NAICS code: 491110 — Postal Service
2022 NAICS code: 491110 — Postal Service
Industry description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing mail services under a universal service obligation.  Mail services include the carriage of letters, printed matter, or mailable packages, including acceptance, collection, processing, and delivery.  Due to the infrastructure requirements of providing mail service under a universal service obligation, postal service establishments often provide parcel and express delivery services in addition to the mail service.  Establishments primarily engaged in performing one or more parts of the basic mail service, such as sorting, routing and/or delivery (except bulk transportation of mail) are included in this industry.

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NAICS hierarchy: 49 Transportation and Warehousing > 491 Postal Service > 4911 Postal Service > 49111 Postal Service

ExioML sector: Post and telecommunication services (64)
Region: US, year: 2022
Value added: 1318185.34972 M.EUR
Employment: 6912.63288208 thousand persons
GHG emissions: 14755932297.8 kg CO2 eq.
Energy carrier net total: 266659.908906 TJ
Carbon intensity: 0.011194125546103478

Companies in this industry:

Company: United States Postal Service
The U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation: Nearly 167 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes. The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.