Reminder: Clearing Snow In Front Of Your Mailbox To Ensure Mail Delivery

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The Postal Service is asking customers to help mail carriers provide the safest, most efficient delivery service possible this winter through the following actions:

• Clear enough snow from curbside boxes to allow mail trucks to approach the box, deliver the mail, and to drive away from the box without danger or the need for backing. See above diagram.

• Walkways should be cleared of snow and ice and allow enough traction to avoid slips, trips or falls.

• Steps should also be kept clear of ice and snow and in good repair so as not to cause injury to the carrier who visit the customer’s home.

• Overhangs should be clear and free of snow and ice to avoid injury.

Residents who receive delivery to roadside mailboxes also must keep the approach to, and exit from, the mailbox clear of snow or any other obstacles, like trash cans and other vehicles. The carrier needs to get in, and then out, without leaving the vehicle or backing up.

Customers with questions or comments about their mail service can call toll-free

1-800-ASK-USPS (1-800-275-8777).

See full USPS release HERE.