Children to Send “Whole, Whole, Whole” Lotta Letters to Santa

Postal Service Offers Mailing Tips to Get Letters to the North Pole

ST. LOUIS, MO — Santa Claus has a lot in common with the United States Postal Service. Neither rain nor snow nor gloom of night keeps Santa from his appointed rounds at the homes of millions of children the world over. Of course, Santa’s been doing it a bit longer than we have. But since 1775, he’s relied almost exclusively on the Postal Service to bring him letters from girls and boys all across America.

This holiday season will be no different. The Postal Service is gearing up for a huge mail delivery to the North Pole to help Santa and his elves get ready for the big day.

Getting Mail to Santa — Quickly and Safely

Santa’s asked us to share these easy tips with children and families to help their letters get to him as quickly and safely as possible:

Children should ask their parents for help addressing and putting stamps on their letters. This can avoid misspellings which can slow down letters or using too much or too little postage.

In the St. Louis Metro regional area, address Santa letters to:
Santa
Consumer Affairs
St. Louis, MO 63155-9631

Like all mail, it’s important that letters to Santa include a complete return address.

Santa enjoys candy canes and cookies and his reindeer enjoy fresh hay. But because these treats can be damaged or crushed when sent in a regular envelope, Santa says it’s better to leave them out on Christmas Eve than to mail them.

No extra packaging material, such as string or tape, is needed on a letter to Santa. The glue on the envelope flap is all that’s needed.
Letters to Santa — and other holiday mail — can be given right to your letter carrier at your door, rather than placing it in a collection box or making a special trip to the post office. And, as always, families with curbside mailboxes can put their mail in their mailbox for pickup.

Following these helpful hints can keep letters to Santa moving as quickly as possible and avoid any delays that could result from the appearance of the envelope or the way the letter is prepared. To learn more about new mail safety measures put into place by the Postal Service, visit www.usps.com.

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An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that visits every address in the nation, 146 million homes and businesses, six days a week. It has 37,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products, and services to pay for operating expenses, not tax dollars. The Postal Service has annual revenues of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.