The smallest state is one small zone from the New York area — cheap, fast, dense coverage. From the West Coast it prices like the rest of New England: full distance.
Nothing modeled here: the rate tables are a live capture from 2026-07-27 for one physical box.
The Providence prices below come from an actual quote session: a 12 × 10 × 6 in, 5 lb carton of household goods, run from Newark and Los Angeles through the SMKlog calculator. Each row shows the complete amount checkout would take, SMKlog's share inside, no second charge later.
| Carrier | Service | Price | Quoted transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPS | Ground Saver | $10.56 | 3 business days |
| UPS | Ground | $11.46 | 1 business day |
| FedEx | Ground Economy | $11.68 | 2-3 business days |
| USPS | Priority Mail | $14.15 | 2-3 business days |
| UPS | 2nd Day Air | $16.99 | 1 business day |
| 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 | 7-8 business days |
| FedEx | Ground Economy | $20.50 | 7-8 business days |
| UPS | 3 Day Select | $27.17 | 3-4 business days |
From Newark the floor was UPS Ground Saver at $10.56; from Los Angeles it was USPS Ground Advantage at $17.30. Rhode Island is compact enough that the entire state effectively occupies one zone band, so a Westerly or Woonsocket label should mirror these Providence rows closely. Carriers adjust rates constantly. Read the tables as a stamped-date reference and get a live number for your own ZIPs.
Zone pricing works on ZIP-to-ZIP distance, and Rhode Island is small enough that origin cities see it as a single step. Practical upshot: you can quote Providence and trust the ballpark anywhere in the state, then confirm with the exact ZIP.
Last week's delivery box is a legitimate shipping container if it is still rigid. Strip or black out old barcodes so sorters don't chase a dead label, tape the seams, done. Nothing about the postage price rewards new cardboard.
Tell SMKlog what the item is and it estimates the packed box; measured dimensions work too if you have them. The calculator then lines up USPS, UPS and FedEx live for that parcel, you pay for one row, and the label with tracking prints at home.
On 2026-07-27 a 12 × 10 × 6 in box at 5 lb came back at $10.56 from Newark, NJ (UPS Ground Saver) and $17.30 from Los Angeles, CA (USPS Ground Advantage). Those totals are final checkout numbers with SMKlog's charge included. Your box will quote differently, so check it live.
From Newark, carriers quoted 1 to 3 business days on most rows, UPS Ground fastest at one day. From Los Angeles, ground tiers ran 6-8 days on our pull. Each window in the tables is the carrier's own, tied to the 2026-07-27 quote.
UPS Ground Saver from nearby at $10.56, USPS Ground Advantage from across the country at $17.30. Different origins crown different carriers, and next week's prices may reorder the list, so compare live rather than betting on a name.
Entirely. The purchase is describe, compare, pay, print, with tracking included, and no login exists anywhere in that path.