Overview
- Operation Santa is now accepting letters to Santa and provides the official mailing address for submissions.
- USPS published key program dates including a registration window that opens November 2 and public letter adoption that begins November 16.
- Letters must follow program guidelines and be postmarked by December 5 to be eligible for adoption, with December 12 as the recommended last day to adopt and ship for expected pre‑Christmas delivery.
- Individuals and groups may register and adopt letters, and adopters can fulfill wishes via USPS’s online Santa’s Gift Shoppe or by buying gifts independently and using USPS shipping options.
- USPS frames Operation Santa as a long‑running charitable program that preserves donor anonymity and helps families in need, but it cautions that not every submitted letter is guaranteed to be adopted.