Post-office Box - Number of Boxes

Number of Boxes

The quantity of post office boxes in a station varies widely. Stations of small areas are often equipped with fewer than 100 boxes, while stations in a Central Business District (CBD) area may offer a combined quantity of over 100,000 post office boxes.

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