If you’re waiting for a piece of mail or package, you may have to hold on for one more day.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (KSNT) — Residents expecting mail or packages on Wednesday may have to wait an extra day — depending on which delivery service is fulfilling their order.

The United States Postal Service recognizes Juneteenth on June 19 as one of 11 federal holidays and is closed. There is no mail delivery, caller service, or Post Office Box service. All services resume on Thursday.

However, UPS stores are open and delivery service is available. FedEx and Amazon locations and services are open as well on Wednesday.


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Customers needing USPS services can use the self-service kiosk available at select offices. The kiosk accepts debit and credit cards and can handle 80% of all transactions conducted at the retail counter, such as buying stamps, mailing a package, or shipping a letter by express or priority mail.

In addition to Juneteenth, the USPS is observing these remaining holidays in 2024:

Thursday, July 4Independence DayMonday, Sept. 2Labor DayMonday, Oct. 14Columbus DayMonday, Nov. 11Veterans DayThursday, Nov. 28Thanksgiving DayWednesday, Dec. 25Christmas Day

Additionally, most banks are closed for Juneteenth.

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