Odds are if you live in an older neighborhood, you've got a wall mounted mailbox connected to the house. In previous decades these mailboxes were made up of nothing more than a mailbox with a lid to guard the mail from the weather, with some providing an area underneath area for over sized mail such as large envelopes or circulars.

Today there exists a greater threat of identity theft and those with older wall mounted mailboxes should switch them with new and more secure versions. While it is sometimes possible to simply add a lock to an existing mailbox, if your box is older, you might want to simply replace it with a more modern security enhanced locking wall mounted mailbox. Both Mail Boss and Salsbury Industries have a wide range of different locking wall mounted mailboxes such as brass and Victorian residential styles.

An alternative option in locking wall mounted options is the multiple commercial mailbox, such as those you find in apartments and condos. In this situation, each person’s mailbox has a lock, and the postal carrier has the capacity to unlock the group of boxes and insert the mail without entering individual boxes from the front. This gives security for the renters of the building although there may be some limits on the size of envelopes that will fit. In order to enhance security on your mailbox, you need to add your name or your apartment number to eliminate the potential for misdirected mail.

Businesses also often use locking wall mounted mailboxes, although most of them used in commercial environments are larger and vertical-styled. Still key-operated, these vertical wall mounted mailboxes provide security to each and every commercial customer whether or not they are mounted in a building with a number of tenants or in the front office of a single tenant building.

Another option in locking wall mounted mailboxes is the parcel locker. Commercial customers may go for this option in a number of different sizes and colors from Salsbury Industries. This is the perfect options for commercial customers who receive standard package deliveries and do not always have someone available to accept them. It's even more secure than leaving packages at a reception desk. Like all the other wall-mounted mailboxes, the parcel boxes come equipped with a lock and key to deter theft.