North Dakota is priced like the plains but scheduled like the frontier — mid zones, yet quoted windows that stretch, especially outside Fargo.
These figures came off a live 2026-07-27 run for a specific parcel, with route and date included.
Fargo was the destination when this page's numbers were generated on 2026-07-27: one 12 × 10 × 6 in box at 5 lb of household goods, quoted by the SMKlog calculator from Newark and then Los Angeles. The tables are verbatim carrier output. Prices are checkout-complete, label and SMKlog's charge counted in.
| Carrier | Service | Price | Quoted transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| USPS | Ground Advantage | $15.12 | 4-5 business days |
| UPS | Ground Saver | $15.49 | 5 business days |
| UPS | Ground | $15.67 | 3-4 business days |
| FedEx | Ground Economy | $16.22 | 6-7 business days |
| UPS | 2nd Day Air | $23.99 | 2-3 business days |
| Carrier | Service | Price | Quoted transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| USPS | Ground Advantage | $15.91 | 6-7 business days |
| FedEx | Ground Economy | $16.22 | 7-8 business days |
| UPS | Ground Saver | $16.47 | 6 business days |
| UPS | Ground | $17.00 | 6-7 business days |
| UPS | 3 Day Select | $25.00 | 3-4 business days |
The cheapest quotes on 2026-07-27 were USPS Ground Advantage both ways, $15.12 from Newark and $15.91 from Los Angeles. What actually varies in North Dakota is the calendar. Winter alerts move delivery days while prices barely twitch. A dated table is context, not gospel, so feed the calculator your real ZIPs when shipping.
Blizzards and ice close highways here every winter, and carriers respond with alerts that stretch delivery windows. December through March, quoted windows are best-case figures. Ship early or pick a quicker tier when dates are firm.
Look at the Newark table: $15.12 to $16.22 covers four ground services, but their windows run from 3-4 business days to 6-7. On lanes like this the real comparison shopping happens in the transit column.
Long routes and cold docks are tough on packaging, so a reused carton must still be rigid, dry, and fully taped. Size it close to the item; the rate follows the outside of the box wherever it travels.
$15.12 from Newark and $15.91 from Los Angeles were the cheapest 2026-07-27 quotes for our 12 × 10 × 6 in, 5 lb box. The totals shown are what checkout charges, label and SMKlog charge as one sum. Run your route live for today's price.
Our Fargo quotes ranged from 3-4 business days on UPS Ground out of Newark to 7-8 on FedEx Ground Economy out of Los Angeles. Winter can push the far edge. The per-service windows are all in the tables above.
For our test parcel, $15.12, via USPS Ground Advantage from Newark; the Los Angeles equivalent was $15.91. Floors like these shift as carriers refile rates, so treat the figures as dated and confirm with a live run.
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