The standard is 41-45 inches from the road surface. For more information go to:
http:/www.usps.com/receive/mailboxstandards.htm
When you don't pay for your box on time, the USPS will place a piece of cardboard or plastic over the back of your box so that you will not get mail in your box.
It is a federal offense for anyone other than a postal employee to put anything in a mail box.
42 inches from ground to bottom of the mail box.
I just found out by the USPS that you cannot hang anything on a mail box at all
Yes your mail can stop being delivered to you via USPS, you could be told you have to have a post office box instead which would be at your cost. I am a board member for my local Vicious dogs board and we just had an incident where a mail carrier was bit.
There is no required height but normally it is best to keep them 12 inches off the groung.
The United States Postal Services owns all the mailboxes into which the USPS delivers mail. The USPS contracts with private vendors, like Mailboxes Etc. or the UPS Store, which rent mailboxes that consumers can use for mail delivery. The laws apply as with any mail that goes through the U.S. postal service.
Yes, there are standards for maintaining a mail box. Part of the reason is that there is a certain height that makes delivery possible from a vehicle so they do not need to get out of their truck to put the mail in your box.
This depends on the size, weight of the package and delivery location for your mail. If it is to big for the carrier or you normally get your mail in a small lock box it will probably be delivered by a delivery guy.
A person can usually go to the USPS to set up a mailing address. You can also have a post office box assigned to you once you are there.
Approximately 2 weeks to reach your PO box.
I think it is required to have a mailing address, but it could be a post office box rather than a mail box.Added: If you do not have a 'regulation' residential mailbox or mail slot, the Post Office will not deliver your mail to your home. If you have a mailbox at the post office any mail addressed specifically to that box will go into it. If you don't have a box at the post office, your mail will be held for a short time and then returned to the sender as undeliverable.