USPS i.e. United States Postal Service offers many mail services that are suitable for sending & receiving mail packages. USPS offers mail & package services in more than 220 countries around the world. USPS allows users to track their shipment as well in order to get updated about the delivery status. USPS tracking is a free feature that is available with every shipment that is made with the USPS. If you want to track your shipment, all you need to do is go to the official website of the USPS and track your package.
It is important to note that a tracking number is required to track a package or shipment. It is not possible to track a package when you don’t have a tracking number with you. You can find a tracking number easily on the USPS receipt. If you don’t know how to find a tracking number on the USPS receipt then read the information below.
How to Find Tracking Number on USPS Receipt?
You can easily find the tracking number in the following places;
- check the shipping receipt which you have received from the post office
- check the sales receipt, if you have purchased the insurance from the post office
- if you have shipped online through usps.com, then check the email confirmation
- if you have shipped from an online retailer, then also check out the confirmation email
- On the bottom of the peel-off portion of the tracking label
- If you missed the delivery, then on the backside of the orange slip
These are the places where you can find out the tracking number. If you want to see how a tracking number looks like for different mail services then make sure to check the tracking number format below. All the tracking numbers are given there with the name of the service/mail class.
This is how the tracking number looks like;
| SERVICE | SAMPLE NUMBER |
|---|---|
| USPS Tracking | 9400 1000 0000 0000 0000 00 |
| Priority Mail | 9205 5000 0000 0000 0000 00 |
| Certified Mail | 9407 3000 0000 0000 0000 00 |
| Collect On Delivery Hold For Pickup | 9303 3000 0000 0000 0000 00 |
| Global Express Guaranteed | 82 000 000 00 |
| Priority Mail Express International | EC 000 000 000 US |
| Priority Mail Express | 9270 1000 0000 0000 0000 00 EA 000 000 000 US |
| Priority Mail International | CP 000 000 000 US |
| Registered Mail | 9208 8000 0000 0000 0000 00 |
| Signature Confirmation | 9202 1000 0000 0000 0000 00 |
So now you know how a tracking number looks like for different mail classes & services. Once you have a tracking number with you, all you need to do is go to the https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction_input, enter the tracking number in a required field to track your shipment.
Note: If you find that the tracking number is unreadable or incomplete, then you can also use the barcode given on the receipt for the same purpose.
