2024 U.S. Postal Service Media Mail
Features
- Domestic delivery time frame is 2-8 business days.
- There are no fuel surcharges with Media Mail.
- Tracking and delivery confirmation are included at no additional cost.
Restrictions
To use the USPS Media Mail method, you must contact your account manager to receive the shipping code. Media Mail is limited to the following items:
- Books (at least 8 pages).
- Sound recordings and video recordings, such as CDs and DVDs.
- Play scripts and manuscripts for books, periodicals, and music.
- Printed music.
- Computer-readable media containing prerecorded information and guides or scripts prepared solely for use with such media.
- Sixteen millimeter or narrower width films.
- Printed objective test materials and their accessories.
- Printed educational reference charts.
- Loose-leaf pages and their binders consisting of medical information for distribution to doctors, hospitals, medical schools, and medical students.
- Media – printed music, sound recordings, periodicals, CDs, DVDs, and books.
Media Mail packages may not contain advertising with the following exceptions. Comic books do not meet this standard.
- Books may contain incidental announcements of other books.
- Sound recordings may contain incidental announcements of other sound recordings.
In accordance with standards in the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), Section 170, Media Mail packages must have a delivery address and the sender’s return address and are subject to inspection by the United States Postal Service. Upon such inspection, matter not eligible for the Media Mail rate may be assessed at the proper price and sent to the recipient postage due, or the sender may be contacted for additional postage.
Additional Charges & Optional Services
- Insurance is available for Media Mail:
- $1.00 to $50.00 of insurance costs $2.30.
- $50 to $100 of insurance costs $2.95.
- $101.00 to $200.00 of insurance costs $3.60.
2024 Rates Table
The following table lists our USPS Media Mail rates for 2024.
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| Weight Not Over | Weight Not Over | Zone 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 lb. | 0.45 kg. | $4.58 |
| 2 lb. | 0.91 kg. | $5.41 |
| 3 lb. | 1.36 kg. | $6.23 |
| 4 lb. | 1.81 kg. | $7.05 |
| 5 lb. | 2.27 kg. | $7.87 |
| 6 lb. | 2.72 kg. | $8.69 |
| 7 lb. | 3.18 kg. | $9.51 |
| 8 lb. | 3.63 kg. | $10.35 |
| 9 lb. | 4.08 kg. | $11.18 |
| 10 lb. | 4.54 kg. | $12.01 |
| 11 lb. | 5 kg. | $12.84 |
| 12 lb. | 5.44 kg. | $13.68 |
| 13 lb. | 5.9 kg. | $14.51 |
| 14 lb. | 6.35 kg. | $15.34 |
| 15 lb. | 6.8 kg. | $16.17 |
| 16 lb. | 7.3 kg. | $17.01 |
| 17 lb. | 7.71 kg. | $17.84 |
| 18 lb. | 8.16 kg. | $18.67 |
| 19 lb. | 8.61 kg. | $19.50 |
| 20 lb. | 9.07 kg. | $20.34 |
| 21 lb. | 9.5 kg. | $21.17 |
| 22 lb. | 9.97 kg. | $22.00 |
| 23 lb. | 10.43 kg. | $22.83 |
| 24 lb. | 10.88 kg. | $23.67 |
| 25 lb. | 11.33 kg. | $24.50 |
| 26 lb. | 11.79 kg. | $25.33 |
| 27 lb. | 12.24 kg. | $26.16 |
| 28 lb. | 12.7 kg. | $27.00 |
| 29 lb. | 13.15 kg. | $27.83 |
| 30 lb. | 13.6 kg. | $28.66 |
| 31 lb. | 14.06 kg. | $29.49 |
| 32 lb. | 14.51 kg. | $30.33 |
| 33 lb. | 14.96 kg. | $31.16 |
| 34 lb. | 15.42 kg. | $31.99 |
| 35 lb. | 15.87 kg. | $32.82 |
| 36 lb. | 16.32 kg. | $33.66 |
| 37 lb. | 16.78 kg. | $34.49 |
| 38 lb. | 17.23 kg. | $35.32 |
| 39 lb. | 17.69 kg. | $36.15 |
| 40 lb. | 18.14 kg. | $36.99 |
| 41 lb. | 18.59 kg. | $37.82 |
| 42 lb. | 19.05 kg. | $38.65 |
| 43 lb. | 19.5 kg. | $39.48 |
| 44 lb. | 19.95 kg. | $40.32 |
| 45 lb. | 20.41 kg. | $41.15 |
| 46 lb. | 20.86 kg. | $41.98 |
| 47 lb. | 21.31 kg. | $42.81 |
| 48 lb. | 21.77 kg. | $43.65 |
| 49 lb. | 22.22 kg. | $44.48 |
| 50 lb. | 22.67 kg. | $45.31 |
| 51 lb. | 23.13 kg. | $46.14 |
| 52 lb. | 23.59 kg. | $46.98 |
| 53 lb. | 24.04 kg. | $47.81 |
| 54 lb. | 24.49 kg. | $48.64 |
| 55 lb. | 24.95 kg. | $49.47 |
| 56 lb. | 25.4 kg. | $50.31 |
| 57 lb. | 25.85 kg. | $51.14 |
| 58 lb. | 26.3 kg. | $51.97 |
| 59 lb. | 26.76 kg. | $52.80 |
| 60 lb. | 27.22 kg. | $53.64 |
| 61 lb. | 27.67 kg. | $54.47 |
| 62 lb. | 28.12 kg. | $55.30 |
| 63 lb. | 28.58 kg. | $56.13 |
| 64 lb. | 29.02 kg. | $56.97 |
| 65 lb. | 29.48 kg. | $57.80 |
| 66 lb. | 29.94 kg. | $58.63 |
| 67 lb. | 30.39 kg. | $59.46 |
| 68 lb. | 30.84 kg. | $60.30 |
| 69 lb. | 31.3 kg. | $61.13 |
| 70 lb. | 31.75 kg. | $61.96 |