To check it out, go to www.usps.com and click on Locate a Post Office in the upper right-hand corner. Under the drop-down menu for “What are you trying to locate?” select the new option PO Boxes Available, and search by either ZIP Code or address.
The Web site will produce a list of the closest Post Offices along with Post Office box information for each office. Information includes availability by box size and six-month box fees, as well as standard address and phone and fax numbers for each listed office. Click on More Info under each Post Office for additional details, including Post Office box lobby hours.
The Post Office box availability online locator uses information from WebBATS to make it easier for customers to locate a Post Office box, help fill vacancies and boost a Post Office’s revenue. Post Offices that aren’t on WebBATS will not have Post Office box information on www.usps.com.