"USPS delivered 143 billion items last year, almost half the world’s mail. It maintains 31,000 post offices, 276 processing and distribution plants, and 228,000 trucks and vans. Revenue in 2019 was $71 billion, which the Postal Service boasts would have made it No. 44 on the Fortune 500 if it were a private-sector company."

This is a something to panic about in this pandemic

At the same time, the crisis has brought moments of pride and hope. Throughout the country, as governments have asked or ordered their citizens to stay home, Americans have been reminded of the role the USPS plays in their life: It’s perhaps the nation’s oldest essential service.