Mailbox Verification

Your mailbox can be reserved online, but it is not active until verification is complete.

USPS requires us to verify your identity before we can activate your mailbox. We will help you complete the required USPS form as part of this process.

Bring two different ID documents.
One must be a government-issued photo ID. The second must confirm your current address. Your driver’s license or state ID can be used for one purpose, but not both.

1. Photo ID

Bring one current, unexpired government-issued photo ID.

Driver’s license or state ID
Passport
Military ID
Permanent resident card

2. Address Verification

Bring a separate document that shows your current address.

Lease, mortgage, or deed of trust
Vehicle registration
Voter registration
Home or vehicle insurance policy/card
Utility bill or similar address document, if accepted during review

3. Business Mailboxes

If the mailbox is for a business, bring documents showing the business name and your authority to receive mail for it.

LLC or corporation filing
Business license
DBA / fictitious business name filing, if applicable
Your title or role with the business

4. Authorized Recipients

Tell us every person or business name allowed to receive mail at this box.

Your legal name
Business legal name
DBA name, if any
Additional people authorized to receive mail

Fastest option: bring your documents to Central Coast Mailboxes at 2023 S Broadway, Suite B, Santa Maria, CA 93454. We will review your documents and help finish the USPS-required form before activating the mailbox.

What happens after checkout?

Your selected mailbox number is reserved.
Your mailbox is not active yet.
You bring or provide the required verification documents.
We review the documents and complete the required USPS paperwork.
After approval, we activate the mailbox.

For privacy, do not email ID documents unless we specifically instruct you to use an approved method.