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What is the Real Cost of a PO Box and What Modern Delivery Solutions Exist?
PO Box

What is the Real Cost of a PO Box and What Modern Delivery Solutions Exist?

PO boxes offer security, but at a cost. Learn who uses them, how much they cost, and why secure home delivery with hyve is...

Dec 31, 2025 3 min read
The numbers

The packages problem, by the numbers.

A few figures we keep coming back to. They're why hyve exists, and why we write about this.

104M
Packages stolen from U.S. porches in 2025 — about one in every 228 delivered.
31%
Of Americans had a package stolen in the past twelve months.
69%
Of shoppers kept an item they meant to return. The process was too much hassle.
91%
Of consumers returned at least one online order in the past year.

Sources: SafeWise 2025 Package Theft Report · Security.org · Shorr Packaging 2025–26 Consumer Report.

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