Yes, FedEx delivers on Sunday, but only to homes and only with certain services. FedEx Home Delivery delivers to residential addresses on Sundays in areas covering nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population, with no extra weekend charge and deliveries typically completed by 8 p.m., and FedEx Ground Economy and FedEx SameDay can also deliver on Sundays. FedEx Ground deliveries to businesses and the standard FedEx Express overnight and 2Day services do not deliver on Sunday.
Whether your own package arrives on a Sunday depends on the service on the label, the type of address, and whether your ZIP code is in a Sunday coverage area.
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Which FedEx services deliver on Sunday?
Sunday delivery at FedEx is a residential feature. The table shows how each major U.S. service handles weekends, based on FedEx’s Saturday and Sunday delivery page and its service pages.
| FedEx service | Sunday delivery? | Saturday delivery? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Delivery | Yes, to nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population | Yes, to about 98% of the U.S. population | Residential only; no weekend surcharge; typically by 8 p.m. |
| Ground Economy | Yes, service days run Monday through Sunday | Yes | Light, nonurgent parcels; 2 to 7 business days |
| SameDay | Yes, times vary by location | Yes | Additional fee for weekend delivery |
| Ground (business addresses) | No | No | Delivers Monday through Friday |
| First, Priority and Standard Overnight | No | Yes, for a fee | Saturday delivery is an add-on option |
| 2Day | No | Yes, for a fee | By 5 p.m. to businesses, 8 p.m. to residences on Saturdays |
FedEx Home Delivery
Home Delivery is the main way FedEx packages arrive on a Sunday. It is the residential side of FedEx’s ground network and, according to FedEx, delivers every day of the week, including Saturdays and Sundays. FedEx says Sunday residential deliveries are typically completed by 8 p.m. and that there is no weekend surcharge for Home Delivery.
Coverage is the catch. FedEx describes Sunday Home Delivery as reaching nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population, so many rural and less dense areas still get no Sunday delivery. Ground transit is counted in business days, so a Sunday delivery is a bonus within the normal 1 to 5 business day window rather than a commitment you can book.
FedEx Ground Economy
FedEx Ground Economy, the service formerly called SmartPost, lists Monday through Sunday as service days. It is designed for low-weight, low-value, nonurgent residential shipments and typically takes 2 to 7 business days. Our guide to whether FedEx SmartPost delivers on Sundays covers this service in depth.
FedEx SameDay
FedEx SameDay is the only option that lets you choose Sunday delivery deliberately. FedEx lists Sunday delivery for SameDay with times that vary by location, and it notes an additional fee for weekend delivery.
Does FedEx deliver to businesses on Sunday?
Generally no. FedEx Ground delivers to business and commercial addresses Monday through Friday, and the FedEx Express overnight and 2Day services offer Saturday delivery as a paid option but not Sunday. A package addressed to an office that misses Friday delivery will usually arrive Monday.
If a business needs a package on a Saturday instead, FedEx offers Saturday delivery for its domestic overnight services. Our guide to whether FedEx Priority Overnight delivers on Saturday explains the options.
What time does FedEx deliver on Sunday?
FedEx says Sunday Home Delivery is typically completed by 8 p.m. local time. FedEx doesn’t publish a fixed Sunday start time, and the exact window depends on the route, so checking tracking on the morning of delivery gives the best estimate.
Our guide to what time FedEx delivers covers weekday and weekend delivery windows by service, and if the package arrives while you’re out, see whether FedEx leaves packages at the door.
How can you tell if your package will arrive on Sunday?
Look at two things in tracking: the service type and the estimated delivery date. A package on Home Delivery or Ground Economy that shows a Sunday estimate is scheduled for a Sunday route. A Ground package going to a business, or an Express package without a Saturday option, won’t move to a Sunday delivery. Our FedEx tracking and delivery guide explains the statuses you’ll see along the way.
If the estimate slips past the weekend, the cause is usually a delay rather than a missing Sunday route. Our guides to FedEx operational delay causes and what to do when a FedEx package is delayed walk through next steps, and if the package goes to the wrong house, follow the steps for when FedEx delivered to the wrong address.
Does FedEx pick up or open stores on Sunday?
Sunday delivery doesn’t mean Sunday pickup for everyone. FedEx says it can pick up packages on Saturday and Sunday, but its weekend pickup footnote limits this to large businesses with a weekend trailer pickup that can reach a FedEx hub by 5 p.m., enrolled through a FedEx account executive. Our guide to FedEx pickup on Sunday covers the options for everyone else.
Some FedEx Office and retail locations open on Sundays, with hours that vary by store, which is the easiest way to drop a package off over the weekend. Keep in mind that holidays change both delivery and store schedules; see our FedEx holiday schedule before shipping around a holiday weekend.
How does FedEx Sunday delivery compare with UPS and USPS?
FedEx’s weekend delivery page says UPS Ground doesn’t deliver to residences on Sundays, which makes Home Delivery one of the more widely available Sunday options. Our guide to whether UPS delivers on Sunday covers UPS’s weekend services, and USPS delivers Priority Mail Express on Sundays and holidays in many areas.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does FedEx Ground deliver on Sunday?
FedEx Ground deliveries to business addresses do not happen on Sunday; FedEx Ground delivers to commercial addresses Monday through Friday. FedEx Home Delivery, the residential side of the same ground network, does deliver on Sundays in areas covering nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population, with no weekend surcharge.
Is there an extra charge for FedEx Sunday delivery?
Not for Home Delivery. FedEx states there is no weekend surcharge for Home Delivery on Saturdays or Sundays, although its normal residential charges still apply. FedEx SameDay is different: FedEx lists an additional fee for weekend delivery with that service, and Saturday delivery for overnight and 2Day services also carries a fee.
Does FedEx Express deliver on Sunday?
No. FedEx First Overnight, Priority Overnight, Standard Overnight and 2Day offer Saturday delivery as a paid option, but FedEx’s weekend delivery page doesn’t list Sunday delivery for them. For a package that must arrive on a Sunday, FedEx SameDay is the service that offers Sunday delivery, with times that vary by location.
Does FedEx deliver on Sunday in every area?
No. FedEx says Sunday Home Delivery reaches nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population, compared with about 98% coverage on Saturdays. Many rural and less dense areas have no Sunday route, so packages there arrive on Saturday or the following Monday. Tracking shows a Sunday estimate when your address is on a Sunday route.
Sources
- FedEx: Saturday and Sunday delivery (fedex.com/en-us/shipping/saturday-and-sunday-delivery.html)
- FedEx: FedEx Ground standard shipping services and Home Delivery (fedex.com/en-us/shipping/ground.html)
- FedEx: FedEx Ground Economy (fedex.com/en-us/shipping/ground/economy.html)
- USPS: Priority Mail Express
Part of our What Time Does FedEx Deliver guide. Related: FedEx Shipping Hub, FedEx Holiday Schedule.
