USPS Postal Service

The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office and U.S. Mail, is an independent agency of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States. It is one of the few government agencies explicitly authorized by the United States Constitution. The USPS traces its roots to 1775 during the Second Continental Congress, where Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first postmaster general. The cabinet-level Post Office Department was created in 1792 from Franklin's operation and transformed into its current form in 1971 under the Postal Reorganization Act.

The USPS employed 522,144 workers and operated 212,530 vehicles in 2012.The USPS is the operator of the largest civilian vehicle fleet in the world.The USPS is legally obligated to serve all Americans, regardless of geography, at uniform price and quality. The USPS has exclusive access to letter boxes marked "U.S. Mail" and personal letterboxes in the United States, but still competes against private package delivery services, such as UPS and FedEx.

USPS Postage Price Calculator:

The Estimated Price rate for USPS postage service in Unites States cane be easily find out from the below tool. You just need to select the destination,zip code and date of mailing with flat services of USPS as mentioned in the below screen. Click on the image to select the destination, that leads you to the information details screen for USPS.