How long does mail take from New Jersey?

A First Class letter mailed in New Jersey usually takes 2 to 3 days to reach another address in the state, and 2 days is the most common standard USPS gives it. Letters to neighboring states such as New York and Pennsylvania usually take 2 to 3 days, while the farthest states, such as California and Washington, usually get 5 days.

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Updated October 21, 2026

How long does mail take from New Jersey to each state?

The map shades each state by the number of days USPS most often gives a First Class letter from New Jersey, and the table under it gives the usual range for every state, so you can read off a trip like New Jersey to California at a glance.

New Jersey to Alabama: usually 3 to 4 daysNew Jersey to Alaska: usually 4 to 5 daysNew Jersey to Arizona: usually 5 daysNew Jersey to Arkansas: usually 4 to 5 daysNew Jersey to California: usually 5 daysNew Jersey to Colorado: usually 4 to 5 daysNew Jersey to Connecticut: usually 2 to 3 daysNew Jersey to Delaware: usually 2 to 3 daysNew Jersey to Washington, DC: usually 2 to 3 daysNew Jersey to Florida: usually 3 to 5 daysNew Jersey to Georgia: usually 3 to 4 daysNew Jersey to Hawaii: usually 4 to 5 daysNew Jersey to Idaho: usually 5 daysNew Jersey to Illinois: usually 3 to 4 daysNew Jersey to Indiana: usually 3 to 4 daysNew Jersey to Iowa: usually 3 to 5 daysNew Jersey to Kansas: usually 3 to 5 daysNew Jersey to Kentucky: usually 3 to 4 daysNew Jersey to Louisiana: usually 4 to 5 daysNew Jersey to Maine: usually 2 to 4 daysNew Jersey to Maryland: usually 2 to 3 daysNew Jersey to Massachusetts: usually 2 to 3 daysNew Jersey to Michigan: usually 3 to 4 daysNew Jersey to Minnesota: usually 4 to 5 daysNew Jersey to Mississippi: usually 3 to 5 daysNew Jersey to Missouri: usually 3 to 4 daysNew Jersey to Montana: usually 4 to 5 daysNew Jersey to Nebraska: usually 4 to 5 daysNew Jersey to Nevada: usually 5 daysNew Jersey to New Hampshire: usually 2 to 4 daysNew Jersey to New Mexico: usually 4 to 5 daysNew Jersey to New York: usually 2 to 3 daysNew Jersey to North Carolina: usually 3 to 4 daysNew Jersey to North Dakota: usually 4 to 5 daysNew Jersey to Ohio: usually 3 to 4 daysNew Jersey to Oklahoma: usually 4 to 5 daysNew Jersey to Oregon: usually 5 daysNew Jersey to Pennsylvania: usually 2 to 3 daysNew Jersey to Rhode Island: usually 2 to 4 daysNew Jersey to South Carolina: usually 3 to 4 daysNew Jersey to South Dakota: usually 4 to 5 daysNew Jersey to Tennessee: usually 3 to 4 daysNew Jersey to Texas: usually 4 to 5 daysNew Jersey to Utah: usually 4 to 5 daysNew Jersey to Vermont: usually 3 to 4 daysNew Jersey to Virginia: usually 2 to 3 daysNew Jersey to Washington: usually 5 daysNew Jersey to West Virginia: usually 2 to 4 daysNew Jersey to Wisconsin: usually 3 to 4 daysNew Jersey to Wyoming: usually 4 to 5 daysWithin New Jersey: usually 2 to 3 days
USPS First Class Mail letter standards from New Jersey, from USPS's service standard directory effective October 1, 2026. "Usually" covers 8 of every 10 letters, weighted by where people live. Each state name links to the times from that state.
TripUsuallyMost oftenWithin 3 days
Within New Jersey2 to 3 days2 days100 percent
New Jersey to Alabama3 to 4 days3 days66 percent
New Jersey to Alaska4 to 5 days5 days0 percent
New Jersey to Arizona5 days5 days0 percent
New Jersey to Arkansas4 to 5 days4 days10 percent
New Jersey to California5 days5 days0 percent
New Jersey to Colorado4 to 5 days4 days0 percent
New Jersey to Connecticut2 to 3 days2 days100 percent
New Jersey to Delaware2 to 3 days2 days100 percent
New Jersey to Washington, DC2 to 3 days2 days100 percent
New Jersey to Florida3 to 5 days4 days31 percent
New Jersey to Georgia3 to 4 days3 days77 percent
New Jersey to Hawaii4 to 5 days5 days0 percent
New Jersey to Idaho5 days5 days0 percent
New Jersey to Illinois3 to 4 days3 days76 percent
New Jersey to Indiana3 to 4 days3 days77 percent
New Jersey to Iowa3 to 5 days4 days32 percent
New Jersey to Kansas3 to 5 days4 days11 percent
New Jersey to Kentucky3 to 4 days3 days77 percent
New Jersey to Louisiana4 to 5 days4 days0 percent
New Jersey to Maine2 to 4 days3 days79 percent
New Jersey to Maryland2 to 3 days2 days100 percent
New Jersey to Massachusetts2 to 3 days2 days95 percent
New Jersey to Michigan3 to 4 days3 days77 percent
New Jersey to Minnesota4 to 5 days4 days0 percent
New Jersey to Mississippi3 to 5 days4 days18 percent
New Jersey to Missouri3 to 4 days4 days39 percent
New Jersey to Montana4 to 5 days5 days0 percent
New Jersey to Nebraska4 to 5 days4 days0 percent
New Jersey to Nevada5 days5 days0 percent
New Jersey to New Hampshire2 to 4 days2 days80 percent
New Jersey to New Mexico4 to 5 days4 days0 percent
New Jersey to New York2 to 3 days2 days95 percent
New Jersey to North Carolina3 to 4 days3 days77 percent
New Jersey to North Dakota4 to 5 days4 days0 percent
New Jersey to Ohio3 to 4 days3 days77 percent
New Jersey to Oklahoma4 to 5 days4 days0 percent
New Jersey to Oregon5 days5 days0 percent
New Jersey to Pennsylvania2 to 3 days2 days93 percent
New Jersey to Rhode Island2 to 4 days2 days81 percent
New Jersey to South Carolina3 to 4 days3 days77 percent
New Jersey to South Dakota4 to 5 days4 days0 percent
New Jersey to Tennessee3 to 4 days3 days77 percent
New Jersey to Texas4 to 5 days4 days0 percent
New Jersey to Utah4 to 5 days4 days0 percent
New Jersey to Vermont3 to 4 days3 days77 percent
New Jersey to Virginia2 to 3 days3 days91 percent
New Jersey to Washington5 days5 days0 percent
New Jersey to West Virginia2 to 4 days3 days81 percent
New Jersey to Wisconsin3 to 4 days3 days66 percent
New Jersey to Wyoming4 to 5 days4 days0 percent

