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How to access USPS tracking services

By Lesley Graybeal
The United States Postal Service (USPS) offers several shipping options and additional services such as USPS tracking for parcels that require insurance, special handling or delivery confirmation. You can explore all of these services online, where you can calculate shipping for specific options and print postage from home.

USPS package tracking is easy to use online with just a receipt number. You can also call or visit your local post office for more USPS tracking information and how to use services online.

If you want to use USPS tracking services, try the following options:

1. Use USPS online options to learn about shipment and confirmation.

2. Use USPS tracking with your shipment receipt or account.

3. Find customer services from USPS and other companies for mailing and tracking packages.

 

Learn about specific services offered with USPS package tracking

If you need to mail and track a package with USPS, learn about different shipping options and USPS tracking services online before you buy your postage. Different types of mailing come with different services. You can add or expand USPS priority mail tracking depending on how you ship.
Try: Get more USPS priority mail tracking options included when you ship with USPS Express Mail. Because Express Mail includes guarantees about delivery speed, you can easily add services such as USPS Return Receipt, which sends you a postcard to verify delivery, and COD delivery options for paying postage fees.

Find basic USPS tracking for any parcel online

Basic tracking for any USPS purchase is available online with a USPS tracking number at the USPS website. All you need is your receipt, which has transaction numbers and USPS numbers for documenting your postage purchase. USPS tracking numbers are labeled "USPS #" and appear at the top of the receipt.
Try: USPS parcel tracking is only available for purchases for which you have a receipt, so you can't track letters with basic postage unless you added delivery confirmation services. If you do have your receipt, simply enter the label or receipt number to serve at USPS Track & Confirm. You can also sign up for an account as an individual or business to track all your packages at USPS Mail Tracking & Reporting.

Get USPS tracking services from USPS and other sites

USPS offers direct services and other USPS tracking info, but you can also track your packages with your USPS tracking number at other websites not officially associated with USPS. Use a combination of sites and services to get the information and tracking you need.
Try: If you need more information or a walk-through of shipping and tracking USPS packages, check out A Customer's Guide to Mailing, a document offered for download online by USPS. You can also to USPS parcel tracking at other sites such as Langenberg.com, where you can use your USPS tracking number or tracking number from another shipping service to track any package.

 

  • USPS package tracking can be useful for tracking your personal and business mailings, as well as protecting yourself if your mail is lost. If you are sending shipments for buyers on eBay or other websites, using a service such as Delivery Confirmation to track your shipment also will absolve you of responsibility if a package does not arrive.

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