Overview
Card Dimensions
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Minimum
Maximum
Length
5 inches
9 inches
Height
3-1/2 inches
6 inches
Thickness
0.007 inch
0.016 inch
Letter Dimensions
Minimum
Maximum
Length
5 inches
11-1/2 inches
Height
3-1/2 inches
6-1/8 inches
Thickness
0.007 inch
1/4 inch
Mailpieces are classified by shape and by the way they are prepared. These classifications are based on how efficiently mailpieces can be processed on Postal Service equipment. The Postal Service classifies letters and cards into one of three categories: machinable, nonmachinable, and automation. For the purposes of determining mailability or machinabilty, the length is the dimension parallel to the address as read (601.1.1.2).
Machinable Letters and Cards (201.1.0)
To be “machinable” and eligible for “presort” prices, letters and cards must have an accurate address and be able to be processed on Postal Service equipment. Machinable mailpieces must meet specific standards, including size, shape, and weight.
Maximum weight: First-Class Mail, machinable letters and USPS Marketing Mail machinable letters: 3.5 ounces, Periodicals letters: 3.5 ounces.
Machinable letters must not meet any of the nonmachinable characteristics (201.2.0).
Dimensions:
Nonmachinable Letters (201.2.0)
Maximum weight: First-Class Mail and Periodicals nonmachinable letters 3.5 ounces; USPS Marketing Mail nonmachinable letters; less than 16 ounces.
Examples of a nonmachinable letter include:
Automation Letters and Cards (201.3.0)
Letter-size mailpieces that are machinable and display the correct delivery point barcode or Intelligent Mail barcode may qualify for lower “automation” prices. A letter or card meets automation standards and qualifies for automation prices if it meets the specific addressing, barcoding, and design standards.
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Maximum weight:
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Shape: rectangular. Aspect ratio (length divided by height): 1.3 to 2.5 (201.3.7).
Dimensions:
Length is the dimension parallel to the address as read (601.1.1.2).
All letter-size reply cards and envelopes (Business Reply Mail, Courtesy Reply Mail, and meter reply mail) provided as enclosures must meet the physical standards for automation letters and cards in 201.3.17.
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First-Class Mail
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230a Nonmachinable Letters
230b Machinable Letters and Cards
230c Automation Letters and Cards
USPS Marketing Mail
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240a Nonmachinable Letters
240b Machinable Letters
240c Automation Letters
240d Carrier Route Letters
Periodicals
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207c Nonbarcoded Letters
207e Barcoded (Automation) Letters
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