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EDDMUSPS Drop-Off Guide

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Guide / Which Post Office

Which Post Office takes it

EDDM Retail mail goes to the Post Office that delivers to the routes you picked, not to whichever Post Office is nearest you.

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2026-11-07

How you find out

The EDDM tool tells you. Once you've chosen routes and continued with Retail, the order shows each drop-off Post Office with its address, hours and contact details. If your routes are served by more than one Post Office, the confirmation lists how many pieces go to each and the approximate cost at each.

What to bring to the counter

  • The bundles, each with its facing slip
  • A completed PS Form 3587, with the carrier route information on the back
  • Your proof of payment receipt if you paid online, or a way to pay: cash, credit or debit card, or check

Shipping to a Post Office far away

If the routes are in a ZIP Code you can't easily reach, USPS lets you ship the mailing.

POSTMASTERCITY, ST 00000Priority MailEVERY DOOR DIRECT MAIL–RETAILOPEN IMMEDIATELY1of 3Inside the envelope• Sample piece• PS Form 3587• Postmaster Instruction Letter• Check or money order, if unpaid
Our drawing of a shipped EDDM Retail mailing. Bundles and facing slips go in the box with the envelope.
  1. Put the bundles, with their facing slips, in a box.
  2. Add an envelope with a sample piece, PS Form 3587 and the Postmaster Instruction Letter.
  3. If you haven't paid online, add a check or money order payable to "Postmaster" or "Postal Service" for the postage, with your phone number in the memo line.
  4. Address each box to POSTMASTER at that Post Office's city, state and ZIP Code.
  5. Write "Every Door Direct Mail–Retail" and "Open Immediately" on each box.
  6. Number the boxes "1 of 3", "2 of 3" and so on.
  7. Send it by Priority Mail.

The shipping cost is on top of your EDDM postage.

Can I drop EDDM off at any Post Office?

No. Take it to the Post Office the EDDM tool lists for your routes.

What if my routes are in a different city?

Ship the mailing by Priority Mail to the Postmaster of that Post Office, with the forms and a sample piece inside.

What's PS Form 3587?

The EDDM Retail form that travels with your mailing. The tool prints it, and you fill in the carrier route information on the back.