For a fixed fee, you can ship as much weight as you like (up to 70 lbs) for no extra cost. The USPS is happy to ship letters and boxes with both standard and non-standard dimensions, charging a premium on heavier packages.īut if all your mail tends to be of a similar size, you could save a ton of money if you use USPS’s Flat Rate boxes and envelopes. So, if you live in Washington, you’ll pay Zone 1/2 prices to ship to customers in neighboring Oregon, whereas a business based in New York would pay Zone 7/8 prices to ship to the same customers. Zones aren’t fixed, are defined by the distance between the sender's and receiver's locations. Zone 1 covers areas beyond your zip code but within a 50 mile radius, while Zone 8 covers distances of 1801 miles and over (coast-to-coast shipping, essentially). The USPS splits pricing across nine ‘zones’. Put simply, the greater the distance your mail has to go, the more it costs to get it there. Let’s take a closer look at each one: Shipping Zone Three factors affect Priority Mail prices: What Factors Affect USPS Priority Mail Rates? Padded Flat Rate Envelope: $25.35 Commercial Pricing (12 1/2″ x 9 1/2″) perfect for clothing, books or small accessories.
Legal Flat Rate Envelope: $25.15 Commercial Pricing (15″ x 9 1/2″) ideal for any legal documents.