Editing Letter box (section)

===Europe===
====Sweden====
KopparStaden AB, a housing cooperative in Falun, Sweden, has begun to install centralized mail stations with individual letterboxes using electronically operated doors in its buildings.<ref>Strandberg, Erik, ''Intelligent Remote-Control Letter Box''{{Verify source|date=February 2012}}</ref>

==== United Kingdom ====
[[File:A bank of wall mounted post boxes.jpg|thumb|A bank of wall-mounted post boxes in the UK]]

Many designs of mailboxes have been created during recent years, with products suitable for both multi-occupancy residences (typically tower block private accommodation properties) and individual homes.

Deliveries of mail are typically made into the mailbox through an entry hole in the mailbox, where it drops into a secured compartment. The deposited items can only be retrieved an individual using a coded key (designed to work only with that particular coded lock), or by entering a number sequence via a combination lock. Electronic locks can also be used with mailboxes, but they must be used in an internal location due to their vulnerability to inclement weather.

Mailboxes are commonly manufactured using zintec{{clarify|date=October 2024}} steel, aluminium, stainless steel or galvanised steel, and then powder-coated to meet the design requirements of the mail recipient. Mailboxes can also be manufactured using materials including [[cast iron]] and plastic, but these are less commonly seen in the United Kingdom.

The reclamation and reuse of original Royal Mail post boxes in private homes, many stocked and sold by salvage yards, led to questions from the public about the legal position regarding their reuse,{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} which is the subject of expert opinion in a SalvoNEWS story from 2012.<ref>[https://www.salvoweb.com/salvonews/17096-private-use-of-antique-royal-mail-pillar-boxes-or-post-boxes "Private use of antique Royal Mail pillar boxes or post boxes"].</ref>

Mailboxes have slots, leading to possible vandalism or theft of deposited mail, but additional features are available to help reduce this, such as aperture restrictors, which allow the recipient to adjust the opening on their mailboxes.

In multi-occupancy buildings, especially new buildings, individual mailboxes are commonly grouped together in one location, allowing delivery people to deposit items without having to visit each individual door.

In 2019 the UK government agreed to ban low-level letter boxes after a campaign from the Royal Mail.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47457758|title=Low-level letter boxes set to be banned in 'victory' for posties|publisher=BBC News|date=5 March 2019|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> However, {{as of|lc=y|2023}}, the UK government has not taken action to ban low-level letter boxes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LTB 058/23 - CWU Low Level Letterbox Campaign: (CWU Response to the Government Public Consultation on 'The Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - Reforms to National Planning Policy' – 'Letterbox Heights') |url=https://www.cwu.org/ltb/ltb-058-23-cwu-low-level-letterbox-campaign-cwu-response-to-the-government-public-consultation-on-the-levelling-up-and-regeneration-bill-reforms-to-national-planning-policy/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |publisher=The Communication Workers Union |language=en}}</ref>