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What type of mailboxes and posts do you recommend for planned communities?

We recommend Central Box Units, also known as CBU’s.  While this differs from the image that many people have of the mail box on a post in front of a house, we have found that a centrally located, secure, and well-lit sheltered outdoor mail center can work much better for residents of many gated housing developments.  This is not always the case, but there are specific instances where it proves to be the most practical way of getting people their mail on time.

Why would people in such a community not want mail delivered to their homes?

People want mail delivered on time just as much as they want it delivered to a convenient location.  It really depends on where the community is located as to whether individual home delivery or central mail delivery is more expedient.  In rural areas where a single post office can service a planned community more or less exclusively, individual home delivery can be done like it is in any American city.

However, if the gated community is near a major city like Houston, and the nearest post office is servicing multiple zip codes and neighborhoods, centrally located mailboxes and posts may be better for the residents.  Mail carriers who already have a very full schedule would have to drive through several miles of winding roadway to deliver mail.  This could take several hours and result in late delivery for persons living along the outbound stretch of road leading out of the community.

Is a central outdoor mail center safe?

Yes.  If you build the center near the guard shack where it can be watched, it is perfectly safe provided it is located within the gate.  You can also build it under a shelter of some type to keep the rain off the mail and the residents.  Most planned communities go ahead and install security cameras in these sheltered areas to make certain that the facility is safe for nighttime use.  Mailboxes and posts mount directly to concrete, so these centers can be built on existing sidewalks near a community center, or they can be constructed on mail islands in a special area just inside the community entrance.

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