Why mail won't be delivered on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — On Thursday, various services nationwide, including U.S. Postal Service mail delivery, will be paused in honor of the National Day of Mourning established for former President Jimmy Carter.

The USPS notes on its website that all post offices will be closed and regular mail will not be delivered. There will, however, be “limited package delivery service” on Jan. 9. Customers can expect services to return to normal starting Friday.

Thursday’s National Day of Mourning is meant to give people space to pay their respects to Carter, the longest-living American president. Per federal law, President Joe Biden previously declared the day a National Day of Mourning.

“I do further appoint January 9, 2025, as a National Day of Mourning throughout the United States,” Biden said in his Dec. 29 proclamation. “I call on the American people to assemble on that day in their respective places of worship, there to pay homage to the memory of President James Earl Carter, Jr. I invite the people of the world who share our grief to join us in this solemn observance.”

Carter’s funeral will be held on the same day at Washington National Cathedral. Viewers can watch a broadcast of the service starting at 10 a.m. on NBC4.