Overview
- USPS closes all post offices on Jan. 1 with no mail delivery or blue-box pickup, resuming normal service on Jan. 2.
- UPS and FedEx suspend routine pickup and delivery on Jan. 1, though urgent services (UPS Express Critical and FedEx Custom Critical) remain available.
- Banks and U.S. stock and bond markets are closed Thursday, with the bond market having closed early on New Year’s Eve.
- Most major retailers and grocers operate with modified hours on Jan. 1, while Costco, Trader Joe’s, Aldi and Sam’s Club are closed and BJ’s is open 9 a.m.–7 p.m.
- Restaurants largely stay open with location-specific schedules; Chipotle closes early at 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, and chains like Starbucks and McDonald’s advise checking local hours.