Is the Post Office open on Easter Monday? (2022)

As Easter falls on a Sunday, many of us get to kick back and enjoy the holiday without the stress of work. It also means that many businesses are closed for the holiday which can make it difficult to determine who will or won’t be open on the holiday including the post office.

While it’s generally easier to keep track of when the post office will be closed on some of the bigger holidays such as Christmas and Thanksgiving, the same isn’t always the case for holidays such as Easter, which falls on a Sunday each year and leads to confusion among many as to whether there is mail on Easter Monday.

In fact, it’s likely the mystery surrounding the U.S. Postal Service office hours for Easter that brought you here today. So let’s not waste any time and dive right on into the burning question on your mind: is the post office open on Easter Monday?

Is USPS open on Easter Monday? (2022)

Because Easter is not a federal holiday, the U.S. Postal Service will be open on Monday, April 18, 2022, as the post office only closes its doors on federal holidays. As such, local U.S. Postal Service branches will be open on Easter Monday.

Will mail and package delivery run on Easter Monday? (April 18, 2022)

Because Easter Monday is not recognized as a federal holiday, there will be regular mail delivery on Easter Monday. In other words, make sure to head out to check your mailbox on April 18 as mail service will indeed be running on Monday.

There will also still be Priority Mail Express delivery as the service operates 365 days of the year. You can also turn to self-service kiosks which will remain open on Easter Monday as well.