiving, and post offices are closed.
Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November) is a federal holiday, so USPS shuts for the day — no routes, no windows, no collection pickups. It's a Thursday-only closure: mail runs Wednesday and runs again on Black Friday.
That one-day gap sits in the busiest shipping stretch of the year. A package waiting in a facility Thursday morning moves Friday, and the pause usually shows up as a quiet day of tracking rather than a missed delivery.
| Holiday | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving | Thursday, November 26, 2026 | Closed No mail delivery; post offices closed. |
| Black Friday | Friday, November 27, 2026 | Open Mail runs normally the day after Thanksgiving. |
| Thanksgiving | Thursday, November 25, 2027 | Closed No mail delivery; post offices closed. |
| Black Friday | Friday, November 26, 2027 | Open Mail runs normally the day after Thanksgiving. |
What else on Thanksgiving?
| Who | Status |
|---|---|
| Banks | Closed No — banks are closed on Thanksgiving. |
| The Stock Market | Closed No — the stock market is closed on Thanksgiving. |
| UPS | Closed No — UPS doesn't pick up or deliver on Thanksgiving. |
| FedEx | Closed No — FedEx is closed on Thanksgiving, with no pickup or delivery. |
| Federal Offices | Closed No — federal offices are closed on Thanksgiving. |
| Trash Pickup | Varies Almost certainly not — Thanksgiving stops collection in nearly every city, with the rest of the week usually running a day late. Your hauler posts the details. |
| Schools | Closed No — schools are closed on Thanksgiving. |
Questions people ask
Is mail delivered the day after Thanksgiving?
Yes — the day after Thanksgiving is a regular delivery day for USPS. Only Thanksgiving itself is on the holiday schedule.
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.