Mailing Cost Calculator
Planning a mailer and want a ballpark before you commit? This free calculator estimates your USPS postage by quantity and mail type, and adds print cost if you enter it. It is a starting point for shops and organizations around Buffalo and the Twin Cities West Metro. Your exact pricing comes with your quote.
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Mailing Cost FAQ
Planning a mailing? We handle design, print, and the whole USPS drop. See mailing services.
Only if you enter a per-piece print cost. Leave that field blank and the calculator shows postage alone; fill it in and we add quantity times your print cost to the total.
EDDM Retail uses a lower saturation rate, about $0.26 a piece for flats up to 3.3 ounces as of the July 12, 2026 USPS rate change, because it goes to every address on a route rather than named individuals. First-Class costs more but lets you mail to a specific list and moves faster. EDDM also requires a flat, so a 4 x 6 postcard cannot use it.
No. These are retail figures as of the July 12, 2026 USPS rate change, and USPS adjusts them periodically. Your real postage depends on the piece's weight, size, and mail prep, so we confirm the exact rate on your quote.
How to estimate your mailing costs
The math is simple: postage equals quantity times the per-piece rate for your mail type. Rates as of the July 12, 2026 USPS adjustment: EDDM Retail flats around $0.26, stamped First-Class postcard $0.65, First-Class letter $0.82 with a Forever stamp ($0.78 metered), and USPS Marketing Mail letter around $0.35 per piece. These are retail figures that move with every USPS adjustment, so treat them as planning numbers. If you also enter a per-piece print cost, we multiply that by quantity too and add it to postage for an estimated total.
Say you mail 2,000 EDDM Retail pieces. Postage is 2,000 times $0.26, or about $520. Add a print cost of $0.15 each and print runs 2,000 times $0.15, or $300, bringing the estimated total to about $820. That works out to roughly $0.41 per piece. Leave print blank and you will just see the postage side.
These are ballparks only. Real postage depends on piece weight, size, and how the mail is prepared, and rates change. When you are ready, our mailing services team confirms the actual numbers for your job.
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