Community Corner
2012 Mailing Deadlines for Christmas Delivery
Shipping gifts this year? Check the recommended mailing deadlines from the United States Postal Service to ensure packages get delivered in time for the holidays. Remember that your local Concord post office may be closed on weekends.
It feels like the holidays come earlier and earlier every year, especially if you need to send gifts to friends and family members across state lines and international borders.
So just how early must you buy, wrap and post holiday gifts so they get to their destination in time for the 2012 holidays?
Below are local post office hours, plus ‘send by’ dates from the USPS to help get your gifts delivered on time.
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Concord and Clayton Post Offices and Hours
2043 East Street, Concord: open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed on the weekend.
4494 Treat Boulevard, Concord: open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed on the weekend.
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2121 Meridian Park Boulevard, Concord: open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and closed on Sundays.
: open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and closed on Sundays.
Holiday Delivery Deadlines for Domestic Mail
Calculated for December 25, 2012.
Domestic Mail Class/Product
Dates
First-Class Mail® Service
Dec. 20
Priority Mail® Service
Dec. 21
Express Mail® Service
Dec. 22
Parcel Post® Service
Dec. 14
Destination Network Distribution Center (DNDC) Drop Ship
Dec. 19
Destination Delivery Unit (DDU) Drop Ship
Dec. 21
Holiday Delivery Deadlines for International Mail
Destination
Global Express Guaranteed® Service
Express Mail® Service
Priority Mail® Service
First-Class Mail®
International Service
Africa
Dec. 19
Dec. 11
Dec. 3
Dec. 3
Asia / Pacific Rim
Dec. 18
Dec. 15
Dec. 10
Dec. 10
Australia / New Zealand
Dec. 18
Dec. 15
Dec. 10
Dec. 10
Canada
Dec. 20
Dec. 17
Dec. 13
Dec. 10
Caribbean
Dec. 19
Dec. 15
Dec. 13
Dec. 10
Central & South America
Dec. 19
Dec. 11
Dec. 3
Dec. 3
Mexico
Dec. 20
Dec. 15
Dec. 10
Dec. 10
Europe
Dec. 19
Dec. 15
Dec. 13
Dec. 10
Middle East
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