Door-to-Door Postal Service, Sat. Delivery a Step Closer to Getting Axe

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Wednesday approved a measure that would end door-to-door delivery to 37 million residences and businesses and Saturday mail service to more than 150 million homes and businesses.

Ending door-to-door delivery—which will force millions to get mail at curbside boxes or neighborhood cluster boxes by 2022—would save up to $4.5 billion annually, said Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. Ending Saturday service could save an additional $2 billion a year.

Mail delivery costs the Postal Service about $30 billion annually. Door-to-door delivery costs an average $353 per drop a year, vs. $224 for curbside service and just $160