Letter going today? Picking up a parcel? This map shows every postal touchpoint near you — with collection times for mailboxes and opening hours for offices.
This map combines four postal touchpoints: classic mailboxes (with collection times in the popup — critical when a letter has to go today), parcel lockers for 24/7 pickup (DHL Packstation, InPost, Amazon Locker), post offices for stamps, money services and international parcels, and pickup shops (often in newsstands or convenience stores — longer hours).
The map combines four different POI types that are often confused in city centers: mailbox (letter drop), parcel locker (DHL/Hermes/UPS automated lockers), post office (counter with full service), and parcel shop (drop-off/pickup at retail outlets). The "24/7 only" filter shows stations accessible at night and on weekends.
The map uses OpenStreetMap data via the Overpass API. These OSM tags are evaluated:
amenity=post_box — classic mailbox (yellow in Germany) — drop letters, no parcelsamenity=parcel_locker — parcel locker, usually 24/7 — operator app requiredamenity=post_office — post office with full counter serviceshop=parcel_pickup — parcel shop in retail (newsagent, convenience store, kiosk)collection_times + opening_hours — collection and opening hours, shown as plain text in the popupThe map is carrier-neutral. In Germany that's mainly DHL (Packstation), Deutsche Post (mailboxes, branches), Hermes (PaketShops), DPD, GLS, and UPS (Access Points). In Austria, Post-AT; in Switzerland, Die Post with My Post 24 stations. In other countries, the respective national operators.
The popup shows operator and brand tags. To use a parcel locker or pickup shop, you need the carrier's app and a customer number / SMS code — the map only provides the location.
This map runs entirely in your browser. Your location is never sent to our servers — it's only used to center the map. Map data comes from OpenStreetMap.
All points come from OpenStreetMap and are fetched live via the Overpass API. Something missing or wrong? Anyone can fix it directly on OpenStreetMap — the map will reflect the change shortly after.
Letters, parcels and returns are no longer a natural part of daily life for many families — which is exactly why the simple question "where is the nearest mailbox with a late collection?" turns into a surprisingly annoying piece of research. Apps from the big logistics carriers show only their own assets, hide competitors and are loaded with ads for premium services. This map does the opposite: drawing on OpenStreetMap, it shows every mapped mailbox (amenity=post_box), parcel locker (amenity=parcel_locker), post office (amenity=post_office) and parcel pickup point (shop=parcel_pickup) — vendor-neutral, no account, no tracking.
That is more than a convenience win: it is the only data source in which DHL parcel lockers, GLS shops, Hermes points and DPD pickup points sit side by side as equals. If you expect three orders from three carriers in a big city, a single map shows all options. We additionally surface the relevant OSM detail tags: collection_times for mailbox pickup times, opening_hours for branches (the interesting "24/7" is available as a filter), parcel_mail_in and parcel_pickup as hints whether parcels can be sent or only picked up at a location, and ref:DE:dhl / ref:packstation as identifiers that you need when shipping to a parcel locker.
Operationally the map is primarily a research aid before shipping: which parcel locker on the way to the office still has empty compartments (OSM does not know that — for that you need the operator's app), but does any parcel locker even sit on my route? Combined with the 24/7 filter it becomes the ideal map for shift workers, night owls and anyone whose work means they cannot reach the post during regular hours. For small businesses with self-service shipping, an overview of the nearest mailbox and the nearest parcel locker that also accepts bulky shipments saves real time.
If one of the following scenarios sounds familiar, this map is built for you:
collection_times — and you know to the minute whether you can still make it.parcel_mail_in=yes) and are open round the clock.ref:DE:dhl and address directly in the popup; copy both into the order form.All locations come from OpenStreetMap and are loaded live from the visible map via the Overpass API. The data are published under the Open Database License (ODbL). If you spot a missing mailbox or a new parcel locker, adding it to OpenStreetMap is a matter of minutes: create an account, open the iD editor, drop a point — for mailboxes add amenity=post_box and collection_times; for parcel lockers amenity=parcel_locker with operator=DHL (or the respective brand) and the reference number. Your contribution flows back into every OSM-based app worldwide.
OSM is crowdsourced — and like with any volunteer data set, urban and rural coverage differ. In big cities essentially every mailbox is mapped, and post offices and parcel lockers all the more. In sparsely populated regions, a newly installed DHL parcel locker may not yet be in OSM. collection_times are also not real-time status: short-term changes (holidays, strikes, vandalism) stay in OSM until the next mapper correction. So when a single important shipment requires absolute reliability, combine the map with the operator's official app for the final step.
shop=parcel_pickup or amenity=post_office with a matching operator or brand tag. Clicking a point shows operator and brand.opening_hours=24/7 and only applies to parcel lockers and mailboxes — branches naturally have opening hours. If a mailbox has no opening_hours tag, we do not count it as 24/7, even when it is physically always accessible. Anyone who finds that frustrating can add the tag in OSM.