Mailboxes: To Lock or Not To Lock

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Speedy wrote:
[quote=srf1957]
[quote=Bernie]
I would but my money into a steel post and lots of concrete.
Maybe a nice vinyl post cover.

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Then you are liable for the damage to the vehicle that accidentally hits it .

Mailboxes must be placed 6 to 8 inches away from the curb; the slot or door must be 41 to 45 inches from the ground. Curbside mailbox posts should be buried less than 24 inches deep and made from wood no larger than 4 inches high by 4 inches wide.Feb 6, 2018
A Guide to USPS Mailbox Regulations - Mailboss
https://www.mailboss.com › guide-usps-mailbox-regulations
Ok, so put your rails six inches on either side of the regulation box.
SIL, recently retired, was a USPS mailperson for 40+ years, and she, and pretty much everyone else in her neighborhood uses 4" - 4.5" concrete filled galvanized pipe to hold up their mailboxes. They are also mostly sunk into brickwork, or planters filled with concrete that is 18" - 24" high from the sidewalk. The posts themselves are sunk in concrete about 24" deep underground. There was a rash of mailbox bashing there back in the 90's, so the collective wisdom made it more difficult on the vandals.

The local postal peeps went along w/ the program, but they also provided beautification guidelines that were integrated into the neighborhood so that the mailboxes wouldn't become industrial eyesores. There was sort of an unspoken competition for who could create the best looking, yet industrial strength mailboxes. The mailbox bashers had to find another neighborhood.

So, as Speedy says, be creative.
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