Home Delivery is the residential arm of the FedEx ground network, and FedEx says on its own service page that it serves residential locations every day of the week, reaching nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population on Sundays. FedEx Ground is the same operation pointed at business addresses Monday to Friday, and both sit inside one published band of 1 to 5 business days across the contiguous states.
Describe the box, get five live rates, and read the transit window the carrier attached to each one.
Every line below was read off the FedEx standard shipping page at fedex.com, checked 2026-07-28. Nothing is paraphrased from memory, and where the page stays quiet, this page stays quiet too.
Our rate rows carry one label for this network, FedEx Ground, whichever kind of address sits on the other end. Seven boxes went through the SMKlog calculator on the same lane and the same morning, so the only variable moving down the table is the box.
| Box | Weight | Price | Transit window returned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 x 12 x 12 in | 15 lb | $28.59 | 5-6 business days |
| 16 x 14 x 10 in | 16 lb | $29.72 | 5-6 business days |
| 18 x 14 x 10 in | 5 lb | $32.23 | 5-6 business days |
| 20 x 16 x 12 in | 25 lb | $41.48 | 5-6 business days |
| 20 x 16 x 12 in | 32 lb | $43.70 | 5-6 business days |
| 24 x 18 x 14 in | 5 lb | $59.61 | 5-6 business days |
| 24 x 18 x 14 in | 50 lb | $63.45 | 5-6 business days |
Look at the two 5 lb rows. Identical contents, identical ZIPs, $32.23 against $59.61, because the second box swallows a lot more trailer. Volume drives this network harder than the scale does, which is the single most useful thing to know before you pick a carton.
The split is decided by the address, not by a menu. FedEx classifies the delivery point as residential or commercial and routes it accordingly, which is why a rate screen shows you one ground option rather than two. A home-based business address usually lands on the residential side, surcharge included.
Sunday coverage matters if the recipient is only home at weekends or if a Friday pickup would otherwise sit until Monday. It does nothing for a Tuesday delivery to an office. Read the transit window on your own quote before paying for a network trait you will not use.
Anything past 150 lb, past 108 inches long, or past 165 inches of length plus girth is outside the published ceiling and needs freight handling instead. Very light parcels are usually cheaper on an economy tier, and anything with a hard date on it belongs on an air service.
Not on the published band. FedEx states one commitment for both, delivery within the contiguous U.S. in 1 to 5 business days, per fedex.com checked 2026-07-28. The difference is the calendar: business addresses are worked Monday to Friday, residences are worked every day of the week.
No, and neither can anyone else. FedEx decides from the destination address whether a parcel is residential or commercial, so a rate screen offers one ground option and the network sorts the rest. Our quote form takes ZIP codes, and the classification is applied later against the full street address.
FedEx published a Residential Delivery Charge of $6.95 per package in its 2026 surcharge and fee schedule, alongside a Delivery Area Surcharge of $6.60 residential and $8.80 extended residential. Those are list figures from the FedEx surcharge PDF, checked 2026-07-28.
On 2026-07-28, Newark NJ 07102 to Atlanta GA 30303, a 12 x 12 x 12 in box at 15 lb quoted $28.59 and a 24 x 18 x 14 in box at 50 lb quoted $63.45, both FedEx Ground, both with a 5-6 business day window attached. Your own ZIPs and carton will move those numbers.