Atlanta is a national logistics hub — a huge share of Southeast-bound parcels route through it, and service into Georgia is fast and competitive from everywhere. Our two live runs below show the shape: cheap and quick from the East Coast, a standard cross-country price from the West.
Everything below was quoted 2026-07-27 for a specific box into Atlanta. Real rows, real windows, one dated snapshot.
Atlanta got the benchmark treatment for this page: a 12 × 10 × 6 in, 5 lb box of household goods, quoted live via the SMKlog calculator from Newark and again from Los Angeles. The tables carry the responses untouched. Price shown equals price paid; SMKlog's charge is already in the number.
| Carrier | Service | Price | Quoted transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| USPS | Ground Advantage | $13.29 | 6-7 business days |
| UPS | Ground Saver | $13.52 | 4 business days |
| UPS | Ground | $14.05 | 3-4 business days |
| FedEx | Ground Economy | $14.31 | 4-5 business days |
| UPS | 3 Day Select | $19.94 | 3-4 business days |
| Carrier | Service | Price | Quoted transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| USPS | Ground Advantage | $17.30 | 6-7 business days |
| UPS | Ground Saver | $19.14 | 6 business days |
| UPS | Ground | $19.30 | 6-7 business days |
| UPS | 3 Day Select | $27.17 | 3-4 business days |
| USPS | Priority Mail | $28.19 | 2-3 business days |
Newark's ground quotes to Atlanta bunched in the low-to-mid teens on 2026-07-27, with Los Angeles running several dollars above that. Hub cities like Atlanta frequently land on the short end of quoted windows because so much carrier volume moves through them, though the window on your own quote is the one worth planning around. Rates churn weekly, so consider this a reference with a date stamp and price your route fresh.
Carriers price by zone: distance bands drawn outward from the origin ZIP. Atlanta from Newark crosses a middling number of them, which is why the eastern table starts at $13.29 rather than the $17.30 the western one does. Same box, different band.
UPS Ground Saver quoted 4 business days from Newark at $13.52, and 3 Day Select cut that to 3-4 for $19.94. When the base window is already short, paying up buys less; when a date matters, it buys margin. Decide by the calendar, not by reflex.
Tell the calculator what's in the box in ordinary words; SMKlog estimates the packed box and pulls USPS, UPS and FedEx rates in a single pass. Exact measurements, if you have them, make the estimate yours. Buy, print, track, done.
Benchmarked 2026-07-27: $13.29 (USPS Ground Advantage from Newark) and $17.30 (same service from Los Angeles) for a 12 × 10 × 6 in box at 5 lb. Totals are checkout-final, SMKlog's charge included. Treat them as reference points and run your own box for a current figure.
Our quoted windows on 2026-07-27 spanned 2-3 business days (USPS Priority Mail from Los Angeles) up to 6-7 on the distant ground tiers, with Newark's UPS and FedEx services at 3-5 days. Every row above shows the window its carrier returned for this specific route.
The Newark side opened at $13.29 and stayed tight through $14.31 across four ground services; Los Angeles opened at $17.30. Those held on 2026-07-27 only. The calculator shows the current spread for your exact ZIPs before any payment happens.
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