Questions

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Your mailing address

What will my address look like?

Your name, then our street address with your private mailbox (PMB) number:100 Walleye Dr PMB 1234Yankton SD 57078You’ll get your own PMB number when you sign up.

Why do I need USPS Form 1583?

USPS requires every customer of a commercial mail receiving agency (CMRA) to file it. DJ's Post is a CMRA, and the form authorizes us to receive mail for you. It needs two forms of ID and a notary. We can't release or forward mail until it's on file.

Will the South Dakota DMV accept my PMB address?

Yes, through the state’s process for full-time travelers. Bring a document with your name and PMB address, a receipt with your name for at least one night at a South Dakota hotel, motel, campground or RV park in the past year, and the state’s residency affidavit, signed in front of the driver license examiner or a notary. See the residency guide.

Will my bank or other businesses accept it?

Each bank, insurer and employer sets its own rules, and some won't accept a mail service address as your home address. Ask them first. When you need a residential address, a home base gives you one.

Home base

What is a home base?

An add-on: a lease on your own site at our South Dakota property, giving you a physical address and a place to call home. It has its own street address, with a lot number, and a locked compartment in a mailbox unit that USPS delivers to. See home base.

Do I share my site address with other members?

No. One household per site, one lot number per site, one mailbox compartment per site.

Should I add my PMB number to my site address?

No. They're two different addresses. Write your site address exactly as it appears in your account.

What happens when my lease ends?

The site address stops being yours to use, and we stop collecting mail from its compartment. Your mailing address keeps working. Renew before your end date to keep the site; your account shows a reminder when it gets close.

Your mail

How do I know when mail arrives?

We log each piece, photograph the envelope or box and email you. Everything shows up in your mailbox online.

How are my scans protected?

Every scan is encrypted before it's stored, and it's shown only to you after you sign in. Every view is logged, and we delete scans after 90 days.

What can I do with each piece?

Scan the contents, forward it, hold it, shred it, or ask for locker or office pickup. You can cancel a request until we've started on it.

Can I pick up my mail in person?

Yes, two ways. Locker pickup: we put the piece in a locker at our Yankton mail room and email you the locker number; any access code is shown in your account. Office pickup: we set it aside and hand it over at the counter when you show photo ID. Both need your USPS Form 1583 on file.

Can someone else pick up my mail for me?

Yes. Add them to your authorized pickup list in your account, with their name as it appears on their photo ID. We check their ID at the counter and record who collected each piece. A newly added person can pick up after 24 hours, and we email you whenever your list changes.

Do you take packages?

Yes, from any carrier, not just USPS: UPS, FedEx, DHL, Amazon and other couriers deliver to the same address with your PMB number. Packages show up in your mailbox like letters, and you can forward them along with everything else.

Why is my new forwarding address on hold?

We wait 24 hours before shipping to an address that was just added or changed, and email you about it. If someone got into your account, that day gives you time to stop them.

How do I pay for postage and fees?

From funds on your account. Add funds by card from your account, or pay by check. When you ask for a shipment we set aside the estimated postage, then charge the actual postage when it ships. Every deposit and charge is listed in your account.

Residency

Can I become a South Dakota resident?

South Dakota has a process for full-time travelers: people who live full time in an RV or camper, or travel full time for work. It asks for proof of your South Dakota address, a receipt for one night in the state within the past year, and a residency affidavit signed in front of a driver license examiner or a notary. See the residency guide, and check the state’s current rules before you go.

Can I vote with my PMB address?

Since January 1, 2026, South Dakota registers voters who give only a mail service or post office box address, without describing where they live, as federal voters: they vote only for president, U.S. Senate and U.S. House. Ask your county auditor what you need for state and local elections.

This is not tax or legal advice.

DJ's Post is a mail service, not a tax adviser or law firm. These answers about addresses, residency and voting are general information only. Talk to a qualified tax professional or attorney about your own situation before you act on it.

Get your South Dakota address.

Open an account in a few minutes, then complete USPS Form 1583 so we can start receiving your mail.