Editing Post office box (section)

== Packages ==
If a parcel does not fit in a PO box, the postmaster will leave a note advising that customer to pick up that parcel from the counter. In some post offices, a key will be left in the PO box that corresponds to a larger, locked box (parcel locker) where the patron may pick up their package if a signature is not required. Most often, in this case, once the key is used to open the larger, locked box, the key cannot be removed again by the patron, but the door cannot be secured either. Notes will also be left in the PO box in respect of [[collect on delivery|cash on delivery]] (COD) and [[registered mail]] that has to be signed for.

In 2011, the [[United States Postal Service]] (USPS) began a pilot program with a computerized [[parcel locker]] kiosk system, called "gopost"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tools.usps.com/go/EPLAction!input |title=USPS.com® – gopost® |publisher=Tools.usps.com |date=28 March 2011 |access-date=2013-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221134901/https://tools.usps.com/go/EPLAction!input |archive-date=21 February 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> which installed larger boxes to handle package pickup from an unstaffed station. A given box can be used by multiple customers thanks to the integration of a computer which accepts a delivery code.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://potomaclocal.com/2011/12/29/new-postal-kiosk-will-handle-packages/ |title=New Postal Kiosk Will Handle Packages |publisher=Potomaclocal.com |date=29 December 2011 |access-date=2013-08-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dmnews.com/usps-officially-announces-gopost-pilot/article/234643/ |title=USPS officially announces gopost pilot |publisher=Dmnews.com |date=27 April 2012 |access-date=2013-08-24 |archive-date=31 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731045254/http://www.dmnews.com/usps-officially-announces-gopost-pilot/article/234643/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Package delivery by private carriers ===
Until 2012, package delivery to USPS post office boxes was not available from private carriers like [[United Parcel Service|UPS]], [[FedEx]] and others. In early 2012, the USPS introduced a P.O. Box Street Address (PBSA) service that allows box-holders to combine the street address of the post office where their box is located with their post office box number into a street address format.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ribbs.usps.gov/index.cfm?page=mtcsa |title=Move to Competitive Locations with Street Addressing |publisher=Ribbs.usps.gov |access-date=2013-08-24 |archive-date=2 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102043550/https://ribbs.usps.gov/index.cfm?page=mtcsa |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://1.usa.gov/U9XlPM Street Addressing]{{dead link|date=August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.giantprintshop.com/2012/02/01/street-addressing-now-available-for-usps-p-o-box-holders/ |title=Street Addressing Now Available For USPS P.O. Box Holders |publisher=Giantprintshop.com |date=1 February 2012 |access-date=2013-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031195914/http://www.giantprintshop.com/2012/02/01/street-addressing-now-available-for-usps-p-o-box-holders/ |archive-date=31 October 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> A mailing industry publication called the new service "a great service for people who already have a PO Box and don't want their packages delivered to their home."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mailingsystemstechnology.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=0F37E2312CA049EAA254D029B6B105EA |title=The New Addresses on the Block |publisher=Mailingsystemstechnology.com |access-date=2013-08-24}}</ref>