I'm putting up a new mail box, how far can it sit from the street, also how high should the mail box be?

Answer 1

Your local Post Office has a set of regulations concerning the placement of your mailbox. They will be glad to give you one. Be sure and call the toll-free Utility LocateTelephone number 3 days before you do ANY digging. Your street will have underground utilities such as CATV, Telephone, Power, Gas, Long Distance Cables, Sewer, Water and other things. Look in your telephone directory...It is listed in the front under"BEFORE YOU DIG" throughout the directory....or under "Utilities". The one call will notify all utilities for you. The three days allows them to check the records and show you where their lines are by marking them. It also allows you to get to the Post Office for the instructions). It is costly to not call.
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Answer 2

depends if your mail carrier is driving when they deliver the mail have if atleast a foot off the street so they can reach it and have it about the level of a average car window so you and the mail carrier can reach it easily if your carrier is walking your mail look around the neighbor hood and see how high and far your neighbors mail box is also you may want to call your local post office and see what they tell you good luck

Answer 3

Call the post office. There a specific guide lines to follow.

Answer 4

It all depends where you live and the local by-laws. It may differ from one area to another. Check with the post office or local by-laws.

Answer 5

Call your local Post Office and ask for the Post Master he will tell you what you have to do and they will come out and inspect it and tell you if it is right.

Answer 6

Your post office will have a printed sheet giving you the allowable measurements. They get pretty funny if their regs. aren't met!

Answer 7

it varies from state to state,you can call your local post office and they can tell you the exact measurments for where you are!

Answer 8

call your post office