Mail Theft Precaution: USPS Informed Delivery - a service provided by the US Postal Service
See what's coming in your household mail - even while traveling.
Informed Delivery is a notification service for residential consumers that sends an email to users containing grayscale images of the outside of letter–sized mailpieces that are arriving soon. The images are of the exterior, address side of household mailpieces (not the inside contents), and notifications are only sent on days when mail is being processed and delivered to the home. Users can also visit the dashboard on informeddelivery.usps.com to view their images, which are available for a seven–day period.
How does it work?
Users receive a morning email that gives subscribers digital preview of mail arriving soon. includes grayscale images of the exterior, address side of incoming letter-sized pieces (that is processed through automated equipment). Users may also view images on the dashboard at informed delivery.usps.com.