Because of declining use, the U.S. Postal Service is removing many of the blue boxes. A known fact that in 1985, nearly 400,000 blue mailboxes were on American streets. Now only 160,000 remain and more are vanishing each day.

What is the main reason for this? The Internet seems to be the main culprit. With the digital revolution, we are able to pay bills online, send E-vites and E-mails online. Another known fact is that the volume of first class mail has declined in the last 10 years by more than 50%.

Mailboxes are Slowly Disappearing