At the October 2019 Sunrise Terrace annual meeting neighbors expressed concern about their mail being stolen or not delivered.  To know which pieces of your mail are delivered the United States Postal Service has a free feature called Informed Delivery.  It is available in our zip codes and is working well for our neighbors who use it.

To sign up for Informed Delivery go to https://informeddelivery.usps.com/box/pages/intro/start.action  You will create an account, verify your identity, and then start receiving daily notifications.

Here’s how it works:

“Informed Delivery is a free and optional notification service that gives residential consumers the ability to digitally preview their letter-sized mail pieces and manage their packages scheduled to arrive soon. Informed Delivery makes mail more convenient by allowing users to view what is coming to their mailbox whenever, wherever – even while traveling – on a computer, tablet or mobile device. To automate the sortation and delivery of mail, the United States Postal Service® (USPS) digitally images the front of letter-sized mail pieces that run through automation equipment. USPS is now using those images to provide digital notifications to users in advance of the delivery of physical mail. Informed Delivery benefits the entire household, ensuring that everyone has visibility into mail and package delivery each day.”

To avoid mail being stolen after it’s delivered get a sturdy locking mailbox.  There are many options for locking mailboxes but if you aren’t sure what to get several neighbors have a brand called Fort Knox.  More information is available at https://www.fortknoxmailbox.com/product-category/products/

Just as important, do not put mail out the night before.  There have been cases in the dark early morning hours where mail has been removed from boxes in our neighborhood.