Does Amazon deliver on Sunday?
Yes, in most US urban and suburban zip codes, free with Prime where available. In 2026 the packages are carried by Amazon Logistics and USPS: UPS has drawn down its Amazon last-mile volume, and FedEx, the broadest Sunday residential network in the US, does not carry Amazon's own parcels. Started November 11, 2013 as a USPS-exclusive program, now mostly Amazon Logistics, with the USPS relationship shrinking through a late-2026 contract expiry. What this means for FBA sellers, plus how it differs from Walmart+ and Target Circle 360 Sunday delivery.
What is actually true.
Strip the SEO-content padding away and there are four facts every FBA seller and Prime shopper needs.
1. Sunday delivery exists in most US urban and suburban zip codes. Not every zip code. Rural coverage is uneven. Amazon does not publish an eligibility list, so the only reliable check is to enter your address at checkout and see if Sunday appears as a delivery date.
2. Two carriers handle Amazon's Sunday volume. Amazon Logistics' DSP fleet handles the bulk of it in metros. USPS, the original 2013 partner, still runs Sunday volume where Amazon Logistics density is thin or where the routing logic prefers USPS. UPS is effectively out after cutting more than half its Amazon volume by June 2026, and FedEx, despite running the broadest Sunday residential network in the country, does not carry Amazon's own parcels.
3. There is no Sunday surcharge for Prime. Sunday delivery is bundled into Prime's standard shipping benefits, the same as Saturday. Non-Prime customers can sometimes pick paid expedited Sunday shipping but it's rare in practice.
4. The 2026 carrier mix is shifting fast. USPS opened its last-mile network to competitive bidding on January 20, 2026, ending Amazon's exclusivity; renewal talks turned contentious in December 2025; the current contract runs through late 2026 (Sept 30/Oct 1), and a scaled-back agreement was reported in March 2026. UPS finished cutting more than half its Amazon volume in June 2026. Translation for sellers: Sunday last-mile volume keeps consolidating onto Amazon Logistics.
Who actually delivers your Sunday Amazon package.
Customers do not choose the carrier. Amazon assigns it based on zip code, fulfillment center, item dimensions, and routing capacity that day. Here is what each carrier carries.
| Carrier | Role on Sunday | Hours | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Logistics (DSP fleet + Flex) | Amazon's own delivery network and the primary Sunday carrier. Drives the bulk of Prime Sunday packages in the metros where the DSP network is dense, and its share keeps growing as UPS draws down Amazon last-mile volume and the USPS relationship shrinks. | Typically morning through evening local time on Sunday, with extended windows during peak season (mid-November through December and Prime Day weeks). Amazon does not publish a fixed Sunday corporate cutoff. | Amazon Logistics overview |
| USPS | Original Sunday delivery partner since the 2013 launch, still carrying Amazon Sunday volume where USPS handles the last mile, at no extra cost to the shopper (Amazon absorbs it). The relationship is shrinking: on January 20, 2026 USPS opened its last-mile network of 18,000+ delivery units to competitive bidding, ending Amazon's exclusivity, and the current contract runs through late 2026 (Sept 30/Oct 1). | Sunday delivery follows USPS contract terms: generally afternoon into the evening, up to roughly 8-10pm in eligible areas. No fixed corporate cutoff published. USPS's own native Sunday product is Priority Mail Express, a separate paid service with a surcharge of about $12.50. | EcommerceBytes, Jan 20 2026 (USPS bidding) |
| UPS (drawing down Amazon volume) | Effectively out of Amazon Sunday last-mile. UPS is cutting its Amazon volume by more than half (roughly 2 million pieces per day) by the end of June 2026, shedding the low-margin last-mile deliveries from fulfillment centers within about 50 miles. UPS keeps the profitable slices of Amazon business, but its role in Amazon's own Sunday residential packages is now negligible. UPS also runs no broad standard Sunday residential service of its own. | Not a meaningful Sunday carrier for Amazon packages in 2026. | FreightWaves on the UPS-Amazon drawdown |
| FedEx (broad Sunday, but not Amazon's parcels) | The broadest Sunday residential carrier in the US: FedEx Home Delivery runs 7 days a week and reaches roughly two-thirds of the US population on Sundays (about 98% on Saturdays) after re-expanding Sunday coverage in a March 2025 announcement. The catch for this page's question: FedEx does not carry Amazon's own domestic parcels, so its Sunday network matters for seller-fulfilled (FBM) shipments and general e-commerce, not for Prime packages. | Standard FedEx Home Delivery residential windows, 7 days a week where Sunday coverage runs. | Supply Chain Dive, quoting FedEx (Sunday coverage) |
From the 2013 USPS launch to the 2026 contract shift.
