Free - Updated for the July 12, 2026 USPS rates

USPS Postage Rate Calculator 2026

In 2026 a USPS postcard stamp costs $0.65 and a 1-ounce letter (Forever) costs $0.82. Businesses mailing in bulk pay less: presorted Marketing Mail at the standard Mixed tier is $0.467 per piece, nonprofit is $0.257, and EDDM runs $0.26 to $0.30. This free calculator shows your exact per-piece and total postage for any 2026 mailing.

Mail piece

Mailing method

Quantity

pieces

125,00050,00075,000100,000

Single piece (stamp) postage

$0.65 per piece

5,000 pieces × per-piece postage = $3,250.00

USPS postage only. Your mail house presorts and barcodes the job to hit the lowest tier it qualifies for. Source: USPS Notice 123, effective July 12, 2026.

Per-piece postage, three ways

Retail stamp

$0.65

Bulk presort

$0.467

EDDM

$0.26

Bulk presort and nonprofit figures use the standard Mixed tier, before any deeper-sort discounts. Source: USPS Notice 123, effective July 12, 2026.

Switch to bulk presort and save about 28% = $915.00 on 5,000 pieces.

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How to use this calculator

1Pick your mail piece. Postcard, letter, or large envelope (flat). EDDM is offered for postcards and large envelopes.
2Choose how you are mailing. A single stamp, bulk presort, nonprofit, or EDDM. The per-piece postage updates the instant you choose.
3Set your quantity. Drag the slider or type a number. You get per-piece and total postage, plus how much presorting and EDDM save versus a retail stamp.

2026 USPS postage rates at a glance

These are the USPS rates this calculator uses, effective July 12, 2026. Single-piece figures are retail postage. Bulk, nonprofit, and EDDM figures are commercial per-piece rates a mail house qualifies for after presorting and barcoding.

First-Class single-piece (retail) postage, 2026. Source: USPS Notice 123, effective July 12, 2026.
Mail piece	2026 rate
Postcard	$0.65
Letter, 1 oz (Forever)	$0.82
Letter, 1 oz (metered)	$0.78
Letter, each additional ounce	$0.29
Large envelope (flat), 1 oz	approx. $1.70

Bulk / Marketing Mail (presorted) per-piece postage at the standard Mixed tier, 2026. This is the rate before any deeper-sort discounts. Source: USPS Notice 123, effective July 12, 2026.
Mail piece	Mixed tier, per piece
Marketing Mail postcard	$0.467
Marketing Mail letter	$0.467
Nonprofit Marketing Mail	$0.257

EDDM (Every Door Direct Mail) per-piece postage, 2026. Source: USPS Notice 123, effective July 12, 2026.
EDDM rate	Per piece
Retail EDDM	$0.260
BMEU EDDM	$0.254
Typical customer band	$0.26 to $0.30

Large-envelope (flat) bulk postage varies by weight and shape; ask our team for an exact figure on flats. EDDM postage and the per-piece freight to drop the mailing are billed together on EDDM jobs.

Why your real rate is lower than a stamp

Here is the number worth borrowing: presorting cuts postage roughly 28 to 43 percent off a retail stamp even at the standard Mixed tier, before any deeper-sort discounts. A presorted Marketing Mail postcard at $0.467 costs about 28 percent less than a $0.65 postcard stamp, and a presorted letter at $0.467 runs about 43 percent less than an $0.82 letter stamp. Qualified nonprofits at $0.257 save even more.

The reason is simple: the Postal Service charges less when the mail arrives already sorted into its delivery sequence and barcoded, because it does less handling. A retail stamp bundles in all of that work. A mail house does the presort and barcoding for you. On a 10,000-piece nonprofit letter mailing, the difference between an $0.82 stamp and the $0.257 Mixed-tier nonprofit rate is more than $5,000 in postage alone.

"As a USPS BMEU permit holder, we presort in house and induct our own mail directly at the Business Mail Entry Unit. No separate mailing vendor in between. That means a tighter, more predictable in-home date and a cleaner mailing on the postage line."

Alec Boye, President, Mail Processing Associates

That is the edge a mailing house brings to the postage line. The stamp price is the most you should ever pay. With presorting, nonprofit authorization, or EDDM, the real per-piece postage is the lower number this calculator shows.

Frequently asked questions

How much is a postcard stamp in 2026?

A First-Class postcard stamp costs $0.65 in 2026 under the rates effective July 12, 2026. That is the single-piece retail rate you pay at the Post Office counter. Businesses mailing postcards in bulk pay less: presorted Marketing Mail postcards at the standard Mixed tier are $0.467 per piece, and EDDM runs about $0.26 to $0.30 per piece.

How much does it cost to mail a letter in 2026?

A 1-ounce First-Class letter costs $0.82 with a Forever stamp in 2026, or $0.78 if metered. Each additional ounce adds $0.29. Mailing letters in bulk costs less: presorted Marketing Mail letters at the standard Mixed tier are $0.467 per piece, and nonprofit letters are $0.257 per piece. These rates took effect July 12, 2026.

What are 2026 USPS bulk mail (Marketing Mail) rates?

Presorted Marketing Mail in 2026 is $0.467 per piece at the standard Mixed tier, for both postcards and letters. That is the rate before any deeper-sort discounts a mail house may earn. Nonprofit Marketing Mail at the Mixed tier is $0.257 per piece. A mail house presorts and barcodes the mailing to qualify it for these commercial rates.

How much does EDDM cost per piece?

EDDM (Every Door Direct Mail) postage runs about $0.26 to $0.30 per piece in 2026. The USPS retail EDDM rate is $0.260 per piece and the BMEU rate is $0.254. EDDM lets you mail to every address on a postal route without buying a mailing list, which is why it is one of the lowest-cost ways to blanket a neighborhood.

How much can presorting save on postage?

Presorting cuts postage roughly 28 to 43 percent versus a retail stamp, even at the standard Mixed tier before any deeper-sort discounts. A presorted Marketing Mail postcard at $0.467 costs about 28 percent less than a $0.65 postcard stamp, and a presorted letter at $0.467 runs about 43 percent less than an $0.82 letter stamp. The savings come from the Postal Service charging less when mail arrives already sorted and barcoded. A mail house does the presort and barcoding for you.

What is the cheapest way to mail postcards in bulk?

For blanketing a geographic area, EDDM at about $0.26 to $0.30 per piece is usually the cheapest way to mail postcards because it needs no mailing list. For mailing a specific list of customers or prospects, presorted Marketing Mail at $0.467 per piece is the standard commercial rate. Nonprofits that qualify pay less, at $0.257 per piece.

When did USPS postage rates change in 2026?

USPS postage rates changed on July 12, 2026, under USPS Notice 123. The First-Class postcard rate is $0.65, the 1-ounce letter rate is $0.82 Forever, each additional letter ounce is $0.29, and a 1-ounce large envelope (flat) is about $1.70. Marketing Mail, nonprofit, and EDDM rates changed at the same time. This calculator uses those rates.

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