I felt serene and accomplished that I could find this mailbox tucked away in a part of the…read morebeautiful Sunset beach just like it was featured in the Nicholas Sparks book 'Every Breath'. It was on my bucket list for 5 years and I finally made it :) The walk to the mailbox from the 40th street was surely not a short one, roughly 3 miles to & fro but was worth it every minute. I went on a chilly December morning, so wasn't surrounded by a lot of folks which I sort of liked as it gave me some alone time with my thoughts. The abundance of shells everywhere on the sand made me a child once again, making me happily collect a whole lot of them as souvenirs. Finally the mailbox - Reading through countless pages of beautifully penned words by people who were there before me, gave me an undescribable connect to them. So many emotions - happiness, grief, thankfulness, separation among others. When I think about that spot, I could still hear the sounds of the waves crashing and a light, cool breeze blowing. It's a memory I'll cherish for years to come. You need to visit it at least once in your lifetime. It is definitely something being there. Note: Parking is very tight so try going early. And, the notebooks are archived at UNCW Archives @ Wilmington. Call them to read years of previous entries.

A bit of a walk but so worth it! Nothing better than a walk on the beach all to The Kindred Spirit…read moreMailbox. There is no sign or directions....just a mailbox on beach. A neat experience. Inside the mailbox you will find notebooks where you can write your own personal message. A message of your own can be whatever you like. A must see and do in my book. Facing the Sunset Beach Pier walk right about a mile or so. Walking the beach on the right high up on dune you will see a small hill of sand leading to the mailbox and a couple benches. Keep walking! You will find it.

Conveniently located on Smith Avenue between US 17 and business 17 in Shallotte, this post office…read morebranch has everything you need. There's plenty of parking, and the employees are friendly and helpful. I stopped in recently to get some free boxes to ship a care package to my nephew, who is currently deployed with the US Army in Syria. If you have an APO, postal rates are the same as domestic packages shipped within the United States.

My mail was tampered with, opened, and delayed at this post office. I've reported them but the…read moretampering continues

Those laze people never delivery on my home. They make me drive every single day 10 min to pick it…read moreup. I just moved from a furnished home to an unfurnished, so I'm literally shopping every day. I can't imagine if I was disabled and with no car. That is unacceptable. I not even live in a building that could justify that. I live in a home with no gate, no code. They have access direct to my door. I never had problems with FEDEX or UPS. They are great and always put my packages on my door. And when I try to ask then at the facility they are always extremely rude to me and not even answer my question. USPS became a nightmare mare on my life! I wish I could give zero stars

What a sad disgrace of a post office. The place is nasty and disorganized and the workers are…read morerude, nasty and lazy. If you asked them to described themselves - I have no doubt they would use these same words to describe themselves. The overweight, nasty and unkempt Caucasian lady takes great pride in saying no and doing nothing to serve you as a customer. Shut this place down and divide the work between Shallotte and Southport!

Moved a month ago to Durham, so I have a set forward address from Supply to Durham. A package was…read moreshown to be sitting at this post office for over 5 days. When I called the supervisor said she would look into what's going on. She called me back and said it was shipped to the forward address and the system just hadn't been updated yet. 10 days later I get a shipment update showing my package was shipped back to sender instead of the forward of address. Thanks for lying on the phone and being a shitty post office. Thank god I moved.

Poor guy was by himself and run ragged. Nevertheless he was friendly and helpful to us when we…read moreshowed up just before closing. He went out of his way to be accommodating and we really appreciated his sunny disposition!

store personnel are always friendly & helpful! they go above & beyond to provide excellent service.read more

Went here for the 1st time on Tuesday October 14th 2025 with my dad. We had to mail a letter and…read moredecided to mail it in the post office. We also decided to go inside to mail the letter so that I know how inside looks like since we moved here and am new to the area. It is big, had a big line too for packages and postal questions. They are open on the weekends too. They also had people selling cards inside and shipping materials! We found where we can mail the letter, and mailed it. 5 stars for the easy experience in the post office. Not sure if this post office is responsible for the mail we get- but sometimes it can be slow. For instance, the app informed mail shows that mail will come- although it does say coming soon... but then i check the mailbox and it's empty. Although oftentime when that happens, we get the mail the next day. Also all packages so far have been received in a timely manner. I also noticed that mail often goes to columbia to get sorted, so maybe that's why it may be slow.

absolutely the worst service , was to receive a package today and get an email that I need to pick…read moreit up at the Carolina Forest location now closed. I never requested it be held for pick up. constantly mis delivered mail at Bella Vita Community and one night over a hundred central boxes were completely open and no one in site.

Wonder cheerful little post office. The post mistress,…read moreTheresa, is so kind, generous,and thoughtful! She has sent packages to troops that would otherwise not get care packages. They have these cute little messages in a bottle that you can send through the mail. I always love coming here

I was waiting to receive a package that required a signature. The postal worker made no attempt to…read moreget out of the vehicle and come to the door. Instead, the postal worker just threw a pre-written "sorry we missed you form" in the mailbox and drove off. I called USPS and was informed that this package could not be delivered again, and I would have to go to the post office and pick up my package. I then tried to call the Southport office but the phone rang for a long time without anyone picking up. Then when I redialed at 15: 25, I was informed the office closes at 15:30. Disgraceful.

This post office was the nearest post office by our hotel. We mailed our items express yet we were…read morehonestly informed it would not be the next day. It might take two business days or three days including the weekend. We paid $33 so the items would reach the person immediately. They got it in 2 days. I respect the honesty of the staff and didn't mind paying the fee.

Food is good. water slides are also clean. Stamps are cool. My package arrived quick.read more

Had a package that was seized due to a fraudulent shipping label. Website wasn't helpful, nor was…read morethe 800 number. So I found the actual 843 number for the office. Employee was very helpful and even sent me an email explaining what happened so that I could get my refund. Tommy is the man!

Driver stated delivery attempted, but insufficient address information. The address has been…read morereceiving packages for over a decade and we were Home at the time the delivery was supposedly attempted. The lazy driver just didn't feel like doing his job and returned my package. Funny thing, 2 packages were delivered the very next day.

The people there are so nice. Also, the people who retrieve packages that weren't delivered called…read moreme after I registered the missing package and he found them right away. A substitute mailman made mistakes, as long as I get my packages. It's understandable. Jan Harvey

SOCASTEE Postoffice horrible always line out the door not enough help when you go there…read more been getting other peoples mail for 2 years put in a service request last month still getting other peoples mail tried calling SOCASTEE Postoffice just keeps ringing and ringing no one picks up phone to help you mail currier keeps giving me wrong peoples mail after they told them and requested was in also missing my packages this is the 3rd time he must put into someone else is numbered mailbox and they kept it never received my package this is really horrible service had to get a replacement this is so ridiculous and frustrating to say the very least !!!!! Horrible service get someone to do the job right!!!