Here Are Your 2013 Christmas and Holiday Shipping Deadlines

If you're the type to put off holiday shopping until the last minute, not to worry—there are plenty of speedy ways to ship your items nationwide and ensure that they'll arrive before Dec. 25.

Below is a rundown of USPS, UPS and FedEx deadlines for pre-Christmas arrival. Cost, of course, goes up with the speed of the service.

The absolute latest option nearby? Use FedEx Same-Day on Dec. 25.

U.S. Postal Service 

• First Class Mail  Friday, Dec. 20
• Priority Mail  Saturday, Dec. 21
• Express Mail  Monday, Dec. 23
  
  

• Oak Ridge Post Office
  247 Oak Ridge Road,  973-697-9073
• Lake Hopatcong Post Office
  700 Route 15, 973-663-3886

FedEx

• SmartPost delivery: Thursday, Dec. 12.
• Fed Ex Home Delivery or FedEx Ground: Monday, Dec. 16.
• FedEx Express Saver: Thursday, Dec. 19.
• FedEx 2nd and FedEx 2nd a.m.: Saturday, Dec. 21.
• FedEx Standard Overnight, FedEx Priority Overnight or FedEx First Overnight: Monday, Dec. 23.
• FedEx SameDay: Wednesday, Dec. 25.
  
  

• Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30-9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday noon-6 p.m.
• Last Daily Express Dropoff
  Monday-Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday - No Pickup
• Last Daily Ground Dropoff
  Monday-Friday 6 p.m.

UPS

• Normal pickup and delivery service: Friday, Dec. 20.
• UPS Worldwide Express, UPS Worldwide Express Freight, UPS 2nd Day Air: Saturday, Dec. 21. (Pickup service provided for regular Saturday pickup customers of air and international shipments only, or if prearranged by Friday, Dec. 20.)
• UPS Next Day Air: Monday, Dec. 23.
• UPS Express Critical service for urgent packages: Tuesday, Dec. 24. (Pickup service available for air and international shipments if prearranged by Monday, Dec. 23).
• UPS Express Critical service for urgent packages: Wednesday, Dec. 25.

• Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday closed
• Ground Pickup Time Monday-Friday 6 p.m.