Overview
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.
The immediate parent of national industry 491110 is international industry 49111: Postal Service
2017 NAICS Edition Cross References
- Providing bulk transportation of mail on a contract basis to and from postal service establishments--are classified in Industry Group 4841, General Freight Trucking;
- Providing services outside of the basic mail service, such as mail presort, mail consolidation, or address bar coding services, on a contract or fee basis--are classified in U.S. Industry 561499, All Other Business Support Services;
- Providing courier services--are classified in Industry 492110, Couriers and Express Delivery Services;
- Providing mailbox services along with other business services--are classified in U.S. Industry 561431, Private Mail Centers; and
- Providing local messenger and delivery services--are classified in Industry 492210, Local Messengers and Local Delivery.
Sub-Descriptions
- 491110 - Postal delivery services, local, operated by U.S. Postal Service
- 491110 - Postal delivery services, local, operated on a contract basis
- 491110 - Postal services operated by U.S. Postal Service
- 491110 - Postal stations operated by U.S. Postal Service
- 491110 - Postal stations operated on a contract basis
History
The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.
| Edition | Existed | Equivalent Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 491110 | |
| 2007 | 491110 | |
| 2012 | 491110 | |
| 2017 | 491110 | |
| 2022 | 491110 |
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings
Insurance Industry Mappings
The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 491110, Postal Service:
- business service not otherwise classified
- postal service
- postal substation operation
- transportation and warehousing
- trucking mail parcel or package delivery under contract with the u postal service
- united state postal service
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