Sunday delivery wasn't always normal. Amazon engineered it, starting in 2013, and 2025-2026 brought the biggest carrier shake-up since the launch: UPS drew down, USPS opened to competitive bidding, and FedEx re-expanded a Sunday network that does not carry Amazon parcels at all.
Amazon announces Sunday delivery via USPS, launching in New York and Los Angeles metros. First time USPS delivered packages seven days a week.
Service expanded to Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Phoenix, and additional US metros per the original Amazon announcement.
Amazon Logistics' Delivery Service Partner (DSP) program ramps to handle the majority of Prime last-mile volume, gradually shifting weekend volume off USPS in dense metros.
FedEx announces it is re-expanding Sunday residential delivery (cut back in 2022-2023), on the way to covering roughly two-thirds of the US population on Sundays. FedEx does not carry Amazon's own parcels, but the move makes FedEx the broadest Sunday residential network in the US and matters for seller-fulfilled shipments.
Amazon-USPS contract renewal talks turn contentious; Amazon says publicly that USPS negotiators walked away from the table. The current contract runs through late 2026 (Sept 30/Oct 1).
USPS opens its last-mile network of 18,000+ delivery units to competitive bidding, ending Amazon's exclusivity. Winning bidders were slated for Q2 2026 with service starting Q3 2026. Sunday and weekend volume keeps shifting toward Amazon Logistics.
Reports of a scaled-back Amazon-USPS agreement that reduces Amazon's USPS volume to roughly 80% of prior levels. Final terms are not fully public, so treat the exact split as unconfirmed; the direction (less USPS, more Amazon Logistics) is consistent across sources.
UPS completes the announced drawdown of more than half its Amazon volume (roughly 2 million pieces per day), shedding last-mile deliveries from fulfillment centers within about 50 miles. UPS's role in Amazon Sunday residential delivery is now negligible.
Amazon Day delivery, explained.
Amazon Day is a Prime feature that lets eligible customers choose one weekly delivery day and have qualifying items consolidated into that day's shipment. Sunday is one of the choosable days in zip codes where Sunday delivery is locally available. Per Amazon's own news post, in 2024 Amazon Day used on average 20 percent fewer boxes than other Amazon delivery options.
Practical mechanics: Prime customers select Amazon Day at checkout, pick a preferred weekday, and Amazon holds eligible items until that day. Most items eligible for Prime Delivery and shipped by Amazon qualify. The benefit is consolidation, not speed. It is free for Prime members.
What Sunday delivery actually does to your numbers.
Most content on this query is written for shoppers asking "will my package arrive Sunday." Sellers need a different answer. Three operational implications.
- Sunday helps your outbound promise, not your inbound lead time. Amazon's FBA receiving appointments are weekday-weighted: weekend receiving slots exist at some fulfillment centers, but availability varies by facility and is not something to plan around. The lead-time variable that actually moves is receiving and processing time once freight arrives, roughly 3 to 7 business days in normal periods, stretching to 3 to 4 weeks during Q4 and Prime Day congestion. Your prep center's cutoff and carrier-pickup schedule (most run Monday through Friday, some Saturday) governs how fast inventory reaches the FC, not Amazon's customer-facing Sunday network.
