{"id":890,"date":"2015-05-13T14:16:55","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T21:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/mail\/?page_id=890"},"modified":"2018-08-29T12:35:07","modified_gmt":"2018-08-29T19:35:07","slug":"united-states-postal-service-usps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/mail\/home\/domestic-mail\/united-states-postal-service-usps\/","title":{"rendered":"United States Postal Service &#8211; USPS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #000000;text-decoration: underline\">United States Postal Service\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The United States Postal Service (USPS), also referred to as the US Post Office, or simply the Post Office, is a federal institution that is independent of the government in that they are self-supporting, have a Board of Governors and rely on executive management <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-197 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/wp\/balesa\/files\/2015\/04\/usps_logo-300x67.jpg\" alt=\"usps_logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"67\" \/>rather than congressional legislation to function. The USPS delivers more mail to addresses in a larger geographical area than any other post, accounting for 40% of the world&#8217;s mail delivery. In 2014, the USPS&#8230;.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Processed 155,400,000,000 pieces of mail,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Changed 34,400,000 addresses,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">And delivered to over 153,900,000 locations nationwide.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">To learn more about the different types of USPS mail<br \/>\nselect the desired class of mail below<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\" aligncenter\" width=\"742\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/mail\/home\/domestic-mail\/united-states-postal-service-usps\/how-to-send-a-postcard\/\">Postcards<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/mail\/home\/domestic-mail\/united-states-postal-service-usps\/first-class-letters\/\">First Class Letters<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/mail\/home\/domestic-mail\/united-states-postal-service-usps\/first-class-flats-2\/\">First Class Flats<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/mail\/home\/domestic-mail\/united-states-postal-service-usps\/first-class-flats\/\">First Class Parcels<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/mail\/home\/domestic-mail\/united-states-postal-service-usps\/usps-priority-mail\/\">Priority Mail<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/mail\/home\/domestic-mail\/united-states-postal-service-usps\/1041-2\/\">Priority Express Mail<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/mail\/home\/domestic-mail\/united-states-postal-service-usps\/library-and-media-mail\/\">Library &amp; Media Mail<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/mail\/home\/services\/bulk-mailing-2\/\">Non-Profit Bulk Mail<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Interesting Factoids about the US Post Office<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">First class mail alone accounts for over $28 billion of a more than $1 trillion mailing industry that employs more than 8 million people. Needless to say, the USPS has earned it&#8217;s place in the &#8220;Big Three&#8221;.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span style=\"color: #000000\">Mail is still delivered by mule in Supai, Arizona inside the Grand Canyon affectionately called &#8220;Mule Mail&#8221;<\/span> (<a href=\"https:\/\/uspsblog.com\/mule-mail\/\">see the article here<\/a>)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">In Lake Geneva, Wisconson 75 homes have mail delivered to them via Mailboat&#8230; and it has become such a unique feature of the community that not only does the boat give tours during routes; it is one of the most sought after summer time jobs for young people. Below is a video of the try-outs held for employment. <\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">ever going to see this so meh<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mail Boat Tryouts 2015\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r96xYv70z0I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000\">The most common issues I deal with or questions I have regarding the Post Office:<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Just because it&#8217;s a single sheet of paper, rather than an envelope does NOT make it a post card (read more on my article\u00a0about <a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/wp\/balesa\/2015\/04\/16\/mailing-a-postcard\/\">postcards<\/a>.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Stamps are 50\u00a2 but I do not sell any in Mail Services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">A good rule of thumb for figuring out if your letter needs one or two stamps&#8230; if you can easily fit the envelope in between the tines of a fork (without damaging the envelope. Well, or the fork, I suppose) and it stays, then you&#8217;re probably safe. I&#8217;m always able to weigh things just to make sure too.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The post office excels at large amounts of mail being sent accurately and efficiently for a fair price. So, if you have a birthday card, and on-time payment, a package to send that has little to no value&#8230; the USPS is going to give you the most bang for your buck in my opinion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Want to learn more about the US Post Office? You know you do! Check out this semi-entertaining (and surprisingly researched) Buzzfeed link <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/arianelange\/facts-will-shatter-your-perception-of-the-us-postal-service#.teVZaaBQ8\">20 Facts That Will Shatter Your Perception of the US Post Office<\/a>. Super wild.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United States Postal Service\u00a0 &nbsp; The United States Postal Service (USPS), also referred to as the US Post Office, or simply the Post Office, is a federal institution that is independent of the government in that they are self-supporting, have a Board of Governors and rely on executive management rather than congressional legislation to function. 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