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STD-4C. STD-4C or STANDARD-4C refers to a set of standards and regulations set by the United States Postal Service regarding the specifications of cluster mailbox units used in new construction. All multi unit constructions building plans submitted after October 6, 2006 are required to use STD-4C compliant mailboxes [1]
The Intelligent Mail Barcode ( IMb) is a 65-bar barcode for use on mail in the United States. [1] The term "Intelligent Mail" refers to services offered by the United States Postal Service for domestic mail delivery. The IM barcode is intended to provide greater information and functionality than its predecessors POSTNET and PLANET.
Commercial mail receiving agency. Within the United States, a commercial mail receiving agency ( CMRA) is a private business that accepts mail from the Postal Service on behalf of third parties. [1] A CMRA may also be colloquially known as a mail drop. [2] A mailbox at a CMRA is called a private mailbox (PMB). [1]
Locking mailbox designs that provide security for the recipient's incoming mail have fewer restrictions on shape and size, though designs with a slot for incoming mail must be at least 1.75 inches high by 10 inches wide. [8] Residential locking mailboxes cannot require the postal carrier to have a key, by USPS Specifications. [9]
New USPS regulations related to wall-mounted, clustered type of mailboxes were introduced in 2004. These were the first changes to “apartment style” mailboxes in more than 30 years. This new regulation, STD-4C, replaces all previous regulations for mailboxes such as these, which were previously approved under STD-4B and STD-4B+.
The full eagle logo, used in various versions from 1970 to 1993. The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, its insular areas, and its associated states.
Nov. 24—PALMER — Confusion over a U.S. Postal Service policy in Palmer is leaving some residents without mail delivery and raising questions about the longstanding use of rented neighborhood ...
The rural delivery service has used a network of rural routes traveled by carriers to deliver to and pick it up from roadside mailboxes. [3] As of 2012, the USPS rural delivery service served about 41 million homes and businesses. [4] As of 2022, the USPS had about 133,000 rural letter carriers serving 80,000 rural routes. [5]