Door Hangers

A mailpiece arrives in a stack with everything else. A hanger on the knob tells the resident that a canvasser, a crew, or a volunteer stood at that door. That is why field programs use door hangers when the doorstep matters more than the mailbox: the final days of a campaign, the block a service truck just worked, the neighborhood a new location wants to win. The message is short, the format is familiar, and there is nothing to open.

Three die-cut sizes cover almost every field use. The 3.5 x 8.5 inch hanger is the compact, economical drop when the walk is long and the message is a single ask. The 4.25 x 11 inch hanger has room for a headline, a photo, an offer, and a call to action on each side. The 4.25 x 14 inch hanger is the tall version for a map, a menu, or a schedule. All three share the same hook die, so production is the same and the choice comes down to how much you need to say and how many doors you need to cover per dollar.

The die geometry is fixed and precise, and it drives the design. A full circular hang-hole 1.1875 inches in diameter sits centered across the width with its center one inch below the trim top, and a single angled hairline slit runs from the top edge down to the hole so the hanger slips onto a knob and stays. That puts the top band of the piece off limits for headlines: keep type and faces clear of the hole and slit, and let the artwork bleed everywhere else. On a two-sided hanger the back bleeds full as well, so it is working space for a map, an offer, or a schedule.

Stock is what separates a hanger that survives the route from one that curls in the first sprinkler. We run 14pt and 100lb gloss cover with an aqueous (AQ) coat, which handles morning irrigation, a slammed screen door, and a day of sun without tearing at the hook or going limp. Thinner text stocks fail exactly where the stress concentrates, at the slit, so cover weight is the standard here rather than an upgrade. The AQ coating also keeps color saturated outdoors, which matters when the piece is competing with a real front door for attention.

Multiple language and turf versions gang together on a single order and sort by version, so a bilingual precinct or a multi-neighborhood service push prints once and separates cleanly. Artwork moves through the same preflight as our mail products, verifying size, bleed, and clearance around the die before anything cuts, and finished boxes go out by will-call or shipment.

Door Hangers are produced in Vista, California and finished ready to use. They are not USPS mailpieces. Choose will-call pickup, local delivery, or shipping when you place the order; a local delivery comes with a link to follow it on delivery day.

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• 3.5 x 8.5, 4.25 x 11, and 4.25 x 14 inches are the three die-cut sizes; all use the same hook die
• The die is a full 1.1875 inch circular hang-hole centered on the width, its center 1 inch below the trim top, with a single angled slit to the top edge
• Keep headlines, faces, and critical type out of the top band around the hole and slit; let art bleed everywhere else
• 14pt or 100lb gloss cover with AQ coating is the standard; thinner text stocks tear at the hook
• Printed in full color on one or both sides, with art bleeding edge to edge
• Not a mailpiece: the hook does not meet USPS mailing standards, so hangers are distributed by hand
• Multi-language and multi-turf versions gang on one order and sort by version