How long does mail take from New York?

A First Class letter mailed in New York usually takes 2 to 4 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 Pennsylvania and New Jersey usually take 2 to 4 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 York to each state?

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

New York to Alabama: usually 3 to 4 daysNew York to Alaska: usually 4 to 5 daysNew York to Arizona: usually 5 daysNew York to Arkansas: usually 3 to 5 daysNew York to California: usually 5 daysNew York to Colorado: usually 4 to 5 daysNew York to Connecticut: usually 2 to 4 daysNew York to Delaware: usually 2 to 4 daysNew York to Washington, DC: usually 2 to 4 daysNew York to Florida: usually 3 to 5 daysNew York to Georgia: usually 3 to 4 daysNew York to Hawaii: usually 4 to 5 daysNew York to Idaho: usually 5 daysNew York to Illinois: usually 3 to 4 daysNew York to Indiana: usually 3 to 4 daysNew York to Iowa: usually 3 to 5 daysNew York to Kansas: usually 4 to 5 daysNew York to Kentucky: usually 3 to 4 daysNew York to Louisiana: usually 4 to 5 daysNew York to Maine: usually 2 to 4 daysNew York to Maryland: usually 2 to 4 daysNew York to Massachusetts: usually 2 to 4 daysNew York to Michigan: usually 3 to 4 daysNew York to Minnesota: usually 4 to 5 daysNew York to Mississippi: usually 3 to 5 daysNew York to Missouri: usually 3 to 5 daysNew York to Montana: usually 4 to 5 daysNew York to Nebraska: usually 4 to 5 daysNew York to Nevada: usually 5 daysNew York to New Hampshire: usually 2 to 4 daysNew York to New Jersey: usually 2 to 3 daysNew York to New Mexico: usually 4 to 5 daysNew York to North Carolina: usually 3 to 4 daysNew York to North Dakota: usually 4 to 5 daysNew York to Ohio: usually 3 to 4 daysNew York to Oklahoma: usually 4 to 5 daysNew York to Oregon: usually 5 daysNew York to Pennsylvania: usually 2 to 4 daysNew York to Rhode Island: usually 2 to 4 daysNew York to South Carolina: usually 3 to 4 daysNew York to South Dakota: usually 4 to 5 daysNew York to Tennessee: usually 3 to 4 daysNew York to Texas: usually 4 to 5 daysNew York to Utah: usually 4 to 5 daysNew York to Vermont: usually 3 to 4 daysNew York to Virginia: usually 2 to 4 daysNew York to Washington: usually 5 daysNew York to West Virginia: usually 2 to 4 daysNew York to Wisconsin: usually 3 to 4 daysNew York to Wyoming: usually 4 to 5 daysWithin New York: usually 2 to 4 days
USPS First Class Mail letter standards from New York, 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 York2 to 4 days2 days82 percent
New York to Alabama3 to 4 days3 days53 percent
New York to Alaska4 to 5 days5 days0 percent
New York to Arizona5 days5 days0 percent
New York to Arkansas3 to 5 days4 days11 percent
New York to California5 days5 days0 percent
New York to Colorado4 to 5 days4 days0 percent
New York to Connecticut2 to 4 days2 days82 percent
New York to Delaware2 to 4 days2 days82 percent
New York to Washington, DC2 to 4 days2 days72 percent
New York to Florida3 to 5 days4 days20 percent
New York to Georgia3 to 4 days3 days61 percent
New York to Hawaii4 to 5 days5 days0 percent
New York to Idaho5 days5 days0 percent
New York to Illinois3 to 4 days3 days60 percent
New York to Indiana3 to 4 days3 days61 percent
New York to Iowa3 to 5 days4 days28 percent
New York to Kansas4 to 5 days4 days3 percent
New York to Kentucky3 to 4 days3 days61 percent
New York to Louisiana4 to 5 days4 days0 percent
New York to Maine2 to 4 days3 days79 percent
New York to Maryland2 to 4 days2 days72 percent
New York to Massachusetts2 to 4 days2 days82 percent
New York to Michigan3 to 4 days3 days61 percent
New York to Minnesota4 to 5 days4 days5 percent
New York to Mississippi3 to 5 days4 days14 percent
New York to Missouri3 to 5 days4 days28 percent
New York to Montana4 to 5 days5 days0 percent
New York to Nebraska4 to 5 days4 days5 percent
New York to Nevada5 days5 days0 percent
New York to New Hampshire2 to 4 days2 days81 percent
New York to New Jersey2 to 3 days2 days90 percent
New York to New Mexico4 to 5 days4 days0 percent
New York to North Carolina3 to 4 days3 days61 percent
New York to North Dakota4 to 5 days4 days0 percent
New York to Ohio3 to 4 days3 days68 percent
New York to Oklahoma4 to 5 days4 days0 percent
New York to Oregon5 days5 days0 percent
New York to Pennsylvania2 to 4 days2 days76 percent
New York to Rhode Island2 to 4 days2 days82 percent
New York to South Carolina3 to 4 days3 days61 percent
New York to South Dakota4 to 5 days4 days0 percent
New York to Tennessee3 to 4 days3 days61 percent
New York to Texas4 to 5 days4 days0 percent
New York to Utah4 to 5 days5 days0 percent
New York to Vermont3 to 4 days3 days72 percent
New York to Virginia2 to 4 days3 days65 percent
New York to Washington5 days5 days0 percent
New York to West Virginia2 to 4 days3 days66 percent
New York to Wisconsin3 to 4 days3 days53 percent
New York to Wyoming4 to 5 days4 days0 percent

How long does a letter take within New York?

USPS's directory gives 2 days to 45 percent of the letters that start and end in New York, 3 days to 37 percent and 4 days to 18 percent. About 25 percent of the people in New York 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 York fastest?

USPS most often gives 3 days or fewer to letters from New York bound for 24 other states, led by New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. To New Jersey, 90 percent of letters have a standard of 3 days or less.

Which states take the longest from New York?

USPS gives 5 days to most letters from New York going to 10 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 York?

If you sent one letter from New York to every person in the country, New York included, USPS would give 37 percent of them a standard of 3 days or less. That ranks New York 8th 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 11368 in New York 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 York we took each of its 1,774 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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