How to Get a PO Box in Austin, Texas
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has office locations all over the country, in every city. The post office is responsible for delivering your mail. If you don't want your mail delivered to your home address, you can obtain a post office box at your city's post office. In Austin, Texas you can go to your local post office to rent a box or apply for a box online.
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Instructions
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Rent Online
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Go to the USPS website to rent a post office box. Click on the "Receiving Mail" link and click on the "Find or Renew a P.O. Box" link.
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Click on the "PO Boxes Online" link and click the "Get Started Now" link. Enter your address and click "Search." Your delivery post office will appear.
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View the sizes, rental fees and rental lengths available at your post office and click on the one you want to purchase. Click "Continue."
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Create an account with USPS. Enter your name, address and contact information to create an account. Come up with a user name and password and submit your account registration. Continue your purchase by entering your credit card number to pay for your rental.
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Go to your post office to obtain the keys to your new post office box.
Rent in Person
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Go to the Austin post office that delivers mail to your home. Go inside the post office and wait in line to speak with a postal employee.
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Inform the postal employee you want to rent a post office box. He will give you a form to fill out to provide your name, home address and contact information. You must then choose the size box you want and the time frame of your rental; you can rent for just a few months or up to a year.
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Pay for your post office box. The fee varies for each box size and rental period; Austin post offices accept cash, credit cards, debit cards and checks. Take your keys from the postal employee and begin using your new post office box.
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