USPS Raises Its Prices, Here’s By How Much

While gas and egg prices have decreased under the Trump administration, the price of stamps has done the opposite.

The United States Postal Service has increased its prices in an attempt to be self-sustaining.

The price of stamps has risen from 73 cents to 78 cents.

Starting July 13, 2025, the cost of a Forever Stamp will increase to 78 cents per stamp. This is a 5¢ from 73 cents. A USPS spokesperson said the price change is a part of the organization’s “Delivering For America” 10-year plan. pic.twitter.com/MiQvpo7dt5

— Daniel Burbank  (@DanielBurbankTV) July 13, 2025

Fox News broke down the raises in costs:

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) increased the costs of its services on Sunday as part of the organization’s 10-year plan to achieve financial stability.

All First-Class Mail Forever stamps rose to 78 cents from 73 cents. This effectively raises mailing service product prices by 7.4%. The additional-ounce price for single-piece letters also increased to 29 cents from 28 cents.

In 2021, the USPS, contending with a financial and operational crisis, announced its Delivering for America plan, to ensure it can be a “self-sustaining and high-performing” entity. To reverse its $160 billion in losses, it’s investing in its infrastructure. Part of its plan includes allocating $20 billion toward its mail and package processing network, $19 billion toward its retail and delivery network and $2 billion for technology upgrades, including upgrades to major IT systems.

Late last year, the USPS said there would be stamp price changes five times over the next few years. The agency said in a filing to the Postal Regulatory Commission that the first adjustment consumers could expect to see was an increase in July 2025 that will apply to “all Market Dominant classes,” which include First-Class mail, marketing mail, periodicals and certain other services.

Postal stamps have increased.#UnitedStatesPostalService #USPS pic.twitter.com/ra5ZXu8Pdb

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The price of stamps rose under the Biden administration, too, per Reuters:

The price of first-class U.S. mail stamps will rise on Sunday to 73 cents from 68 cents, the latest in a series of price hikes.

The plan, announced in April and approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission in late May, raises overall mailing services product prices by 7.8%. So-called Forever first-class stamps can be used at any time – even after prices rise.

The U.S. Postal Service in November reported a $6.5 billion yearly net loss as first-class mail fell to the lowest volume since 1968. On Sunday, stamp prices will have

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USPS has been aggressively hiking stamp prices as it has lost over $100 billion since 2007. It is in the middle of a 10-year restructuring plan announced in 2021 that aims to eliminate $160 billion in projected losses over the next decade.

USPS is the world’s largest delivery operation, handling 123 billion pieces of mail and packages annually. It says it accounts for 44% of the world’s mail.

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