Current Price of a First Class Stamp

78 Cents

Last Price Change: July 13, 2025 more» | Previous Price of a Stamp: 73 Cents

Welcome! Price of a Stamp is a simple reference site which keeps track of the current stamp price. Bookmark it if you find it handy — it’s always kept up with the most current info from the USPS.

The price of a stamp went up by 5 cents, effective July 13, 2025. Post cards cost less, rising to 61 cents, up from 56 cents. Of course, if you own “Forever” stamps, the value of your stamp goes up or down automatically when the rates change, so there’s not much to worry about. Now that the price has increased by five more cents, if you buy new Forever Stamps, they’ll cost 78 cents each.

Stamps work with single-piece First-Class Mail — basically, a standard letter. If you’re using a common no. 10 envelope, your mail will be eligible for letter pricing. Letters can weight up to one ounce. Technically, letters must be a rectangle. They can be up to 6-1/8 inches high by 11-1/2 inches wide; but there are minimums too: 3-1/2 inches high x 5 inches wide. If these rules aren’t met, other charges can apply, so a single stamp won’t be enough to deliver your item.

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8 Comments

  2. The USPS is one of the most irritating and poorly run organizations in America. These clowns do not care in the least for customer service. Years ago, I stopped sending very many packages at Christmas because I simply did not want to deal with these jerks.

    • Fine , use UPS OR FED X & get screwed… don’t impugn the reputation of all due to your bad experience …

      • Actually, honest complaints like the one above serve to inform others. If you feel that USPS’ reputation is under attack, perhaps consider why. If someone has had repeated poor encounters with an organization, they have every right to forewarn others.

        If the reputation of an organization is under attack than there is a reason, and it should be considered rather than addressed with the strange mommy attitude you have towards government postage.

        To be clear, this is coming from someone who hasn’t had the same issues with USPS, but likely simply because I live in an area that has more resources dedicated to postage and a lower density of mail to process.

        It’s not slander to call an organization out on their poor customer service; it’s rather a force that should drive improvements that clearly need to be made.

  3. i have had issues using USPS several times, I once got a missing item, was never delivered. they seems not to care truly.

  4. I have a rural carrier. Had the same carrier for over 20 years. The USPO is slowly fazing him out towards retirement. No problem he deserves it. But his replacement who has delivered two days a week for at least three months cannot do the job. I get other peoples mail the days she works and other people bring misdelivered mail to me. I talked with my original carrier and his advice is to work with her. To me this translates into do her job for her. Unacceptable. I have no idea what the learning curve on being a carrier is, but for the last 22 years and a few odd months you could count on the mail being delivered to my box between 1:00pm and 1:10pm. Now it might come anywhere from 1:30pm (good days but still misdelivered mail) to 3:15pm (still misdelivered mail). Seriously considering being at the P.O. on days she works and offering to help her sort the mail.

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