Is USPS Hold Mail Service down right now? Live status and outage tracker

USPS Hold Mail Service outages and problems

User reports, last 24 hours

No reports in this window

No problem reports came in for USPS Hold Mail Service in the last hour, and at this time of day there are usually almost none. The last spike in reports was 30 h ago and lasted 19 min. These are user reports from the US, where most people report USPS Hold Mail Service problems.

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24 h ago18 h12 h6 hNow

• NormalClose to the usual level24 h · 0 reports
• ElevatedMore than 1.5 times the usual levelNone in this chart
• OutageMore than twice the usual level and far above the day's averageNone in this chart
• Usual levelWhat a usual day sees at that timeAlmost none at this time of day

Reports, last hour

0

Quiet

Uptime, 24 h

100.00%

No outage windows

Last outage

None

In the last 24 hours

Busiest 15 minutes

0

No reports

No user reports came in for USPS Hold Mail Service in the past 24 hours, and its uptime over that window is 100.00%.

No 15-minute window had any reports at all, so the chart above stays flat.

USPS Hold Mail Service in November 2026

Problem reports in November (since 10 November)

32

Monthly report for November 2026

What went wrong

What people said was wrong in recent problem reports for USPS Hold Mail Service.

1. Website100%

Share of 8 recent reports that said what was wrong.

Where USPS Hold Mail Service problem reports come from

The map shows where recent problem reports for USPS Hold Mail Service came from in the US. Big cities always send the most, so dots in many places point to a widespread problem, and one area far ahead of the rest can mean a regional one.

Map outlines: Natural Earth.

USPS Hold Mail Service problem spikes, last 30 days

Since 10 November, USPS Hold Mail Service had no outage spikes, but 1 period of elevated reports.

• Elevated reports
  Tue 10 Nov, 21:33–21:52

  Lasted 19 min
  11peak reports

A spike is a sharp rise in problem reports from users, kept exactly as this page showed it at the time. This history starts on 10 November 2026. Monthly reports for all services

How to fix USPS Hold Mail Service not working

USPS Hold Mail Service is up on our end, so if it won't work for you, the problem is most likely on your side. Work through these in order:

1. Retry in a private window

   Open a private or incognito window, go to holdmail.usps.com, and sign in to your USPS account. A stale session or a bad cookie for usps.com can make the Hold Mail form fail on submit; if it works here, clear cookies and site data for usps.com in your normal browser.

2. Match the delivery address

   Enter the street address, city, state, and ZIP exactly as they appear on a recent piece of mail, including the ZIP+4 if you have it. A mismatch between your account profile and the delivery address can stop the request before you reach the date screen.

3. Set both hold dates

   Pick a start date and an end date on the calendar; do not leave the end date blank. If the form returns you to the date step after you submit, shorten the range to fit the limit shown on the page and try again.

4. Ask a clerk to place the hold

   If the site keeps rejecting the request, take the delivery address and the exact dates to your local post office. A clerk can place the hold in the retail system and print a receipt; ask them to check for an existing hold that may be blocking the online form.

While USPS Hold Mail Service is down: what to use instead

• Local Post Office Go to a staffed counter with your ID and ask them to hold mail at your address for the dates you need.
• USPS phone line Call USPS customer service and request the hold by phone when the online form will not submit.
• PS Form 8076 Pick up the Authorization to Hold Mail form at a Post Office and hand it in there if you want a paper request.

Problems at the same time as USPS Hold Mail Service

Since 10 November, USPS Hold Mail Service's only spike in problem reports overlapped a spike at another service.

When several services get problem reports at once, something they share, such as a cloud host or a network, can be the real cause. Matching times alone do not prove it.

A spike is a sharp rise in problem reports from users, as the live pages showed it. Times are Central European time.

What happens when USPS Hold Mail Service goes down

USPS Hold Mail Service IP address, servers and network

USPS Hold Mail Service FAQ

Service updates from @USPS

No posts about problems from @USPS in the last 14 days. The latest is from .