Receive Mail & Packages
USPS offers several ways to manage incoming mail and packages. Customers can track packages by entering up to 35 USPS Tracking numbers. The Informed Delivery service allows both business and personal accounts to preview images of mail and manage incoming packages on one dashboard without entering tracking numbers. Features include text or email notifications, schedule delivery alerts, request Redelivery, and USPS Delivery Instructions. Informed Delivery for personal accounts includes USPS Electronic Signature Online (USPS eSOL), allowing digital signing for packages requiring signatures including Priority Mail Express, Signature Confirmation, and those insured for $500 or more.
USPS offers several ways to manage incoming mail and packages. Customers can track packages by entering up to 35 USPS Tracking numbers. The Informed Delivery service allows both business and personal accounts to preview images of mail and manage incoming packages on one dashboard without entering tracking numbers. Features include text or email notifications, schedule delivery alerts, request Redelivery, and USPS Delivery Instructions. Informed Delivery for personal accounts includes USPS Electronic Signature Online (USPS eSOL), allowing digital signing for packages requiring signatures including Priority Mail Express, Signature Confirmation, and those insured for $500 or more. For Standard Forward Mail and Change of Address, USPS requires identity verification through a mobile phone verification code or by visiting a Post Office with photo ID, plus a $1.25 verification fee. Change of address requests last 12 months and can be extended. Premium Forwarding Service Residential is available for vacations or out-of-town assignments with weekly fees for periods as short as 2 weeks up to 1 year. USPS Package Intercept allows senders to redirect domestic packages, letters, and flats before delivery. PO Boxes are available in various sizes and costs for separating mail or keeping addresses private. USPS Hold Mail keeps mail at the local Post Office for 3-30 days. Hold For Pickup allows recipients to collect packages at local Post Offices. Schedule Redelivery Service lets customers reschedule missed deliveries for convenient times, with options for USPS Smart Locker delivery in select markets. USPS Delivery Instructions allows customers to authorize carriers to leave packages in specified locations, with neighbors, or held for pickup, with options to upgrade service or add insurance.
