Originally Posted by
captainstubing
I mailed my renewal off on Sept 8 via regular first class mail. I did not pay the expedite fee or make any special requests, but I received my new passport, quite shockingly, on Sept 19. It was mailed back to me from New Hampshire, via Priority Mail.
Pretty similar experience here. We dropped off my daughter's application at the post office September 8 and it came today!