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

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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.

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Virtual Mailbox USPS Form 1583
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TC
TC
a month ago
I used the Traveling Mailbox services for three years. During this time I never had one single issue. The service is top notch and very professional. I would highly recommend this company to everyone that is traveling or just want to use them to service your mail needs instead of using your home address. Traveling mailbox has excellent customer service, easy to reach and great at explaining what they can offer. Please try them, you won't be disappointed.
Steve McGee
Steve McGee
a month ago
Honestly, I thought this mailing service was great! I liked the service so much that I've held on to it for a while even after moving back to a permanent residence. In the meantime I will be taking advantage of the 'membership' so that I'm instantly ready to subscribe again when the time comes. I'm going to miss getting ALL of my mail scanned to PDF till then though. I'll definitely do some long-term travel in the future and Traveling Mailbox will be my mail service for sure! Thanks for a great experience, I'll be sure to tell anyone I know that needs a mailing service about you guys.
Carla Appel
Carla Appel
a week ago
I've used Traveling Mailbox for 10 years while living abroad in Mumbai and New Zealand. I never had an issue with mail receiving, scanning, or forwarding, and the online portal worked exactly as expected. I can highly recommend their service.
Barbara Ammons
Barbara Ammons
a month ago
Traveling Mailbox was a Godsend for me when I was travelling 100%. It allowed me to view mail items to determine what the have them shred/delete or have sent to me wherever I was. One of the best things I loved was having them shred & delete the junk mail! The only drawback was that even though you get a physical address, some organizations link to the post office database and new it was more of a "PO Box" and would not accept it. But, if I ever travel 100% again, I will definitely use them.
Kathy Bilyea
Kathy Bilyea
a month ago
Perfect for Snowbirds! We are very pleased with Travel Mailbox. We activate in the winter when we do our snowbird trip out of the country and suspend it in the spring when we return. We have the annual membership so we can keep our assigned address and sign up for service each winter. Works perfectly!