How much it the average cost to rent out a small P.O. box at a local post office? Do i pay monthly?

thanks people.

The fee depends on how big a box you want to rent. The USPS list of fees by size is below. My PO box was the small size and it cost $13/ months, $26/year. The prices are universal, meaning the fees are going to be the same no matter what post office you go to.

When I first rented my PO box, I had to wait until one was available... you may have to do the same. You also have to rent the box at the post office that serves your home address, and you need to show proof of residency.

Good luck.

Usually you rent it for a period of 6 months to a year. For mine I pay about $28.00 for 6 months.

I just paid mine for a year and it was $26. Places are diff. Most of the time you can pay either every 6 mo. or every year.

It`s only about 4 dollars a month or so, depending on where you live.

Mine is $48.00 year.
can pay for 6 mo or 12 mo.

Ask the post office. Then you will know you have the correct answer.

Post Office鈩?Box Fees and Sizes

Post Office鈩?Box fees vary depending on your location. For box availability and fee group information, call your local Post Office.

Box Sizes1 and Fees Per Semiannual (Six-month) Period


Small
Medium
Large

Fee Group
Box Size 1 3鈥?by 5.5鈥?br> Box Size 2 5鈥?by 5.5鈥?br> Box Size 3
11鈥?by 5.5鈥?br> Box Size 4 11鈥?by 11鈥?br> Box Size 5
22.5鈥?by 12鈥?br>
1
$37
$53
$105
$216
$348

2
$31
$47
$84
$179
$332

3
$25
$40
$72
$124
$220

4
$20
$36
$66
$116
$184

5
$14
$23
$36
$69
$132

6
$13
$19
$35
$63
$102

7
$9
$14
$24
$42
$74

E2
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0


1Shown with the box sizes are the door opening dimensions, width by height.

2A customer ineligible for carrier delivery may obtain one Post Office box at the Group E fee, subject to administrative decisions regarding the customer鈥檚 proximity to the Post Office. For more information on Fee Group E eligibility, see Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM庐) 508.4.6.2-3. The DMM is available on Postal Explorer庐 at http://pe.usps.com.

You pay either semiannually or annually, whichever you prefer.

Hope this helped.