Package stuck at Jersey City NJ Distribution Center?
USPS Jersey City RPDC (former New Jersey NDC): USPS's RPDC in Jersey City, NJ. We don't track packages. This page tells you what's normal here and whether anything is wrong right now.
No known delay
Nothing unusual at this facility right now
No National Weather Service warnings for Jersey City, NJ, no USPS service alert for this area, and no visitor reports in the last 6 hours.
- Normal time here
- 1 to 3 days
- Act after
- 5 business days
- Visitor reports, 24 h
- 0
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What we checked
National Weather Service alerts for Jersey City, NJ: Nov 15, 6:00 PM EST. USPS service alerts: Nov 15, 6:00 PM EST. Visitor reports: live. Facility facts reviewed November 14, 2026. How we check
Stuck or normal?
Normal here: 1 to 3 days.
Act if: no new scan for 5 business days. Weekends and federal holidays don't count.
USPS lets you start a Missing Mail search 7 days after mailing, even if this plant's normal time hasn't passed.
Several RPDCs had long backlogs after they opened (USPS Office of Inspector General audits documented delays in Atlanta, Houston and Richmond). Peak season adds more. These are rules of thumb from how USPS's network works, not a USPS promise. How we set them.
What to do if your package is stuck here
- Wait until there's been no new scan for 5 business days. USPS often skips scans between plants, so a quiet "In Transit to Next Facility" is usually fine.
- Submit a Help Request Form on usps.com. It goes to your local post office, and either you or the sender can file it. USPS tracking FAQ
- Still nothing? Start a Missing Mail search. You can file it 7 days after the mailing date, even if this plant's normal time hasn't passed. USPS Missing Mail
- If it was insured (Priority Mail and Ground Advantage include some coverage), file a claim within 60 days of mailing. USPS claims
- Bought it from a store? Contact the seller. They can file the claim or send a replacement, often faster than USPS.
More detail: USPS step-by-step guide · Amazon, eBay and Etsy refunds · Who should file
Is your package stuck here too?
No one has reported a stuck package here in the last 24 hours. If yours is stuck here, you can be the first. It helps others see if this hub is backed up.
Anonymous. We never ask for tracking numbers. To stop double counting we keep a scrambled network code for 48 hours. Privacy
Why packages sit at Jersey City NJ Distribution Center (RPDC)
- Backlog while the new plant ramps up
- It's in an unopened container, so nothing scans
- Missed its truck
- Unreadable label sent to manual handling
Scans you'll see here
- Shipment Received, Package Acceptance Pending: USPS received a container or pallet that your package was in, but your individual package has not been scanned as accepted yet.
- USPS in possession of item: USPS has the package and is getting it ready to move.
- Accepted at USPS Origin Facility: USPS accepted the package at the start of its trip.
- Arrived at USPS Regional Facility: The package reached a USPS processing plant.
- Departed USPS Regional Facility: The package left a USPS processing plant on a truck or plane toward the next stop.
- Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility: The package reached the processing plant that serves the delivery area.
- In Transit to Next Facility: A system-generated update (event code A2 or NT), not a physical scan.
- In Transit, Arriving Late: A system-generated in-transit update USPS uses "when the item appears likely to be delivered after the expected delivery date".
- Moving Through Network: A tracking summary heading, not a scan.
- Processing Exception: USPS detected a processing irregularity (event code LX).
All USPS tracking messages explained
About this facility
A Regional Processing and Distribution Center is one of the large new plants USPS built under its Delivering for America plan. It replaces work that used to be split across several older plants and handles packages and mail for a whole region.
- USPS activated the Jersey City, NJ RPDC on January 26, 2026 (per GrayHair). It sits in the New Jersey International and Bulk Mail Center on County Rd.
- In August 2026 USPS shifted Philadelphia NDC originating packages to the Jersey City RPDC during equipment installs.
- In 2020 the facility had 14,321 late truck trips, 11,213 of them blamed on contractors, the most in the country (OIG 21-075-R21, March 2021).
- Third-party aggregator k2track shows an average dwell of about 1 d 19 h at the "JERSEY CITY NJ NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER" scan location (historical data, not official).
Names you might see
In tracking: JERSEY CITY NJ DISTRIBUTION CENTER, JERSEY CITY NJ NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER. Also called: New Jersey NDC, NJ NDC, Jersey City RPDC, New Jersey International & Bulk Mail Center, NJIBMC, Kearny NDC, New Jersey Regional Processing and Distribution Center.
Alert history
No weather or service alerts here in the last 30 days.
Questions
How long do packages stay at Jersey City NJ Distribution Center (RPDC)?
Usually 1 to 3 days. Several RPDCs had long backlogs after they opened (USPS Office of Inspector General audits documented delays in Atlanta, Houston and Richmond). Peak season adds more.
My package hasn't moved from JERSEY CITY NJ DISTRIBUTION CENTER. Is it lost?
Probably not. If there's been no new scan for 5 business days (weekends and holidays don't count), it's worth acting: submit a Help Request Form on usps.com, then a Missing Mail search if it still hasn't moved. Packages are rarely lost at a hub. They're usually in a trailer or container that hasn't been scanned yet.
How do I know if there's a delay at Jersey City NJ Distribution Center (RPDC) today?
Check the status box at the top of this page. We read USPS service alerts and National Weather Service alerts for Jersey City, NJ every 30 minutes and count visitor reports.
Can you tell me where my package is?
No. We don't have access to USPS tracking and never ask for tracking numbers. Only USPS (and the sender) can see a specific package. We explain what the scans mean and whether there's a known problem at the facility.
Other USPS facilities nearby
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- UPS Secaucus, NJ (UPS, Secaucus)
- FedEx Newark, NJ (FedEx, Newark)
- UPS Parsippany, NJ (UPS, Parsippany)
Sources
- USPS Industry Alert: USPS Modernization Through Package Equipment Upgrades in August 2026 (Jul 31, 2026) (accessed 2026-11-14)
- USPS OIG 21-075-R21: Management of Highway Contract Route Contractor Failures at the New Jersey International Network Distribution Center (Mar 30, 2021) (accessed 2026-11-14)
- GrayHair Software: USPS Network Updates - RPDC, LPC, SDC (activation dates) (accessed 2026-11-14)
- Wikipedia: Network distribution center (list of NDCs) (accessed 2026-11-14)
- k2track.in USPS location page: JERSEY CITY NJ NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER (third-party tracking aggregator) (third-party tracker) (accessed 2026-11-14)
- Reddit r/usps_complaints post quoting the scan "JERSEY CITY NJ DISTRIBUTION CENTER" (visitor posts) (accessed 2026-11-14)
- Reddit r/usps_complaints post (2026-09-22) quoting the scan "JERSEY CITY NJ DISTRIBUTION CENTER" (visitor posts) (accessed 2026-11-14)
- Reddit r/usps_complaints post (2026-07-04) quoting the scan "JERSEY CITY NJ DISTRIBUTION CENTER" (visitor posts) (accessed 2026-11-14)