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I often get asked ( will the Post Office allow me to have a locked mailbox ). You don't need prior approval to install a personal secure box, unless you relocate the box to a differant delivery location, granted if you replace any box you are required to mount it to postal reguations. If you have questions on your situations call your local delivery supervisor at the Post Office.
42" to 46" to the bottom of the in-coming point, is often the height usps carriers have requested.
Most rural boxes residential mailboxes are the old tin can type that is measured from the
bottom of the box itself.
Another question that arises is does the carrier have the key to my box?
A single residental box allows a carrier to deposit your mail into a slot type or hopper style door, that permits a quick one motion deposit.Heigth is important to allow a large volume of mail to drop down and away from the entrance.So I recommend to purchase a large rather than a small box for your use.
A commercial mailbox has a USPS Master Lock,installed to control the the large doors. The post office may charge for this lock and their service.These commercial type are for a muilt tenant box, we call them (CBU)s cluster Box Units. We at http://www.lockingmailboxes.us/ have super variety of approved group boxes if that is what you need. These have a Locked Out-going compartment as well as parcel lockers incorparated into the box itself. If you have questions call our customer service dept. at 805-929-0555 we will be glad to pass on more information to you.