WASHINGTON D.C. — The U. S. Postal Service filed notice in April with the Postal Regulatory Commission of mailing services price changes to take effect July 14, 2024. The new rates include a 5-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 68 cents to 73 cents.
The proposed adjustments, approved by the governors of the Postal Service, would raise mailing services product prices approximately 7.8 percent. If favorably reviewed by the commission, the price changes would include:
U.S. Postal Service Recommends New Prices for July 2024
Letters (1 oz.) will go from 68 cents to 73 cents.
Letters (metered 1 oz.) will go from 64 cents to 69 cents.
Domestic Postcards will go from 53 cents to 56 cents.
International Postcards will go from $1.55 to $1.65.
International Letter (1 oz.) will go from $1.55 to $1.65.
The additional-ounce price for single-piece letters increases from 24 cents to 28 cents.
The Postal Service is also seeking price adjustments for Special Services products, including Certified Mail and money order fees. Notably, there will be no price increase for Post Office Box rental fees, and the Postal Service will apply a price reduction of 10 percent for postal insurance when mailing an item.
As changes in the mailing and shipping marketplace continue, these price adjustments are needed to achieve the financial stability sought by the organization’s Delivering for America 10-year plan. USPS prices remain among the most affordable in the world.
The complete Postal Service price filing, with prices for all products, can be found on the commission’s website under the Daily Listings section. The Mailing Services filing is Docket No. R2024-2. The price tables are also available on the Postal Service’s Postal Explorer website at pe.usps.com/PriceChange/Index.
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