In 2007, the USPS delivered over 200 billion pieces of mail, about 700 million pieces a day.
The USPS delivers more in one day than FedEx does in a year and more items in one week than United Parcel Service does in a year.
Each carrier delivers over 40 tons of mail per year.
An average carrier delivers more than 2,300 mail pieces per day on approximately 240,000 routes.
Postal FactsThe USPS employs over 700,000 workers in the U.S. The average salary of a postal worker is $48,000 annually. The US has the most affordable postage in the world. A first-class stamp costs 41 cents in the U.S., 75 cents in Japan, 49 cents in Germany and 71 cents in Britain. The USPS has annual revenues of over $75 billion. |
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