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FAQs

What does UPS mailbox mean? ›

With a mailbox at The UPS Store, you get a real street address, not a P.O. Box number. If you're a business owner, having a real street address as your mailbox can provide you with a professional image for your business.

The UPS Store's personal mailbox services ensure that whatever you're expecting is delivered with safety, convenience and peace of mind. Get 24-hour access to your mailbox. Text alerts when packages arrive.

Rent a P.O. Box.

Head down to your local post office and rent a post office box. This will give you an address where you can receive mail, without having to use your home address.

In 1934, during the Great Depression, Congress passed a law prohibiting anyone from getting their hands on mailboxes — except for the postal service and the customer to whom it delivered the mail. The law, which aims to crack down on people who save on shipping costs, has been in place ever since.

USPS may not deliver your mail or packages to your door; the carrier will then place your items and any packages contained therein directly into your mailbox. If any heavier packages do not fit inside, the carrier may have to place them on the ground next to it instead.

We offer USPS postage stamps, USPS Delivery Confirmation^®, Signature Confirmation^® and certified letters. Plus, we can even process return receipt requests. For small business owners, we also provide bulk mail, metered mail and direct mail advertising solutions, on top of everything else we do.

Contact your local postmaster first.

Make a quick trip or call to your local post office first. You can gain excellent advice from a postal expert on how and where you can move your mailbox. You might even get approval for your relocation.

Informed Delivery is a free service from USPS that shows you preview images of incoming mail, as well as status updates about your incoming and outbound packages. You can see those notifications in a morning Daily Digest email, or at any time via the dashboard from your phone, computer, or the USPS Mobile^® app.

A federal statute known as 18 USC Section 1702 makes it illegal to open correspondence addressed to someone else.

Go to the post office and tell them you would like a post office box because you can't get an outside mailbox. They will have you fill out a change of address card from the location with no mailbox to your post office box. Then mail that comes for you will go to the P O Box.

Can you send mail with just an address and no name? ›

Postcards and letters are sent first class. No signature, no first name or last name or even any name is needed. They deliver by address. Unless the person sending the card sends it priority or registered which would be very expensive and unnecessary then they do not need to put any name at all on it.

UPS Store® location, with either PMB (private. mailbox) or the pound symbol (#) designating your. individual box. Example: Joe Smith PMB XXX or # XXX 7914 W.

While there may be some differences in delivery times between UPS and USPS, rest assured that your package will still reach its destination. If you find yourself in this predicament, take immediate action by contacting both UPS and USPS to notify them of the mistake.

If your package is less than one-half inch thick and weighs less than 10oz, you can use postage stamps and drop off your package by: Putting it in your mailbox for carrier pickup. Dropping it in a blue collection box or Post Office lobby drop-off box. Requesting a free pickup.

Virtual mailboxes give you the ability to control your mail anywhere you have an internet connection. In comparison, P.O. boxes don't have remote access for their users. It requires a trip to the post office each time you want to check your mail.