The Ephrata Post Office and all others throughout the Columbia Basin - and the U.S. - may see a 6.5% rate increase in stamps and other services as the USPS works to reduce losses.
May 2, 2022
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Postal service seeks July rate increase
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Postal Service is asking federal regulators for a rate increase that would see the price of a first-class stamp rise to 60 cents from the current 58 cents, according to Samie Rehman, USPS director of mailing and services pricing. If approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission, the increase would go into effect on July 10, 2022, and would see the cost of mailing letters, packages, postcards and direct mail advertisements rise an average of 6.5%, Rehman said during an hour-long conference call on Tuesday...