42.7 billion: Number of postage stamps printed in 2007.

148 million: Number of homes, businesses and P.O. boxes in U.S. states and territories that the USPS delivers to.

29 million: Number of pieces of mail processed and delivered hourly nationwide.

1.8 million: Number of new addresses added annually.

219,000: Number of vehicles the U.S. Postal Service operates in its fleet.

Source: U.S. Postal Service, www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/postalfacts.htm