The United States Postal Service will not be delivering mail today in observation of a National Day of Mourning for President Jimmy Carter, who died recently at the age of 100. Carter served one term as President from 1977 to 1981. The USPS posted the following announcement on its website:

In observance of the national day of mourning in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, the United States Postal Service will be closed and not delivering mail on Thursday, Jan. 9. Others are reading: Flags are flying at half-staff for President Jimmy Carter. He lived to be 100 years-old.

While USPS mail and deliveries will be delayed, UPS and FedEx pickup and delivery services will continue as usual. Generally, UPS and FedEx office locations remain open as well. Business hours vary by location.

All United States Postal Service properties and deliveries will be halted today, in observance of a national day of mourning and the funeral for former President Jimmy Carter.

Here's what to know about banks, the post office and the stock market being open on the National Day of Mourning honoring Jimmy Carter on Jan. 9.

With the funeral for former President Jimmy Carter today at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., today is a national day of mourning in the United States. The last national day of mourning was in December 2018 to honor former President George H. W. Bush.

That’s because Thursday, Jan. 9, is the national day of mourning for President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29, 2024. President Joe Biden ordered a national day of mourning, and Gov. Laura Kelly followed suit, ordering all state offices to be closed for the holiday.

A National Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter's funeral has been declared by President Joe Biden for Jan. 9, 2025. Is stock market closed? Are banks open? Mail?

The United States Postal Service will pause mail delivery and retail services on Thursday, Jan. 9, to honor the life and legacy of former President Jimmy Carter on a National Day of Mourning. All post office locations will be closed for the day,

The state funeral of former President Jimmy Carter will be held at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, which President Biden has proclaimed a national day of mourning.

To honor Carter, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient who resided in Massachusetts in the 1950s, all federal offices will be closed on Jan. 9 in observance of the day of mourning. While various other organizations may choose to also close in honor of Carter, unlike on a federal holiday, businesses are not required to close.