Postcard Printing
PrintingCenterUSA is #1 rated for postcard printing and mailing services online. Print custom postcards in vibrant full color on premium gloss or matte paper. Choose from our popular sizes (4” x 6”, 5” x 7”, and more) and mailing options when creating your vintage, real estate, save the date, Christmas, modern, or direct mail postcards. Upload your print-ready PDF files or use our easy to use Free Postcard Templates.
Large Postcard Sizes
11” x 17” (Portrait and Landscape Orientation)
8.5” x 11” (Portrait and Landscape Orientation)
6” x 11” (Portrait and Landscape Orientation)
4.25” x 11” (Portrait and Landscape Orientation)
6.25” x 9” (Portrait and Landscape Orientation)
6” x 9” (Portrait and Landscape Orientation)
Standard Postcard Sizes
5.5” x 8.5” (Portrait and Landscape Orientation)
5” x 7” (Portrait and Landscape Orientation)
4.25” x 6” (Portrait and Landscape Orientation)
4.25” x 5.5” (Portrait and Landscape Orientation)
4” x 6” MOST POPULAR (Portrait and Landscape Orientation)
Gloss paper has a shiny and lustrous smooth coated gloss finish. Excellent for making full color printing appear more vibrant.
Matte paper is a dull coated sheet that exhibits low gloss finish. Paper has minimal glare, making it easier to read text.
Uncoated paper is easy to write on and should be used in projects such as a workbook or coloring book.
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Most Popular Postcards
Postcards are great branding tools. The front of your postcards could show off a new product or service, your staff, or simply an exclusive promotion. Send postcards when it’s your clients’ birthdays, during major promotional periods for the best effect.
Real Estate Postcards
Advertise new homes or congratulate clients on their new homes with real estate postcards.
Save the Date Postcards
Let your friends and family know about your upcoming wedding with a beautiful save the date postcard.
Photo Postcards
Make beautiful postcards with your photography to advertise your business, display a collection, and much more!
Business Postcards
Let your customers know of an upcoming sale, give exclusive promotion codes, or advertise new products!
Thank You Postcards
Recognize clients, customers, or friends with thank you postcards sent directly to people with direct mail.
Christmas Postcards
Send holiday photos from your office or family to your customers and friends along with a friendly message.
Postcard Ideas & Examples
Let PrintingCenterUSA take your postcard project from concept to finished product! We have worked with and helped a number customers design, mail, and print. Below are ideas, case studies, and examples from real customers to help you get the most out of your next project!
Page Count
We require that any multi-page PDF files be sent as single page images, not spreads. In the files, page 1 should be the front cover and the last page should be the back cover (see left). Learn More
We require that any multi-page PDF files be sent as single page images, not spreads. In the files, page 1 should be the front cover and the last page should be the back cover (see left). Learn More
Color
Save your PDF in CMYK. Learn More
Resolution
PrintingCenterUSA recommends that the resolution of your images and document be 300 dpi or more. Learn More
Bleeds
Bleed is an extra 1/8” of image that extends beyond the trim area of your printed piece. The project is printed on an oversized sheet that is cut down to size with the appearance that the image is “bleeding” off the edge of the paper. Learn More
What Does a Postcard Stamp Cost?
When ordering postcards with PrintingCenterUSA, you have the options to choose our Address & Mail options, which includes a First Class Stamp for all of your postcards. These stamps can range from about a dollar to 35 cents per stamp. To get an instant quote for how much our Address & Mailing services would be for your postcard project, click on the ‘Other Services’ tab on our pricing tool and choose ‘First Class Stamp’ under Address & Mail. The cost for mailing will show below the subtotal on the pricing tool.
How to Write a Postcard?
With our beautiful postcards, all you have to do is fill out the back left of your postcard with your message. The back right of the postcard should be reserved for the stamp and address of the receiver. PrintingCenterUSA postcards can be designed to be printed with messages or left blank for handwritten notes.
What Size is a Postcard?
The most popular standard postcard sizes are 4x6”, 4.25x5.5”, 4.25x6”, 5x7”, 5.5x8.5”, 6x9”, and 11x6”. We also offer a variety of other postcard sizes like 6.25x9”, 4.25x11”, and 8.5x11”. If you don’t see a size that you like, you can enter a custom size by clicking the button ‘Custom Size’ below the Size option on the pricing tool. Just be sure that your height is between 4” and 9” and you width is between 5” and 12”. For more information on Standard Postcard sizes, please see our blog post: Click to Learn More.
How to Make a Postcard?
Fill in your order information on our pricing tool. Select a residential or commercial address, enter your zip code, and get your shipping rates. Click Order and Upload Files to complete the checkout process and upload your print-ready PDF files. See our 24/7 online Help Center for more information on how to create your print-ready PDF: Click to Learn More.
Saddle stitch binding is the most inexpensive and simple to make, yet professional form of binding, which allows us to save you money. They also offer the fastest turn-around time. Saddle stitched is the most popular and ideal choice for self-cover booklets and calendars with smaller page counts between 8 and 92 pages. 
Perfect bound binding is the most popular type of soft cover binding. Perfect bound books are inexpensive to make and provide a durable, high quality attractive look that can’t be matched. Perfect binding is the ideal choice for publications with higher page counts (28 pages up to 2 inches thick), giving them a professional looking printable square spine. A paperback book or a phone book is a familiar example. 
Spiral binding uses a durable plastic coil which makes it an ideal option for every-day use as reference material. Spiral Bound Book Printing offers different coil sizes and diameters to accommodate a higher page count up to 2 3/4" thick. There is a fast turn-around time for very short spiral bound book production quantities. Manuals, Handbooks, and Guides are good examples of products well-suited for spiral binding. Available only in black coil. 
Wire-O binding is similar to Spiral binding. Wire-O binding uses a professional-looking looped metal wire which makes it an ideal option when the product is for a more formal setting, such as a presentation. Wire-O binding can accommodate a higher page count up to 1 ¼" thick. They may cost a little more. Available only in black standard wire. 
