India, Dec. 31 -- The United States Postal Service (USPS) will temporarily suspend operations nationwide on January 1, closing all post office locations for a full 24 hours in observance of New Year's Day, a federal holiday, as reported by The US Sun. The shutdown will pause retail services and mail delivery, with normal operations expected to resume the following day.

Local post offices will remain open on December 31, New Year's Eve, with mail delivery operating as usual. As the holiday season winds down, many shoppers are rushing to return gifts before looming deadlines. Consumers will still be able to visit their neighbourhood post offices to send out packages and handle last-minute mailing needs ahead of the New Year's Day closure....