How To Keep Your Address Private 6 Steps With Pictures

Some of the biggest ‘people search’ sites, such as Family Tree Now, WhitePages and Spokeo, have instructions on their website for removing your address listing. [2] X Research source For smaller sites, you’ll have to email and ask them. Use the contact form on the site if there is one; if no contact details are listed, try contact@[nameofsite]. com.

When you call or visit the website, you’ll be asked to provide some personal details, including your home telephone number, name, Social Security number, and date of birth. These will be used only to process your request to opt out.

You can reserve a USPS PO Box at poboxes. usps. com. Google ‘private mailbox rental’ to find private alternatives like Mail Boxes Etc or UPS. Both USPS PO boxes and private mailbox rentals now give you the option of a street address, so senders don’t have to know you’re using a PO Box. [4] X Research source

There is no charge for redirecting your mail with USPS.