New Year’s Day is a national holiday observed by various federal organizations, including banks, post offices, and courier services. Here we see which facilities are open on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2021.
Banks
This year’s New Year’s Day falls on a Wednesday and all banks are closed that day, including the Federal Reserve, according to Banks.org.
Even though bank branches are closed, customers can still access online banking for their usual transaction needs or an ATM where you can make deposits and withdraw money.
Some bank branches also have ATM options available that can be accessed whenever the bank is closed. The exact hours of operation on New Year’s Day for ATMs vary by location, but most open late, while some are open 24 hours a day, according to GoBankingRates.com.
Customers are advised to try to complete their transactions before New Year’s Day to avoid problems. Most banks open on New Year’s Eve, but opening and closing times may vary by location. Below are some of the banking hours of major banks on New Year’s Eve, according to GoBankingRates.com.
- Bank of America: Normal office hours
- West Bank: Normal branch hours
- BBVA USA: Normal office hours
- BB&T: offices open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- BMO Harris Bank: branches open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Capital One: Normal office hours
- Chase Bank: branches open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Citizen’s Bank: The offices are open from 8:30 to 17:00
- Fifth third bank: branches open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Huntington National Bank: Offices open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- KeyBank: branches open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- People’s United Bank: Offices open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- PNC Bank: Most branches are open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Bank Regions: branches open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Banco Santander: branches open from 9 am to 3 pm
- SunTrust Bank: normal branch hours
- TD Bank: Many branches open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- UBank: branches open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Union Bank: Many branches are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Bank of the United States: Branches open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Veritex Community Bank: varies from branch to branch
- Wells Fargo: Offices open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
All banks will resume normal opening hours from 2 January.
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post office
All U.S. Postal Service (USPS) locations will be closed on New Year’s Day and no mail will be collected from the blue pick-up boxes on January 1st. according to the USPS website.
All USPS offices and services will be operational on December 31st, New Year’s Eve, and will resume normal opening hours and services at all locations from January 2nd.
FedEx
The services offered by the courier service, except the critical service, will not work on New Year’s Day.
Some services will be available during normal business hours on December 31, including Ground, Delivery, SmartPost, Critical and Network. But others will operate on modified schedules, including Express and Freight and FedEx Office schedules, according to the FedEx website.
All services will resume as of January 2, but some FedEx offices will be on a modified schedule on January 2. Check with your local office for exact times.