USPS to temporarily remove some SoCal mailboxes prior to inauguration Published File photo of a USPS mailbox. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES - The United States Postal Service Friday announced plans to temporarily remove more than a dozen collection mailboxes in the Southland for security reasons amid threats of potential violence in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere surrounding next week's inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden. "Postal customers in the Greater Los Angeles area, will see some changes as the city makes security preparations for the potential upcoming civil events," according to a USPS statement. The removal of the 14 mailboxes -- four in Los Angeles' 90012 ZIP code, seven in Van Nuys' 91401 ZIP code and three in Huntington Beach's 92648 ZIP code -- is intended to "protect the mail and the public," the Postal Service said.