Here are a few of the most interesting United States Postal Service (USPS) statistics and facts I was able to dig up including revenue totals and employee counts. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.
United States Postal Service (USPS) Facts
Here is pretty much everything you ever wanted to know about United States Postal Service (USPS).
- Website: Official Website
- Year Founded: 1971
- Headquarters: Washington, DC
- Founder(s): US Congress and President Richard Nixon
- Current Chief Executive: Louis DeJoy
- App Download (iOS)
- App Download (Android)
What is United States Postal Service (USPS)?
A self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation: 156.1 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes. (source)
United States Postal Service (USPS) Employee Count
Number of USPS employees:
Last updated 1/1/19
United States Postal Service (USPS) Revenue Totals
USPS annual revenue:
Last updated 5/3/20
2019 online sales for the USPS:
Annual USPS net loss:
- 2019: $8.813 billion
- 2018: $3.913 billion
If the USPS was a private company, it would be 44th on the Fortune 500 list.
Additional United States Postal Service (USPS) Statistics
Number of addresses the US Postal Service delivers to:
Last updated 6/21/19
Number of blue USPS collection boxes in use:
Last updated 5/3/20
Number of US zip codes:
Last updated 5/3/20
Number of USPS retail locations:
Last updated 5/3/20
Number of customer visits to USPS post offices in 2019:
Percentage of the world’s mail that is delivered by the US Postal Service:
Last updated 5/3/20
How many packages does the USPS deliver?
34.757 billion packages per quarter
Last updated 3/31/19
Total mail USPS mail volume (annual):
Number of address changes processed annually by the USPS:
- 2019: 35.8 million
- 2018: 36.8 million
Number of passport applications accepted annually by the USPS:
- 2019: 6.6 million
- 2018: 6.8 million
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Please note that some of these numbers are easier to find than others. A few of these United States Postal Service (USPS) statistics come from their own reports, but some are based on news reports and not official company tallies. No information contained on DMR should be relied upon to make investment decisions. Basically, this is the best I can find and I don’t guarantee anything to be 100%.
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