Hold Mail Request

Headed out of town? We can hold your mail safely at your local Post Office^™ until you return.

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Schedule a USPS Hold Mail^® Service. You can notify us up to 30 days in advance or as early as the next scheduled delivery day. Request your start date by 3 AM ET (2 AM CT or 12 AM PT) on your requested day, Monday – Saturday. (NOTE: For hold times greater than 30 days, please sign up for a USPS forward mail service.)

Step 1: Check if USPS Hold Mail is available for your address.

Check availability to see if your USPS.com profile address is eligible for USPS Hold Mail.

We will hold all mail for this address, rather than an individual's. An address can have only one USPS Hold Mail^® Service scheduled at a time.

If you need to update your profile address, please go to your USPS.com Profile page to make changes. Whenever you make changes to your address online, you may be required to verify your identity.

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Sorry, online hold mail requests are not available for this business account on a residential address. To hold your mail, please update your profile account or try another address.

Sorry, online hold mail requests are not available for this address. To hold your mail, please visit your local Post Office^™ facility or try another address.

Please verify that all your information is correct, and select Check Availability to continue.

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Privacy Act Statement

Your information will be used to provide Hold Mail Service at your address for dates requested, to verify your identity, and to identify and mitigate potential fraud in the Hold Mail Process. Collection is authorized by 39 USC 401, 403 and 404.

Supplying your information is voluntary, but if not provided, we may not be able to process your request. We do not disclose your information to third parties without your consent, except to act on your behalf or request, or as legally required. This includes the following limited circumstances: to a congressional office on your behalf; to agencies and entities to facilitate or resolve financial transactions; to a U.S. Postal Service auditor; for law enforcement purposes, to labor organizations as required by applicable law; incident to legal proceedings involving the Postal Service; to government agencies in connection with decisions as necessary; to agents or contractors when necessary to fulfill a business function or provide products and services to customers; and for customer service purposes. For more information please visit our Privacy Policy.

Step 2: Verify your identity.

Identity Verified!

Unfortunately, we were unable to process your identity verification.
You may continue with your USPS Hold Mail request.

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Step 3: Choose the dates for your USPS Hold Mail request.

Let us know how long to hold your mail and how you'd like to receive your mail after the USPS Hold Mail^® Service has ended. If needed, you can add delivery instructions.

Select the first and last days of your USPS Hold Mail request.

We can hold your mail from 3 to 30 days in a row. For hold times greater than 30 days, please sign up for a USPS forward mail service.

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*First Day of Service

*Last Day of Service

How would you like to receive your mail after the last day of USPS Hold Mail service?

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The person who prepares this form states that he or she is the person, executor, guardian, authorized officer, or agent of the person for whom mail would be redelivered under this order. Anyone submitting false or inaccurate information on this form is subject to punishment by fine or imprisonment or both under Sections 2, 1001, 1702 and 1708 of Title 18, United States Code.

Cancel Changes

Need to cancel this Hold Mail request?

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Step 4: Sign up for Informed Delivery.

You are one step away from gaining access to Informed Delivery^®, a free feature that lets you digitally preview your mail even when it is on hold. Learn more about Informed Delivery.

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Please agree to Terms and Conditions before continuing.

Yes, I would like to sign up.

Mail and packages will begin to populate your dashboard and daily notifications in 2 to 5 business days. You may unsubscribe at any time.

I have read, understand and agree to the Terms and Conditions for Informed Delivery. By checking this box and accepting, I acknowledge that I am opting in to the Informed Delivery feature, and I warrant and represent that I am eligible to receive mail at the address indicated in my profile.

No, I am not interested at this time.

Privacy Act Statment

Your information will be used to facilitate enrollment in and administration of Informed Delivery^®. Collection is authorized by 39 U.S.C. 401, 403, & 404. Providing the information is voluntary, but if not provided we will not be able to process your request. We do not disclose your information to third parties without your consent, except to act on your behalf or request, or as legally required. This includes the following limited circumstances: to a congressional office on your behalf; to agencies and entities to facilitate or resolve financial transactions; to a U.S. Postal Service auditor; for law enforcement purposes, to labor organizations as required by applicable law; incident to legal proceedings involving the Postal Service; to government agencies in connection with decisions as necessary; to agents or contractors when necessary to fulfill a business function or provide products and services to customers; and for customer service purposes. For more information, please visit our Privacy Policy.

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How do I find my confirmation number?

A confirmation number was sent to the email address that was supplied with your Hold Mail request.

Privacy Act Statement

The information you supply will be used to provide hold mail service at the address and for the date(s) that you request. Please be aware that this service is voluntary; and that requested information is required to provide the service. Collection of information for this service is authorized by 39 USC 403 and 404.

We do not disclose your personal information to anyone, except in accordance with the Privacy Act. Authorized disclosures include limited circumstances such as the following: (a) in a legal proceeding in which the USPS is a party or has an interest, or pursuant to federal court order. (b) to a congressional office at your request; (c) to a contractor, such as a technology provider, customer service provider, or other service provider, acting on behalf of the Postal Service. (d) to a government law enforcement agency in accordance with law. (e) to the sender or address of the mail-piece in connection with the resolution of a claim. (f) to an expert consultant for the purpose of determining the value of a lost or damaged item, or to determine otherwise the validity of the claim.

For more inform regarding our privacy policies visit https://m.usps.com/m/PrivacyPolicy.

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