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In what situations am I legally allowed to use my post office box as my address?
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Post offices have recently added a new feature called "street addressing" which allows you to use the post offices address followed by # and then your PO box number as an address. Supposedly this allows you to receive mail from third parties that otherwise wouldn't ship to a regular PO box address. My problem is this statement: "The USPS prohibits the use of the p.o. box street address as a physical address either for yourself or your business in legal documents." So when I sign up for an account on some online website can I not use this as my address? Or what if I want to put this address on my website? In what situations can or can't I use this PO box address as my address? Thanks
To answer your specific questions:
You can use a P.O. Box for a website if the website allows it. Many do, some don't.
You are free to use a P.O. Box on your own website.
A P.O. Box can be used for receipt of mail. But you will have to provide a street address to get the p.o. box from the post office. I believe you can use a P.O. Box on some forms of government ID, but that will also require you to have a physical address.
People and businesses use P.O. Boxes every day for receipt of mail and as their mailing addresses.
Just as it says you can't use the address as a physical address. It is for mailing only. If you use this address instead of PO box on your website it may seem like you are running business from there. Stay with the PO box and don't try and be deceptive. If you want an address for a business use a shared it virtual ofiice Your best answers are with USPS. .
You may use your PO box for receiving mail, but not for your personal address. For instance, you may not use your PO box as your address when filing a bankruptcy petition.
