General Guidelines and Policies for RURAL Delivery

Article Title: General Guidelines and Policies for RURAL Delivery Snippet of Article: "Rural carriers are required to stop at a mailbox with the signal flag raised, indicating mail to be picked up, even if there is no mail for delivery." Reference: usps.com

Requirements for CITY delivery mailboxes

Article Title: Requirements for CITY delivery mailboxes Snippet of Article: "...Generally, the boxes should be installed with the bottom of the box at a vertical height of between 41-45 inches from the road surface. ..." Reference: usps.com

U.S. Postal Service withholds mail in Neenah subdivision during mailbox dispute

Article Title: U.S. Postal Service withholds mail in Neenah subdivision during mailbox dispute Snippet of Article: "In the past few weeks, notices from the U.S. Postal Service have gone out, and in some cases people are having their mail withheld from delivery by USPS. On Green Acres Lane in Neenah, Florian Becher is one of the many people not receiving their mail right now because of a dispute with the postal service over the height of his mailbox and its distance from the curb. “Now it slants too much. It was too high and it wasn’t close enough to the curb...If you have a mailbox, it’s supposed to be 41 to 45 inches high and 6 to 8 inches from the curb. ..." Reference: www.wbay.com