- Inventory placement affects promised delivery dates. Sunday-eligible zip codes see shorter promised delivery windows on Friday and Saturday browsing sessions when the serving fulfillment center can route a Sunday delivery. Inventory sitting in FCs that don't serve Sunday-eligible metros loses that visual badge advantage. The size of the effect is not published by Amazon, but faster promised dates correlate with Buy Box wins and Best Seller Rank inputs. See the US FC map for which regional FC clusters serve which metros.
- Multi-channel sellers should benchmark all three platforms. Walmart+ delivers Sunday for many SKUs depending on whether inventory is in a Walmart Fulfillment Services facility vs. seller-fulfilled. Target Circle 360 runs same-day delivery seven days via Shipt above $35. If a category buyer compares Sunday-delivery promises across Amazon, Walmart, and Target, the channel-specific fulfillment setup is the variable that wins or loses the order.
- Amazon Day shifts demand patterns. Customers enrolled in Amazon Day are consolidating purchases into a single weekly delivery slot. For sellers, this means a chunk of demand is shifting away from next-day-delivery urgency toward a more predictable weekly pulse. SKUs that benefit from "I'll just add it to Tuesday's order" sit better in Amazon Day eligibility than impulse-buy items that want immediate gratification.
Sunday delivery across Amazon, Walmart, and Target.
For sellers running on more than one marketplace, the Sunday-delivery promise is part of the channel-routing decision. The headline differences:
| Retailer | Membership | Sunday delivery | Cost | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Prime | $14.99/mo or $139/yr | Yes, in most US urban and suburban zip codes. Free for Prime members where available. | Included in Prime; no Sunday surcharge | Amazon Prime pricing |
| Walmart+ | $12.95/mo or $98/yr | Yes, but mainly via local-store delivery (the Spark driver network) in roughly 8am-10pm weekend slots. Walmart's fulfillment centers largely do not run Sunday parcel operations, so Sunday delivery of WFS and marketplace-shipped items is more limited than Amazon's. | Free shipping with no order minimum (some exclusions); $35 minimum on grocery | Walmart+ FAQ |
| Target Circle 360 | $99/yr | Same-day delivery via Shipt 7 days a week in eligible zip codes; standard 2-day shipping does not deliver Sunday. | Same-day included with Circle 360 above $35; otherwise per-order fee | Target Circle 360 details |
How to know if your zip code is Sunday-eligible.
Amazon does not publish a Sunday-eligible zip code list, and the SEO-content pages that print one are not citing a real source. The reliable check is the checkout itself.
- Open any Amazon product detail page that ships from a US fulfillment center.
- Confirm the shipping address on file is the address you want to check (or change it on the product page via the "Deliver to" selector).
- Look at the green delivery promise. If a Sunday date appears in the delivery options, your zip code is Sunday eligible for that item right now.
- If you want to verify, add the item to cart, go to checkout, and look at the delivery date options. Sunday appears as a selectable date when Amazon's routing logic supports it.
Why this matters more than a static list: Amazon adjusts Sunday eligibility week to week based on Amazon Logistics DSP capacity, USPS route availability, and seasonal volume. A list published in February 2026 will be wrong by April. The checkout flow is the source of truth.
What happens when a holiday lands on a Sunday.
Amazon fulfillment centers close on six federal holidays: Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving. Customer deliveries do not run on Christmas Day or New Year's Day at all; on the other major holidays, deliveries generally still run, often up to around 10pm in peak periods.
When Christmas or New Year's falls on a Sunday, Amazon observes the holiday the following Monday for seller-fulfilled shipping cutoffs, so FBM sellers get one extra day on their handling clock. During peak season (mid-November through December, plus Prime Day weeks), Sunday and evening delivery windows extend rather than contract; the squeeze shows up on the inbound side instead, where FBA receiving times stretch to multiple weeks.
Common questions about Amazon Sunday delivery.
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Related references.
Amazon fulfillment center locations
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Amazon IXD locations
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Verified FBA prep centers
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Walmart WFS facility locations
Walmart's published fulfillment footprint, for the multi-channel comparison this page opens.
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Temu warehouse locations
Temu's US distribution reality, traced to named 3PL partners rather than claimed warehouses.
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Amazon FBA Q4 2026 arrival deadlines
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