Wyoming is the least populous state and the routing shows it: mid-to-long zones, rural legs, and quoted windows that assume real driving. Prices stay reasonable — the days are the cost.
Quoted 2026-07-27 and left untouched: one box, two origins, the carriers' full replies below.
Cheyenne's board below is a genuine two-coast run: a 12 × 10 × 6 in box at 5 lb of household goods, priced through the SMKlog calculator from Newark and Los Angeles. All amounts are checkout-final with SMKlog's charge already mixed in.
| Carrier | Service | Price | Quoted transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| USPS | Ground Advantage | $15.91 | 6-7 business days |
| UPS | Ground Saver | $16.47 | 5 business days |
| UPS | Ground | $17.00 | 6-7 business days |
| FedEx | Ground Economy | $17.52 | 7-8 business days |
| UPS | 3 Day Select | $25.00 | 3-4 business days |
| Carrier | Service | Price | Quoted transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| USPS | Ground Advantage | $13.29 | 6-7 business days |
| UPS | Ground Saver | $13.52 | 5 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 |
The West had the shorter reach here, $13.29 from Los Angeles against $15.91 from Newark on USPS Ground Advantage. Cheyenne benefits from riding Denver's distribution network; out toward the Big Horns and Wind River country, deliveries lean on the last days of the window. Table date is 2026-07-27. Prices will have drifted, so ask the calculator about your own ZIPs before drawing conclusions.
Zone pricing is indifferent to population; it counts miles between ZIPs. Wyoming sits mid-band from Los Angeles and a step beyond from Newark, visible in the sub-three-dollar spread between the two cheapest rows. Rural routing shows in days, not dollars.
From Los Angeles, UPS Ground at $14.05 quoted 3-4 business days while the cheaper Ground Advantage row read 6-7. That is 76 cents for roughly three days, the sort of trade worth catching. Sorting by price alone hides it.
The rate covers moving the box; what the contents are worth is your exposure. Add shipping protection at checkout for anything expensive, and keep photos of the item packed and sealed. Long rural routes are exactly where that habit pays off.
Dated 2026-07-27: $13.29 from Los Angeles, CA and $15.91 from Newark, NJ for a 12 × 10 × 6 in, 5 lb box, both quoted on USPS Ground Advantage. The totals are what checkout collects, SMKlog's charge counted. Your parcel gets its own live number in about a minute.
On our quotes, ground services listed 3-8 business days depending on origin and carrier, while UPS 3 Day Select held 3-4 days from both coasts at $25.00 and $19.94. Every window in the tables came from the carrier with its price.
On this run the answer was USPS Ground Advantage, $13.29 from the West and $15.91 from the East, with UPS Ground Saver hovering close each time. The floor moves as carriers reprice, so let a live comparison pick the day's winner.
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