In observance of the national day of mourning in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, the United States Postal Service will be closed and not delivering mail on Thursday, Jan. 9. Others are reading: Flags are flying at half-staff for President Jimmy Carter. He lived to be 100 years-old.

The United States Postal Service will suspend its regular mail delivery, retail services and office activity on Thursday, Jan. 9.

While USPS mail and deliveries will be delayed, UPS and FedEx pickup and delivery services will continue as usual. Generally, UPS and FedEx office locations remain open as well. Business hours vary by location.

Fed offices, stock exchange, Supreme Court and US Post remain closed, banks open, on Thursday as America mourns Jimmy Carter’s passing

All United States Postal Service properties and deliveries will be halted today, in observance of a national day of mourning and the funeral for former President Jimmy Carter.

To honor Carter, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient who resided in Provincetown in the 1950s, all federal offices will be closed on Jan. 9 in observance of the day of mourning. While various other organizations may choose to also close in honor of Carter, unlike on a federal holiday, businesses are not required to close.

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.

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?

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.

As Jimmy Carter's funeral takes place Thursday, a National Day of Mourning will get underway, which means several businesses will be closed.

The Thursday edition of the Arizona Daily Sun will be delivered a day late this week because of the USPS honoring Jimmy Carter.The Friday edition will still have everything from