Amazon Prime Expands to More Than 8,000 Cities For Last-Minute Shopping Amazon Prime will now accommodate folks countrywide by making its service available to more than 8,000 cities. That means same-day delivery and free one-day shipping. Once more, Amazon also says that customers can expect orders placed just before Christmas to be delivered on the same day. Just a reminder: Amazon doesn’t control some of the logistics for actually delivering many orders. Deliver companies, like UPS and DHL, have said that the excess amount of holiday packages has caused delays.