Virtual Mailbox Cost: Plans, Hidden Fees and the Cheapest Options

A virtual mailbox gives you a real street address and lets you read, forward and manage your mail online. Prices range from under $10 to over $100 a month, and the plan price is only part of what you pay. Here’s what a virtual mailbox really costs, which one is cheapest, and the fees to check before you sign up.

How Much Does a Virtual Mailbox Cost?

Most virtual mailboxes cost $10 to $65 a month. Entry personal plans start around $10 to $15. Business plans with more scans, recipients and features run about $25 to $65. Add-on fees for scans, check deposits and storage can double the advertised price, so compare what you’ll actually use.

What Is the Cheapest Virtual Mailbox?

Anytime Mailbox and iPostal1 have the lowest advertised prices, starting at $9.99 a month. Whether they’re cheapest for you depends on how much mail you get, how many checks you deposit, and whether you need a business address.

Here’s how the main providers compare (October 2026).

Provider	Starts at	Included	Watch for
USA2Me Basic	$0/mo + $23 setup	Pay as you go	A fee for every scan and forward
Anytime Mailbox	Plans from $9.99/mo	Set by each local operator	Limits and fees change by address
iPostal1	$9.99/mo personal, $14.99/mo business	30 mail items a month	$4.95 + shipping per check deposit, $2.25 per extra item, $25 online notary
PostScan Mail	$10/mo Starter	30 items, 2 recipients	Opening and scanning letters needs a higher tier
Traveling Mailbox	$15/mo Basic	40 envelopes, 35 page scans, 3 recipients	Overage charges past the allowance
LegalZoom Virtual Mail	$39/mo Starter or Personal	5 mail items a month, scans up to 20 pages per item	$10 per check deposit, $3 per extra item
US Global Mail Scale	$49/mo billed annually, $65 monthly	Unlimited incoming mail, 360 open-and-scans a year, 10 recipients, free check deposits	$3 per letter after your 360 open-and-scans

The Cheapest Option for Your Situation

• Light personal mail: Anytime Mailbox or iPostal1. Pick the cheapest address that meets your needs.
• Mail a few times a year: a pay-per-item service such as USA2Me or In Out Parcel.
• Registering an LLC: a plan that accepts mail in your company’s name, like iPostal1’s business plan from $14.99. Your state may also require a registered agent, which is a separate service.
• Frequent check deposits: US Global Mail. Check deposits are free on every plan.
• Several people or companies at one address: US Global Mail Scale includes 10 recipients. Most entry plans include 2 to 6.

Is There a Free Virtual Mailbox?

Not one that handles your mail for free month after month. “Free” usually means a free trial (US Global Mail offers 30 days free), a $0 plan that charges for every action, or USPS Informed Delivery, which emails you pictures of letters coming to your home but can’t open or forward anything.

Hidden Fees to Watch For

A $9.99 plan gets you in the door. What you pay depends on what you do next. Check these before you choose:

• Address pricing. A Manhattan address costs more than a Houston one at almost every provider.
• Item caps. Entry plans cover a set number of items a month, and each one after that costs extra.
• Open-and-scan fees. Seeing the envelope may be included, but opening and scanning the contents usually costs extra past your plan’s limit.
• Check deposit fees. Most providers charge $5 to $20 per check, plus shipping.
• Business and recipient fees. Mail for your LLC often needs a pricier business plan, and each extra person or company on the box can add to the bill.
• Storage fees. Free storage usually lasts 15 to 60 days. After that you pay by the day, and packages are often charged by weight.
• Shipping and handling. Compare the shipping price you’re quoted, not just the plan price. Some providers add handling fees on top of postage.
• Notary fees. USPS Form 1583 must be notarized. iPostal1 charges $25 for its online notary. US Global Mail handles notarization in your dashboard.

What a Month Really Costs: One Example

A consultant with a one-person LLC gets about 25 letters a month and deposits 7 client checks.

