Postal Letter

What does the US Postal Service do with lost mail?

If mail is sent to an address that doesn’t exist anymore and there is no return address, what happens to it?

Public Comments

1. It goes to "The Void" You can find it on Battle.net chat.
2. Destroys it.
3. idk but i would think that maybe someone opens up and reads it to find out if they can find the address
4. Quote from source: When a letter is to a vague, nonexistent or peculiar address, (such as the letters to Santa Claus by young children), the mail is routed to a very experienced clerk called a "nixie clerk." The nixie clerk determines if the addressee can be located. If so, the nixie readdresses the letter and forwards it, or if it requests address correction, returns it. If the addressee cannot be located and the sender has paid for return service, the nixie clerk marks the letter "Return to Sender." If there is no return address, the letter is returned to the last known origin, the "dead letter office."
5. my friend ipstein worked for the USPS. he often took old "unclaimed" mail home, but of course, only if it was over a yr old.
6. They take it to their super secret auction, where they take everything and sell it to the highest bidding mailman...jk...I really don't know!
7. They probably keep it for awhile, then open it to see what's inside.