The United States Postal Service has delivered its nine billionth mailpiece of the 2025 holiday season in West Hartford.
The package was delivered by Bishops Corner Branch Letter Carrier Melissa Perez, according to a statement.
“It is an honor to deliver the 9 billionth United States Postal Service package this holiday season,” said Perez. “This is not only an exciting personal accomplishment, but a reflection of every hardworking man and woman in the Postal workforce here in Hartford and across the entire country. I want everyone to know that the Postal Service is hard at work to make this holiday season as successful as ever for you and your family.”
Perez has been a letter carrier for 10 years, starting her career at Bishops Corner Branch Post Office in West Hartford, according to a statement. She has been on her current route for seven years.
“I have 356 delivery points on my route. It’s a mix of business and residential – my customers are my favorite part of West Hartford,” she said. “I feel honored to be able to do this milestone delivery. It was exciting. I love the holiday season. Our lives are so busy and it’s so important to enjoy family. I have kids and seeing them open presents is such a joy.”
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According to a statement, the “Postal Service’s network transformation and modernization efforts have boosted national daily processing capacity to 88 million packages a day – up from 60 million last holiday season. USPS will continue to mark milestone deliveries throughout its peak season, which kicked off earlier this fall and continues through New Year’s Day.”