How to locate a package by its tracking number?

How to Locate a Package by Its Tracking Number

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  When you send someone a package, or when you're expecting receive one, you might be curious about where it is during each stage of its travel. If recipients urgently need a package, being able to tell them its current location may ease some anxiety. Major package delivery services such as the United States Post Office (USPS), FedEx, and United Parcel Service (UPS) offer online tracking services so you can watch your package move from its sending point to its destination. Difficulty: Moderate Instructions United States Post Office Go to the United States Postal Service's "Track & Confirm" website. Type the label or receipt number in the "Enter Label/Receipt Number" box if you're using any of four mailing classes for which tracking is available: "Express Mail," "Global Express Guaranteed," "Express Mail International," and "Priority Mail International." Click on "Go." Review the details about where your package currently is in the distribution system. Every time the package leaves or arrives in a postal facility, a postal employee will scan it, leaving a record of scan events showing the time and location of the package as it moves. For example, you'll see information such as "Processed through sort facility" or "Out for Delivery," which indicates it was given to a carrier for delivery to the destination. FedEx Go to the FedEx Track by Tracking Number website. Type the package's tracking number in the search box. Click on "Track." Review the information about where your package is in the FedEx system as employees scan it during transit. The date and time of the package scan will appear, along with the city and state. United Parcel Service Go to the United Parcel Service Tracking Information website. Type the tracking or InfoNotice number into the search box. Click on "Track." Review the details about where your package is in the UPS system, as employees scan it through sorting, when it leaves one facility and arrives at another, and when it's given to a delivery person to bring it to the final destination.