Virtual Mailbox in New York City
Receive all your mail at 5th Avenue, NY. Every piece scanned, summarized and accessible from wherever you are. We’ll even action your compliance mail if you need us to.
The NY virtual mailbox that's more than just mail scanning
AI mail handling
Your post scanned, summarized, and forwarded to the right team.
Security first
Built to stringent security standards, like the rest of your business.
Compliance services
Action compliance requests without even opening an envelope.
Your mailbox address: 244 5th Ave, New York, NY, 10001
When you sign up, you receive a unique suite number at 244 5th Avenue in Manhattan. This is a real commercial street address, not a PO Box. You can use it to:
- Receive mail from the IRS, your bank, and New York state agencies
- Register an LLC or corporation with the New York Department of State
- List a business address on your website and invoices
- Keep your home address off public records
All mail from USPS, FedEx, UPS, and DHL is accepted at your suite.
Try free for 6 months
No charge for the first 6 months. Cancel anytime.
Features
Smarter than your average NY virtual mailbox
AI mail handling
Accelerate your mail handling with Postal’s advanced AI that summarizes incoming post, extracts deadlines, flags urgent items, and suggests next steps. All without you opening a single envelope.
- Never miss a deadline again with automated notifications.
- Chat directly with your mail for extra information and insights.
- Junk mail is auto-detected and sent to spam.
Compliance support
Easily pass off your compliance mail to an expert. Simply tag the Postal compliance team and we’ll make sure your compliance tasks, filings, and Biennial Statements are actioned for you, before the deadline.
- Instantly pass compliance mail off to our team for action
- Stay compliant with changing laws and regulations
- Specialized in corporate licensing and insurance compliance
Secure and private mail handling
Protect your data with a secure virtual mailbox from Postal. Stringent security ensures that your data is encrypted, redacted when needed, and access controlled.
- Your data is protected at rest and in transit, so it’s never exposed as it moves through our systems.
- Postal runs redaction models on extracted text from documents, limiting the scope of data that large language models use to analyze your documents.
- Only the people who need it can reach your data, every action is logged, and everything is backed up to prevent data loss.
Premium virtual mailbox address
Give your business the address it deserves with a premium location in a major US city. Whether you’re based locally, interstate, or internationally, Postal gives you a unique street address in a prestigious US location.
- Your own address with a unique suite number.
- Sought-after street addresses like 5th Avenue in New York City.
- A permanent address for registration, tax, and all incoming mail.
Who uses a New York virtual mailbox
Founders registering in New York
A Manhattan address for the Department of State, the IRS, and your bank, without a Manhattan lease.
International businesses entering the US market
Receive and act on US mail from anywhere in the world. Ideal for teams that are never in the same room as their mail.
Law firms, accountants, and family offices
Client correspondence handled to HIPAA and SOC 2 standards, with a paper trail for your compliance officer.
Remote New Yorkers
Living upstate, abroad, or on the move, with mail that still needs a fixed NYC address.
The kind of mail you can expect in New York
A New York business generates a steady stream of paper. All of it needs to be seen by you.
Banking.
US business banks and the newer startup banks send cards, verification letters, and account notices to the address on file.
Payment processors.
Stripe, PayPal, and marketplace accounts send verification documents and occasionally physical mail tied to your business address.
Federal and state tax mail.
The IRS and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance both correspond on paper, from your EIN confirmation to later notices, sent to the address on your filings.
Vendors, suppliers, and clients.
Contracts, invoices, and account paperwork from anyone you do business with.
Insurance and professional correspondence.
Policy documents, licensing mail, and anything a regulated firm needs to keep on file.
Postal photographs every envelope, scans the contents, summarizes what each letter says, and flags anything with a deadline. You either action it yourself or tag in the Postal team to do it for you.
Virtual mailbox pricing
The first 6 months is completely free. Cancel anytime during that period and you won't be charged.
Startup
For small to medium businesses with standard mail needs
- 10 pieces of mail per month
- 1 permanent, physical street address
- 1 user (additional users $20 extra per month)
- 1 recipient (additional recipients $10 extra per month)
- Open/scan, forward, or shred mail
- Auto-scan, auto-ship
- AI search + summaries
- Junk mail filtering and disposal
Scaleup
For growing businesses with higher volume needs
- 50 pieces of mail per month
- 1 permanent, physical street address
- 1 user (additional users $30 extra per month)
- 1 recipient (additional recipients $10 extra per month)
- Open/scan, forward, or shred mail
- Auto-scan, auto-ship
- AI search + summaries
- Junk mail filtering and disposal
Enterprise
For organizations with special requirements
- High mail volumes
- Unique compliance needs (PII/PHI)
- Large numbers of entities / registered agent needs
- Document storage requirements
- Outbound
Registered agent
Meet your regulatory requirements in any state. Bundle multiple states and receive everything in a single dashboard.
Virtual address
Get a permanent address to be proud of. Included as part of the Postal virtual mailbox service.
How Postal works
Set up your New York virtual mailbox in minutes
Sign up with Postal
Get your unique 5th Ave, NY address. The first 6 months is free.
Share your new address
Register your address with banks, the state, IRS and anyone you please.
Manage your mail from anywhere
Receive scanned, AI-summarized copies of your mail with deadlines and more.
Put compliance on autopilot
If you need it, we’ll action your compliance-related mail for you.
Choosing between New York virtual mailboxes
New York has more virtual mailbox providers than any other US city. Most of them do the same core job: they receive your mail, photograph the envelope, and scan the contents on request. Where they differ is in helpfulness are after mail is scanned.
Postal is built for people whose mail creates work. Instead of a PDF sitting in a dashboard, you get a summary, an extracted deadline, and the option to hand the task to a compliance team.
If you mostly receive personal letters and the occasional package, a basic provider may be all you need, and our comparison of the top virtual mailboxes covers those too. If your mail includes state filings, tax notices, insurance documents, or anything with a due date, then you should consider Postal.
Be a New York business from anywhere
Put your best foot forward with a mailbox address on 5th Avenue, regardless of where you’re actually doing your work.
Set up before you land
Founders regularly open their Postal mailbox months before their first trip to New York, or without ever making one. You get the address at signup and can start giving it out immediately.
Route mail to whoever needs it
Postal makes it easy to route mail to distributed teammates, regardless of their physical location. Notifications ensure everyone knows when new mail is arrived or needs action.
Never lose a check again
Get a Postal virtual mailbox and enjoy unlimited check deposits at no charge with supporting banks. Save time by never having to forward your checks or manually deposit them.
Try Postal free for 6 months
- Security compliant
- Change of address guidance
- Local customer support
Frequently asked questions
Answers to your questions about our New York virtual mailbox service.
