You can get someone's updated address using the USPS "Address Service Requested" option. This service includes forwarding and address correction requests.
You can find PS Form 1528, Request For Exception To Current/Proposed Delivery Mode Due To Physical Hardship at .
Make a quick call or visit your local post office. They'll be able to give you advice on the best location and they may even give you approval for the relocation. Consider weather exposure. When relocating your mailbox, consider the effects of weather conditions, like snow plows burying it in winter.
To request door delivery, you need to submit PS Form 1528, Request For Exception To Current/Proposed Delivery Mode Due To Physical Hardship and the required documentation, including a statement from a doctor.
Form 1583 is strictly an authorization for the CMRA to receive mail on your behalf at the chosen address. If you want USPS to forward your mail, you must complete a separate Change of Address form.
Assuming your curbside mailbox is not in compliance, the USPS can require you to relocate the mailbox to comply with the standard regulations in order to receive mail.
In order to move your mailbox you must FIRST, get authorization from your local post office to do so. Once you have authorization the post office will instruct you on where & when it can be moved, to accommodate both you & your carrier.
Skip the trip to the mail box and get your mail hand-carried directly to your door if you have “an illness or handicap which would present a physical challenge for an individual to retrieve mail.” First, get a doctor's statement that indicates you are unable to collect your mail from a curb or centralized mailbox.
Contact the local Post Office before erecting, moving or replacing mailboxes and supports.
Make a quick call or visit your local post office. They'll be able to give you advice on the best location and they may even give you approval for the relocation. Consider weather exposure. When relocating your mailbox, consider the effects of weather conditions, like snow plows burying it in winter.