How long does a letter take within New Jersey?

USPS's directory gives 2 days to 77 percent of the letters that start and end in New Jersey and 3 days to 23 percent. About 17 percent of the people in New Jersey live in ZIP codes whose letters get a day more than the rest of their 3 digit ZIP area, which is the 2025 rule for post offices more than 50 miles' drive from the plant that sorts their mail. If you mail from one of those towns, expect the slower end of each range on this page.

Which states get mail from New Jersey fastest?

USPS most often gives 3 days or fewer to letters from New Jersey bound for 24 other states, led by Maryland, Connecticut, Delaware and Washington, DC. To Maryland, 100 percent of letters have a standard of 3 days or less.

Which states take the longest from New Jersey?

USPS gives 5 days to most letters from New Jersey going to 9 states, including California and Washington. A letter on one of these trips that goes out with Monday's pickup is due on Saturday, or a day later when a holiday falls in the week.

How much of the country is within 3 days of New Jersey?

If you sent one letter from New Jersey to every person in the country, New Jersey included, USPS would give 45 percent of them a standard of 3 days or less. That ranks New Jersey 3rd of the 50 states and DC, and the state in the middle of that list is at 22 percent.

How do I find the exact days for one letter?

Each range on this page covers many ZIP codes, and one letter has a single number. For example, USPS gives a letter from ZIP 08701 in New Jersey to ZIP 92336 in California 5 days. Our delivery time tool shows that number for any two ZIP codes and counts it out on the calendar, skipping Sundays and holidays.

How were these days worked out?

The days come from USPS's own service standard directory for First Class Mail, effective October 1, 2026, which we download from USPS's Service Standards Files API. It gives the days from every 3 digit ZIP area to every other, plus the 5 digit ZIP codes whose letters get a different number. For New Jersey we took each of its 592 populated ZIP codes as a starting point and each 3 digit ZIP area of the destination state as an end point, and weighted every pair by the people who live at both ends, using the Census Bureau's 2023 population counts. "Usually" is the range that covers the middle 8 of every 10 letters, and "most often" is the single most common number.

A service standard is USPS's target for a stamped letter mailed before the day's last pickup, and First Class Mail has no delivery guarantee. Sundays and the 11 federal holidays USPS observes don't count as delivery days.

Sources

  1. USPS, Service Standards Files API, "3D Base Service Standard Directory" and "Supplemental Service Standard Directory FCM", effective October 1, 2026, downloaded October 21, 2026: developers.usps.com
  2. Code of Federal Regulations, 39 CFR 121.1, First Class Mail service standards: ecfr.gov
  3. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5 year estimates, table B01003, population by ZIP Code Tabulation Area: data.census.gov
  4. U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area to county relationship file: census.gov
  5. USPS Service Standards API, spot checks on October 21, 2026 that matched the directory: ZIP 77494 to 34787, 3 days; ZIP 92336 to 11368, 5 days; ZIP 11368 to 92336, 5 days; ZIP 60629 to 60629, 2 days; ZIP 59001 to 59901, 4 days; ZIP 590 to 59901, 3 days

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