Monthly cost	iPostal1 Virtual Business Address	US Global Mail Scale (annual)
Plan	$14.99	$49.00
7 check deposits	$34.65 plus shipping	$0 handling plus shipping
Total before shipping	$49.64	$49.00

At 7 checks a month, the “expensive” mailbox costs less. At 1 or 2 checks, iPostal1 is the better buy. Run the numbers on your own mail before you decide.

Do I Need a Virtual Mailbox If I Only Get a Few Letters a Month?

Not always. If you live at a stable US address, your home mailbox and USPS Informed Delivery are enough. A virtual mailbox is worth it, even for light mail, when:

• you live abroad or travel and can’t collect your mail
• you need a permanent US address for a bank, the IRS or an LLC
• you want to keep your home address private
• the few letters you get matter, like tax notices, checks or legal mail

With light mail, compare per-item fees, not just the monthly price. A pay-per-item plan can cost less if you only get a handful of letters a year.

US Global Mail Plans and Fees

• Scale, $49/month billed annually ($65 month-to-month): for entrepreneurs, solopreneurs and small teams. A permanent US street address, 360 open-and-scans a year, AI summaries, free check deposits, 1 user and 10 recipients.
• Teams, $99/month billed annually ($129 month-to-month): everything in Scale, plus 1,200 open-and-scans a year, automated scan and forwarding rules, AI labeling and deadline detection, API and webhooks, team roles, and 25 recipients.
• Enterprise, custom pricing: for finance, healthcare, legal and other compliance-driven teams. Custom mail volumes, HIPAA with a BAA, SSO, a dedicated account manager, and unlimited users and recipients.

See all features on our pricing page.

Plan	Scans	Forwarding	Storage	Shipping
Scale	Unlimited incoming mail with envelope images. 360 open-and-scans a year, then $3 per letter	On demand from your dashboard	30 days free, then $0.05 per letter or $0.10 per lb a day	Priced per shipment by carrier, speed and weight
Teams	Unlimited incoming mail with envelope images. 1,200 open-and-scans a year, then $3 per letter	On demand, or automatic with forwarding rules	60 days free, then $0.05 per letter or $0.10 per lb a day	Priced per shipment by carrier, speed and weight
Enterprise	Custom volumes	Custom rules and automations	Custom	Custom

You see the shipping price before you approve each shipment. Check deposits and shredding are free on every plan.

Add-Ons

• Extra users: $25 per user a month
• Extra recipients: $5 per recipient a month
• Opening a package and photographing the contents: $5
• Scan bundles: discounted scans for busy months

Is a Virtual Mailbox Worth It?

For most businesses, yes. Here’s what the price pays for:

• A real street address. Not a PO Box, so you can use it with banks, the IRS and state filings, and keep your home address private.
• Mail from anywhere. Same-day scans, usually within hours, so you can run things from any city or country.
• Free check deposits on every plan. The more checks you get, the more you save.
• Less time on mail. AI summaries flag deadlines in tax notices and legal letters, and 200+ integrations send mail to Slack, Dropbox, Google Drive and QuickBooks.
• Security. SOC 2 Type II audited and HIPAA compliant, with audit trails and access-controlled facilities.
• Room to grow. Move from Scale to Teams to Enterprise as you add people and mail volume.
• No contracts. Every plan comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee, and a real person usually answers the same day.

The lowest prices usually come from networks of local pack-and-ship stores that handle your mail, with policies that vary by location. At a US Global Mail address, our own vetted employees open and scan your mail. We’ve done it since 1999 for companies including Netflix, Klarna and AIG. Before you sign up anywhere, ask who physically opens your mail and who answers when something goes wrong.

How to Switch Without Getting Stuck

Start with a temporary USPS change of address. It forwards your mail to the new mailbox for up to a year, so you can test the service without committing. Once you’re happy, give the new address to your bank, the IRS and anyone else who sends you mail, because USPS won’t forward mail a second time.

Try it free for 30 days. If US Global Mail isn’t worth $49 a month to you, cancel before the trial ends and pay nothing. Start your free month or see current pricing.

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