Receive Mail & Packages | USPS

Receive Mail & Packages | USPS Enter a USPS Tracking number in the search box to check the status of a package. Track Your Package: Enter up to 35 Tracking Numbers Going out of town or want to change where your mail is delivered? Learn about all the ways to handle your incoming USPS mail and packages and choose the best option. Get Informed Delivery: Now both business and personal accounts can preview images of mail and manage incoming packages on one dashboard without entering tracking numbers. From the Informed Delivery dashboard, you can also sign up for text or email notifications, schedule delivery alerts, request Redelivery, enter USPS Delivery Instructions, and more. USPS Electronic Signature Online: Informed Delivery for personal accounts includes USPS Electronic Signature Online (USPS eSOL), a feature that allows you to digitally sign for incoming packages that require a signature including Priority Mail Express, Signature Confirmation, and those insured for $500 or more. USPS carriers will leave your packages in your mailbox or at your preferred delivery location if they are too large to fit in your mailbox. Standard Forward Mail & Change of Address: USPS is taking steps to increase security, combat identity theft, and further protect customer information. When submitting a change of address request online, customers need to opt in to receive a verification code or link on their mobile phone OR go to a Post Office location with acceptable photo ID to complete identity verification in person. Customers must pay a $1.25 identity verification fee. After approval, customers receive confirmation and access to valuable coupons from third-party retailers. Change of address requests last 12 months and can be extended for 6, 12, or 18 additional months. Premium Forwarding Mail: For a weekly fee, customers can have most mail sent to them each week with Premium Forwarding Service Residential. The temporary service is available for periods as short as 2 weeks and up to 1 year. USPS Package Intercept: With USPS Package Intercept service, the sender or authorized representative can redirect domestic packages, letters, and flats with a tracking or extra services barcode as long as items have not yet been delivered or released for delivery. Retail senders can request shipment redirection back to their address or to a Post Office location as Hold For Pickup. Commercial senders can use Business Customer Gateway to request redirection. Reserve a PO Box: PO Boxes are available in a range of costs and sizes. Customers can find one online, complete the application, pay with a credit card, and bring the printed form, emailed receipt, and two IDs to the Post Office. USPS Hold Mail: Customers can submit a Hold Mail request online and USPS will keep mail safely at the local Post Office until return. Service can be scheduled for a minimum of 3 days and maximum of 30 days in advance, or by 2 AM CST (Mon.-Sat.) on the start date. USPS requires customers to create or sign in to their USPS.com account to verify identity and current address. Hold For Pickup: Whether shipping from a retail store or printing shipping labels with postage, customers can elect Hold For Pickup to allow recipients to collect packages at the local Post Office. Schedule Redelivery Service: If USPS missed delivery, customers can request redelivery online using the tracking barcode and schedule delivery for a more convenient day. In select markets, recipients can schedule redelivery to USPS Smart Lockers. USPS Delivery Instructions: If a package doesn't fit in the mailbox and the recipient won't be home, customers can provide delivery instructions online authorizing carriers to leave packages in specified locations, with neighbors, or held at Post Office for pickup. For additional postage, packages can be sent to different domestic addresses or upgraded to Priority Mail Express or Priority Mail service with insurance and extra services.