How do I get a p.o. box?

Question

I'm moving into an apartment (someone else's) and I want my own address so I need a P.O. box. Obviously going to the Post office is the first step. But I need info. Do you rent them? Are they expensive? What do I need to obtain one?

Answer 1

You go down to the nearest PO to see what is available.

You'll want a #1 (3.5" x 5" x 14" deep). That rents for about $75 a year, payable for a full year, or a half-year

You will need to fill out a 1093 form and produce evidence as to prove your physical address.

Once everything is approved, you will also put down $2 for the lease for 2 PO box keys. You're good to go, BUT, you address will be Bill Smith P. O. Box 123, Anytown USA 12345.

If you put the address as Bill Smith, 321 Main Street (or whatever the address of the Post Office is) you will never see any of your mail. You address is the PO Box, not the address of the post office.

(I bring this up, as many people are unclear on the concept for this one and mess themselves up)

Answer 2

How expensive they are depends on the city and how big of a box you get. The smallest ones around here run for about $20 per six months and are about 4 x 6 inches. The biggest ones, which are 12x24 or so, go for over a hundred per six months.

Unless you're receiving truly massive amounts of mail or plan on not checking it for months at a time, a 4x6 or 6x6 box will do you just fine.

They are almost always rented by the six-months or by the year.

All you need is a real address. (They'll probably want to see a drivers' license or something.) You might want to pick up a change-of-address form while you're at the P.O.

Answer 3

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How do I get a p.o. box?
I'm moving into an apartment (someone else's) and I want my own address so I need a P.O. box. Obviously going to the Post office is the first step. But I need info. Do you rent them? Are they expensive? What do I need to obtain one?

Answer 4

it's relatively easy......go to your local post office. Ask the teller about getting a p.o. box. Rental Fees are based on the size of the box you rent.....for just regular mail it's not too expensive....~$25 a month. You'll need ID to open the acount and sometimes the postal office can direct debit your credit card / bank acount if you set it up that way. Go to USPS.COM for more information.

Answer 5

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Yes you can. If it is too large to fit in the PO Box, the post office will leave a note saying that there is a package for them to pick up.

Answer 6

Go to the postoffice depends how much they charge maybe thirty dollars

Answer 7

open the door to the post office. walk up to the window...ask for a small post office box....they will assign you one and give you a key....then you check your box every day for your mail.....there is a charge..I am guessing about $6 a month

Answer 8

go to the post office and apply for one

Answer 9

take yourself to the post office and rent one. they go by the month.

Answer 10

you pay a monthly fee you will need i.d.