235.2 million – revenue received in dollars
160.2 million – dollars paid to postal employees in salaries and benefits
506.4 million – number of mail pieces processed and delivered each day
21.1 million – average number of mail pieces processed each hour
351,656 – average number of mail pieces processed each minute
5,861 – average number of mail pieces processed each second
200.4 million – pieces of first-class mail processed and delivered
7,131 – number of letter carriers who deliver mail entirely on foot – The USPS Fleet of Feet
54,490 – number of address changes processed
3,748 – number of addresses added to delivery network
4.6 million – number of people who visit usps.com
2.7 million – dollar amount of online stamp and retail sales at usps.com
1.5 million – number of Click-N-Ship labels printed
297,004 – number of money orders issued
0 – tax dollars received for operating the Postal Service
https://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-facts/one-day-by-the-numbers.htm
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
