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:

The United States Postal Service did not deliver mail on Thursday, January 9th. President Joe Biden declared a National Day of Observance to honor the late former President Jimmy Carter.

The United States Postal Service will suspend regular mail delivery, retail services and office activity on Thursday, Jan. 9. A national day of observance has been declared to honor the passing of former President Jimmy Carter,

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.

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.

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.

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 USPS website says customers are required, as a condition of delivery, to make sure carriers can access mail receptacles. Wright says you can help your letter carrier by clearing a path to your mailbox. For mailboxes on the house, clear a path on the sidewalk and the steps leading to the mailbox.

Jimmy Carter, the late U.S. president who served only one term in office and was widely admired for his humanitarian work after leaving the White House, was remembered during his state funeral on Thursday as a man who put honesty and kindness above partisan politics.

Post offices are closed and mail delivery is suspended Thursday on the national day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter. The stock market and some national parks are also closed.