What does arrived at USPS destination facility mean?

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asked May 13, 2020 in USPS by Kaltenbrunner (1,980 points)
What does arrived at USPS destination facility mean?

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answered May 13, 2020 by meeasy (460 points)
When the USPS tracking updates to say arrived at USPS destination facility it means that your package has arrived at the destination or sorting facility that is in your state and closest to your local post office.

That means that your package is in the same state as you are and close to you and will then usually be sent to your local post office after it gets sorted again.

The destination facility is basically the sorting facility where your package last goes through before it goes to your local post office to be delivered to you.

On USPS tracking when the USPS says the item is currently in transit to the destination it means that the package is on a truck, plane etc and is traveling to the destination.

So before the USPS tracking updates to say the item is currently in transit to the destination it should say that your package has left the sorting facility.

And after the package leaves the sorting facility it's put on a truck, plane etc to be delivered to the next sorting facility closer to your address.

Your package can go through a few sorting facilities before the package actually arrives at your local post office to be delivered to you.

Basically when the USPS says the item is in transit it means that the package is traveling down the road or in the air on a plane to reach it's destination.

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