How a Traveling Mailbox Works

A Traveling Mailbox is ideal for individuals, travelers, RVers, expats, businesses and others who need a reliable and secure way to view their postal mail online. Do you waste time running to the post office or find yourself unable to receive mail or packages through UPS or FedEx? Tired of managing paper mail, and wasting valuable time and money keeping their mail sorted. Now with a traveling mailbox, you can manage your mail from anywhere in the world without ever stepping foot inside a post office!

A Traveling Mailbox is affordable, simple, and flexible. Let us help you make yourself more productive and efficient with an online mailbox. With our easy to use client interface, you can now  receive your mail at home online, the coffee shop, a hotel across the country, or your vacation home anywhere in the world!

Traveling Mailbox Setup Steps

Subscribe to a Traveling Mailbox

The first step begins by Subscribing. Upon subscribing, your new address will be issued to you and you can login to your new Traveling Mailbox via our secure website.

Step 1

USPS Form 1583

To verify your identity and to establish a private mailbox, the USPS requires completion of the USPS Form 1583. This step is done after you initially login to your account for the first time.

Step 2

Send your Postal Mail to us!

Update your address with senders of your mail or issue a change of address online at USPS.com

Step 3

You tell us what to do!

As your mail arrives, we will scan the outside of your envelopes and then you tell us what to do! Open and scan the contents, Forward the item to you, or Shred!

Step 4

Service Features

View a complete list of features of a Traveling Mailbox

Application for Delivery of Mail Through Agent (USPS Form 1583)

Traveling Mailbox is a Certified Commercial Mail Receiving Agency with the United States Postal Service. This allows us to setup private mailboxes and accept mail from the Postal Service for others.  All subscribers of Traveling Mailbox must complete the USPS Form 1583. We cannot process your mail until we have received this completed form. This form must be electronically signed with a Traveling Mailbox team member via a video chat or notarized. Two forms of ID are required to verify your identity as well. Note: Customers will complete the USPS Form 1583 in their online account after subscribing. Have Questions about the USPS Form 1583? Learn More Here.

Virtual Mailbox USPS Form 1583
Kiyoshi Otda
2 weeks ago
I relocated to Canada for work several years ago and, since then, have relied on this service to receive/scan all my US mail. I can't say enough about how quietly efficient this service is. All incoming mails get scanned within a few hours of request. Mail and packages I want forwarded get forwarded promptly at reasonable rates. Customer service on phone/chat is personal, fast and efficient. I am a light user and always fit well within the maximum scans, so the baseline monthly cost is a good fit for me.
Maryann Behrens
a month ago
We spent the summer traveling the US in our RV. Traveling Mailbox made it extremely convenient for us to deal with our mail, including depositing checks as needed. The app is easy to use and requests for opening, scanning and forwarding are promptly handled. I will happily use them again in the future and highly recommend their services.
Russ Atassi
2 months ago
Traveling Mailbox is one of the most professional and efficient services I have used. You can always get help, they are most trustworthy, and I've never had issues with them. Been using them for over a year now and I can only say great things about them. If you need this type of Mailbox service, seriously consider using them and you will not be disappointed. Highly recommend this service.
Mary Fleming
2 months ago
I have used the Traveling Mailbox services for at least three years. It is especially useful for the 6 months that I am living in Mexico. They do an excellent job of making copies of documents in my mail that I intend to save long term on my computer and for those that I need a hard copy of, they will forward them to a family member that can hold them until my return. I have been very pleased with their service.
Al Szymanski
a month ago
Traveling Mailbox and Travis Poole in particular have more than once 'saved the day' as we travelled. We were often months without access to any form of mail delivery or even package delivery. We could always count on getting the important stuff scanned and handled no matter where we were. Highly recommend the service.