rural mailbox
Roadside letter holder
A rural mailbox is the freestanding roadside receptacle where mail is delivered to homes outside urban areas.
Typically mounted on a post at the edge of the property near the road, it allows postal carriers to deliver without leaving their vehicles.
The classic American design is a curved metal box with a hinged door and a flag that raises to signal outgoing mail.
- postboxContainer for outgoing mail
- letterboxPostal delivery receptacle
- post officePublic mail facility
- countrySovereign state or territory
- roadsideAdjacent to pavement
country road · flag · parcels · driveway · farm · newspaper · dirt road · dirt path · lane · gravel · tin · red flag · flag up · homestead · delivery · carrier · route · outgoing
- mailboxesletterbox, post box, postbox, letter box, P.O. box
- mail facilitiespost office, PO box, letter box, branch office, central office