One Hour Delivery in Austin? Amazon Says Yes

Amazon recently announced the availability of Amazon Prime Now, a one-hour delivery service in Austin. Available for select zip codes, the shipping giant says many Austin residents can now “get one or two-hour delivery on tens of thousands of daily essentials, gifts and more.”

Prime Now shipping is available to all Amazon Prime members. The membership runs about $100 a year. For Prime Now items, two-hour delivery is free and one-hour delivery will incur an extra charge of $7.99. For items available in Prime but not Prime Now, two-day shipping is free. The service is available seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to midnight.

Austin’s Prime Now Zip Codes (as of May 5, 2015)*:

78660, 78613, 78653, 78664, 78681, 78701, 78702, 78703, 78704, 78705, 78708, 78709, 78711, 78712, 78713, 78714, 78715, 78717, 78720, 78721, 78722, 78723, 78724, 78725, 78726, 78727, 78728, 78729, 78730, 78731, 78735, 78741, 78742, 78745, 78746, 78749, 78750, 78751, 78752, 78753, 78754, 78755, 78756, 78757, 78758, 78759

* The service is expected to expand to other zip codes.