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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.
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.
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.
"Hardship" or "Medical Problems" is defined as an illness or handicap which would present a physical challenge for an individual to retrieve mail.
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.