4-2 Residential Mobile or Trailer Home Development

The delivery options for mobile or trailer home developments depend on whether the development is permanent or transient as determined by the Postal Service.

Permanent Developments—Permanent developments consist of managed mobile home parks or residential mobile home subdivisions with the following characteristics:

1. The lots are permanently assigned.
2. The streets are maintained for public use.
3. The conditions resemble those of a residential subdivision.

For permanent developments, the delivery options are either central, curbside, or sidewalk delivery. Postal Service will determine and specify the type of mail delivery for any permanent mobile/trailer home development. The general practice of the Postal Service is to specify centralized delivery.

Transient Developments—Transient developments are mobile home, trailer, and recreational vehicle parks where the lots are temporarily occupied or rented and considered transient, short-term, or seasonal. For transient developments, the only option is delivery to a single point or receptacle designated by park management and approved by local Postal Service management. The single delivery point defined will be for the receipt of all mail from USPS; employees of the park will complete the subsequent distribution of mail and forwarding.

Whether your new mobile home development is permanent or transient, contact your local Growth Manager early in the process so that we can work with you in laying out the space plan for mail delivery for the residents of your new community.