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This may be a strange question and I can't get an answer for it. We are in the process of trying to get a house built on our property. One of the things we will need to figure out is the mailbox situation.
I have attached a picture of our property and such for visual reference. Note, this is actually a very rural area, many many miles away from the nearest post office or town.
We will have to use an easement (R.O.W.) to get to where our official driveway starts. There is a neighbor who also uses the same easement to get to his driveway.
The post office requires the mailbox be at the official street. So, that being said, what happens if there is a big package that can't be put in the mailbox? They usually run it up to the front door of the house. The question is whether or not they would be able to find our house being 200ft back from the easement's end (down from an established neighboring house).
The next thing is how will this driveway impact UPS and FEDEX deliveries as well?
Do they make mailboxes that will accommodate large parcel boxes? So to avoid anyone having to try and locate the entrance to our property? I don't know how we would let USPS, UPS, and Fedex know where the house is located, and/or to put big boxes in the mailbox.
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I actually really like your question. I recently bought a plot of land, and I thought I was silly for thinking about the mailbox. I want to personalize it and paint it. I've never owned land and put a house on it before, so I've never dealt with the mailbox issue. I don't know about you, but I think it's kind of exciting that this is something I need to think about now!