{"id":73580,"date":"2025-09-26T11:36:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/network.napco.com\/non-profit-pro\/?post_type=article&#038;p=73580"},"modified":"2025-09-26T11:36:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:36:51","slug":"us-postal-service-announces-no-stamp-price-changes-for-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.nonprofitpro.com\/article\/us-postal-service-announces-no-stamp-price-changes-for-january-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"US Postal Service Announces No Stamp Price Changes for January 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A recommendation by Postmaster General David Steiner not to raise prices in January 2026 for Market Dominant products, which includes First-Class Mail, was accepted by the governors of the United States Postal Service. The price of a stamp to mail a 1-ounce single-piece First-Class letter will not increase in early 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The Postal Service&#8217;s operational strategies are designed to maintain cost efficiency, boost service reliability and overall productivity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We continually strive to balance our pricing approach both to meet the revenue needs of the Postal Service and to deliver affordable offerings that reflect market conditions,&#8221; Steiner said. &#8220;We have therefore decided at this time to forgo a price change for First-Class Mail postage and other Market Dominant services until mid-year 2026.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Postal Service continues to work toward delivering on the tenets of our strategic 10-year plan, Delivering for America, and executing our public service mission &#8212; to provide a nationwide, integrated network for the delivery of mail and packages at least six days a week &#8212; in a cost-effective and financially sustainable manner over the long term, just as the U.S. Congress intended and the law requires.<\/p>\n<p>The Postal Service also remains committed to continued cost-saving measures and keeping products and services affordable. We continue to take a very considered approach to pricing and note that only a handful of countries around the world offer a lower price for a domestic single-piece letter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usps.com\/\"><em>Source: USPS<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The preceding press release was provided by a company unaffiliated with <\/em>NonProfit PRO<em>. 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