Priority Mail rates for your weight and ZIP Codes
Priority Mail rates by weight and ZIP Code: the Post Office price, the online price and the proposed price from January 17, 2027, side by side.
Independent site, not the Postal Service: prices read in its own price files.
Example: a 2 lb package from 10001 to 90012· change a figure to see yours
Priority Mail at the Post Office today
$22.55
zone 8 · charged as 2 lb
| from Jan 17, 2027 (proposed, with the 11% fuel surcharge) | $23.20 |
| Change on January 17, 2027 | +2.9% |
| Same label bought online today | $17.22 |
| Zone | Now | from Jan 17, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Zone 1 | $12.45 | $12.82 |
| Zone 2 | $13.15 | $13.60 |
| Zone 3 | $13.95 | $14.49 |
| Zone 4 | $14.85 | $15.98 |
| Zone 5 | $17.85 | $18.70 |
| Zone 6 | $19.15 | $19.59 |
| Zone 7 | $20.45 | $20.92 |
| Zone 8 (yours) | $22.55 | $23.20 |
| Zone 9 | $43.40 | $47.06 |
Compiled by Radif Partners · How the prices are built
Priority Mail is the Postal Service's 2-to-3-day package service, up to 70 pounds, with tracking and $100 of insurance included. At a Post Office counter its rates are set by the pound, any fraction rounded up, and by zone. A 2-pound package from New York to Los Angeles, zone 8, costs $22.55 at the counter, $17.22 with an online label, and would cost $23.20 from January 17, 2027 with the proposed base price and the 11% fuel surcharge. Ground Advantage carries the same package for $19.80 in 2 to 5 days. Online, Priority Mail adds a half-pound step, $16.07 in zone 8 against $16.07 for 1 pound. Zone 9, which covers some Pacific territories, costs much more: $35.25 for 1 pound at the counter against $17.95 in zone 8. Flat rate boxes and envelopes are a separate price list.
Priority Mail rates at the counter and online
The table gives the counter price in zones 1, 5 and 8, the online price in zone 8 and the proposed zone 8 price from January 17, 2027. A pound costs little near home and a lot across the country: 20 pounds cost several times more in zone 8 than in zone 1.
| Weight | Zone 1 | Zone 5 | Zone 8 | Zone 8 online | Zone 8 from Jan 17, 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 lb | $11.50 | $14.05 | $17.95 | $16.07 | $18.26 |
| 2 lb | $12.45 | $17.85 | $22.55 | $17.22 | $23.20 |
| 3 lb | $12.95 | $19.05 | $28.10 | $21.42 | $29.19 |
| 5 lb | $15.10 | $24.20 | $39.00 | $30.93 | $39.74 |
| 10 lb | $18.60 | $30.75 | $63.40 | $43.03 | $67.27 |
| 20 lb | $26.80 | $51.25 | $113.70 | $71.91 | $117.94 |
Priority Mail or Ground Advantage
For the 2-pound example, Priority Mail costs $2.75 more than Ground Advantage at the counter and saves up to three days. For light items close to home the gap is small; for heavy packages going far, it grows quickly. The Ground Advantage page gives the slower price for the same trip.
Priority Mail price for another weight
Example: a 5 lb package from 10001 to 90012· change a figure to see yours
Priority Mail at the Post Office today
$39.00
zone 8 · charged as 5 lb
| from Jan 17, 2027 (proposed, with the 11% fuel surcharge) | $39.74 |
| Change on January 17, 2027 | +1.9% |
| Same label bought online today | $30.93 |
Flat rate or by weight
Priority Mail also sells flat rate envelopes and boxes, one price whatever the weight up to 70 pounds and whatever the zone. They pay off for dense items going far. The flat rate page compares the box with the price by weight for your trip, and the Express page gives the guaranteed service.