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Mailbox Installation

How to Set up & Mount a Mailbox

Follow U.S. Post^® guidelines for installing and placing a new mailbox at your abode. Get tips on the best materials to use to set a curbside mailbox and how to proceed it in good status. Make certain that your mail service carrier always has a clear path to your mailbox whether it's by the street or mounted on your house.

A mailbox with the Postmaster General's (PMG) seal of blessing meets USPS size and construction standards. If y'all build your own mailbox or buy a custom-fabricated ane, it must meet the PMG standards. Show your local postmaster your mailbox plans or your custom-fabricated box for approval.

To get drawings and measurements for building your own mailbox, write to U.s. Postal Service Engineering.

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Hither are some helpful guidelines to follow when placing your mailbox:

Position your mailbox 41″ to 45″ from the road surface to the bottom of the mailbox or indicate of mail entry.
Place your mailbox 6″ to 8″ back from the curb. If y'all practice non accept a raised adjourn, contact your local postmaster for guidance.
Put your house or apartment number on the mailbox.
If your mailbox is on a dissimilar street from your house or flat, put your full street address on the box.

Mailbox installation requirements. Place the mailbox 6 to 8 inches in from the curb. Dig the post hole so you can bury the mailbox post with 41 to 45 inches of mailbox post showing above the ground. Touch or click to open modal.

The best mailbox supports are stable but bend or fall away if a automobile hits them. The Federal Highway Administration recommends:

A 4″ x 4″ wooden back up or a 2″-bore standard steel or aluminum piping.
Avoid unyielding and potentially unsafe supports, like heavy metallic pipes, physical posts, and subcontract equipment (east.g., milk cans filled with concrete).
Coffin your postal service no more than 24″ deep.

Some homes and apartments accept a slot in the door for receiving mail instead of a mailbox. The standards for an approved door slot are:

The opening must be at least ane 1/ii″ x 7″.
The lesser of the slot must be at to the lowest degree 30″ above flooring.
Horizontal slots must have a flap hinged at the elevation.
Vertical slots must be hinged on the opposite side from the door's hinges.

For greater privacy, yous can also install a post slot hood on the within of your door to prevent someone from seeing into your home. The standards for door slot hoods are:

The hood should non project more than 2 1/sixteen″ beyond the inside of the door.
On a horizontal slot, the hood should not extend below the bottom of the exterior plate.
On a vertical slot, the hood should non extend beyond the side of the outside plate on same side as the door's hinges.

To supercede your curbside mailbox with a wall-mounted mailbox, you lot must get your local postmaster's permission.
Choose from a variety of mailbox sizes and styles; mounted mailboxes are not required to have a PMG seal of approval.
Get a wall mailbox that can hold a normal day's mail book, including letter-sized envelopes, postcards, and catalogs.*
Identify the mailbox nigh the main entrance so your mail carrier can easily see it.

*Notation: Wall-mounted mailboxes may but be used for items with postage. Newspapers may non exist placed in the mailbox.

Mailboxes take a beating from the weather, so we recommend an annual mailbox checkup to avoid damage to your mail or difficulty identifying your address.