Mailbox Specifications

USPS Mailbox

Where to Place the Mailbox

  • Position your mailbox 41″ to 45″ from the road surface to the bottom of the mailbox or point of mail entry.
  • Place your mailbox 6″ to 8″ back from the curb. If you do not have a raised curb, contact your local postmaster for guidance.
  • Put your house number on the mailbox.

Installing the Mailbox Post

The best mailbox supports are stable but bend or fall away if a car hits them. 

  • A 6″ x 6″ wooden support is required as the main support. Avoid unyielding and potentially dangerous supports, like heavy metal pipes, concrete posts, and farm equipment (e.g., milk cans filled with concrete). Bury your post no more than 24″ deep.

Painting Requirements

  • Metal mailbox front/handle: Rust-Oleum, white

Wood paint

  • Resilience Exterior Satin K43W51, tint #2829 Classical White. Available for purchase at the Spring Meadows Sherwin Williams store and mention it is for the Olde Farm Neighborhood.
  • Rentner Lumber makes mailboxes. 3149 Centennial Road, Sylvania, OH, 419-841-2576. Take a photo of an Olde Farm mailbox or the specs so you can choose the right display model.