USPS Operation Santa Opens For Letter Adoption This Season

You know it takes a lot of Elves to help Santa get ready for Christmas, and the U.S. Postal Service has announced that USPS Operation Santa is now open for letter adoption for the 2025 holiday season.

What does Operation Santa mean?

According to USPS vice president of marketing, Sheila Holman:

Every year, we receive far more letters than those adopting. So if you have the means, we encourage you to adopt a letter. And this year we’re making it easier for groups to adopt family letters — making the holidays brighter for everyone in a household. And they’re fun and easy to complete with friends or coworkers.

How can you get involved with Operation Santa?

Adopters can visit USPSOperationSanta.com and follow the steps below to fulfill a letter:

Create a login and verify your identity.
Browse available letters from across the U.S.
Adopt the letters you love — including family letters.
Shop for the perfect gift through Santa’s Workshop or on your own.
Ship your gift right away through the USPS online catalog or from a Post Office location.

To help ensure gifts arrive in time for the holidays, adopters should ship gifts no later than Dec. 13. Sending gifts as early as possible allows families to know their holiday wishes have been met.

Is the Operation Santa process easy?

Sheila Holman says that is the idea behind the program.

We want to make it as easy as possible to participate. You can adopt single or family letters as a team, shop for the perfect gift quickly and easily online, and get it delivered directly from Santa’s Gift Shoppe, all from the comfort and convenience of home. And the best part is, the earlier you adopt, the sooner you can help make somebody’s holiday wish come true.

Can you and your kids write a letter to Santa?

Absolutely. The North Pole is now accepting letters, and the process is simple.

Write your letter to Santa, include your first and last name and complete return address on the envelope, and put your list to Santa inside the envelope.
Address the letter to: Santa 123 Elf Road North Pole, 88888
Attach a First-Class stamp in the upper right corner of the envelope
Drop it in the mail.

Are there any programs in Wyoming that help families?

Of course, Townsquare Media has our Stuff the Van program, brought to you by your local Ford Store, with our friends at Casper Housing Authority Cares, Hotsy, and Montana Shed Company, to help the kids and families of Casper. Still, Operation Santa also lets you help families outside of Wyoming, too.

For more details, go to USPS Operation Santa.com