Did USPS Deliver Twice A Day?

Answer 1

as a child of less than 10, i seem to remember mail being delivered to our house twice a day. once early in the morning and then again around 1 or 2ish. anybody else remember that? i grew up in Minnesota.

Answer 2

The Post Office Dept. in the US began City Delivery routes starting in 1863. Mail was delivered hand-to-hand. Eventually mail slots or boxes were required. City mail carriers "..... were instructed to deliver letters frequently and promptly - generally twice a day to homes and up to four times a day to businesses. The second residential delivery was discontinued on April 17, 1950, in most cities. Multiple deliveries to businesses were phased out over the next few decades as changing transportation patterns made most mail available for first-trip delivery."

quote from USPS website postalhistory City Delivery

So the answer is 'No'. The twice a day deliveries were phased out before the Post Office Department became USPS in 1971.

Answer 3

If you live in a city in which the carriers use pushcarts then the answer is 'possibly'. In such cases larger packages are delivered by another carrier that uses a truck for deliveries.

Answer 4

It seems to me late 50's early 60's it stopped. I can remember waiting for the mail as a kid.