Virginia rides the Northeast's short zones from Newark and prices as standard cross-country from LA — the two tables below show a classic mid-Atlantic split.
Live on 2026-07-27: one parcel, two origins, and the unedited carrier grid waiting below.
Richmond's tables come from a live session: a 12 × 10 × 6 in, 5 lb carton of household goods, priced via the SMKlog calculator out of Newark and Los Angeles on the same day. Every number is the finished checkout price, with SMKlog's charge already inside it.
| Carrier | Service | Price | Quoted transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPS | Ground Saver | $10.56 | 4 business days |
| UPS | Ground | $11.46 | 2-3 business days |
| FedEx | Ground Economy | $11.68 | 2-3 business days |
| UPS | 3 Day Select | $16.78 | 2-3 business days |
| UPS | 2nd Day Air | $16.99 | 2-3 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 | 7-8 business days |
| UPS | 3 Day Select | $27.17 | 2-3 business days |
| USPS | Priority Mail | $28.19 | 3-4 business days |
UPS Ground Saver led the Newark run at $10.56; USPS Ground Advantage led from Los Angeles at $17.30. Once the origin is distant, Northern Virginia, Richmond and Hampton Roads all quote in the same bands, so the in-state destination barely moves the needle. The tables are dated for honesty's sake. Reprices land weekly, and your box is its own case, so check it live.
Newark's board offered 2nd Day Air at $16.99 next to a $10.56 ground row that already quoted 4 business days. Spending six dollars and change to shave a day or two is defensible before a holiday and wasteful after one. The table gives you the exact trade each time.
SMKlog estimates the packed box from a plain description of the item, then fetches USPS, UPS and FedEx prices for it in real time. If you already know the carton's exact size and weight, enter them and the quote uses yours. Either path ends in a tracked label.
Dimensional weight rules mean carriers may charge on volume instead of the scale reading, whichever computes higher. Contents never enter the formula. Trimming empty space out of the carton is the cheapest rate cut available to anyone.
On 2026-07-27, the 12 × 10 × 6 in, 5 lb test box listed at $10.56 from Newark, NJ with UPS Ground Saver and $17.30 from Los Angeles, CA with USPS Ground Advantage. Amounts are checkout-final, SMKlog's charge in. New box or new ZIPs means a new number, so quote live.
From Newark most rows quoted 2-4 business days on our pull. From Los Angeles, ground stretched to 6-8 days while UPS 3 Day Select held 2-3 for $27.17. Every window printed beside its price came from the carrier for this exact route.
Two winners: UPS Ground Saver at $10.56 on the short haul, USPS Ground Advantage at $17.30 on the long one. FedEx Ground Economy sat close behind the Newark floor at $11.68. Tight fields reorder often, which is what live comparison is for.
You never do. The process asks for an item description, two ZIP codes and payment, in that order. It hands back a printable label with tracking, and that's the entire exchange.