In order to conform, mailboxes must have wood posts no more than 4.5 inches in diameter if round, or must not be bigger than 4-by-4 inches if rectangular.

“I’m not sure we’re being realistic on the cost,” Mandell said. He added that wooden mailbox posts cost upwards of $150. Vincent also noted his wooden pole cost over $100.

A popular new trend this winter has been the arrival of hand-built wooden posts that protect mailboxes from snow and snow plows .

Property owners whose mailboxes get damaged from Ottawa County Road Commission equipment during winter maintenance operations may receive a new standard mailbox or a single wood post at one of its ...

The support post shall be wooden, no wider than four inches, or metal, no wider than two inches, and embedded two feet or less in the ground. The post can't be set in concrete.