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Difference in Distance

Destination entry as a form of worksharing dates back only to the 1990s, but the underlying concept—rates which reflect that mail costs less to transport when it enters the postal system close to its destination—has been around just about since the postal system started.

Zoned rates, such as those for Periodicals and most expedited mail and package services, are based on distance; mail that is addressed to a place closer to where it’s mailed is charged a lower price than mail that the Postal Service has to transport a greater distance.