Appendix A to Part 121 - —Tables Depicting Service Standard Day Ranges

Appendix A to Part 121 - Tables Depicting Service Standard Day Ranges

The following tables reflect the service standard day ranges resulting from the application of the business rules applicable to the market-dominant mail products referenced in §§ 121.1 through 121.4 (for purposes of Part 121, references to the contiguous states also include the District of Columbia):

Table 1. End-to-end service standard day ranges for mail originating and destinating within the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia.

Table 1 - Contiguous United States

Mail class	End-to-end range (days)
First-Class Mail	1-5
Periodicals	3-9
USPS Marketing Mail	3-10
Package Services	2-8

Table 2. End-to-end service standard day ranges for mail originating and/or destinating in non-contiguous states and territories.

Table 2 - Non-Contiguous States and Territories

Mail class	End-to-end
	Intra state/territory			To/from contiguous 48 states			To/from states of Alaska and Hawaii, and the territories of Guam, Puerto Rico (PR), American Samoa (AS), Northern Mariana Islands (MP), and U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI)
	Alaska	Hawaii, Guam, MP, & AS	PR & USVI	Alaska	Hawaii, Guam, MP, & AS	PR & USVI	Alaska	Hawaii, Guam, MP, & AS	PR & USVI
First-Class Mail	1-4	1-4	1-2	4-5	4-5	4-5	5	5	5
Periodicals	3-5	3-5	3	13-19	12-22	11-16	21-25	21-26	23-26
USPS Marketing Mail	3-5	3-5	3-4	14-20	13-23	12-17	23-26	23-27	24-27
Package Services	* 2-4	2-4	2-3	12-18	11-21	10-15	21-26	20-26	20-24

* Excluding bypass mail.

Table 3. Destination-entry service standard day ranges for mail to the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia.

Table 3 - Destination Entry Service Standard Day Ranges for Mail to the Contiguous 48 States and the District of Columbia

Mail class	Contiguous United States Destination entry (at appropriate facility)
	DDU (days)	SCF (days)	ADC (days)	NDC (days)
Periodicals	1	1	1-2	2-3
USPS Marketing Mail	2	3-4		5
Package Services	1	2		3

Table 4. Destination entry service standard day ranges for mail to non-contiguous states and territories.

Table 4 - Destination Entry Service Standard Day Ranges for Mail to Non-Contiguous States and Territories

Mail class	Destination entry (at appropriate facility)
	DDU (days)	SCF (days)			ADC (days)			NDC (days)
		Alaska	Hawaii, Guam, MP, & AS	PR & USVI	Alaska	Hawaii, Guam, MP, & AS	PR & USVI	Alaska	Hawaii, Guam, MP, & AS	PR & USVI
Periodicals	1	1-3	1	1-3	1-4 (AK) 11 (JNU) 11 (KTN)	1 (HI) 2 (GU)	1-4	10-11	10	8-10
USPS Marketing Mail	2	3-4	3-5	3-5				14	13	12
Package Services	1	2	2-3	2-3				12	11	11

AK = Alaska 3-digit ZIP Codes 995-997; JNU = Juneau AK 3-digit ZIP Code 998; KTN = Ketchikan AK 3-digit ZIP Code 999; HI = Hawaii 3-digit ZIP Codes 967 and 968; GU = Guam 3-digit ZIP Code 969.

[86 FR 43953, Aug. 11, 2021]