Abstract: A rural delivery type mailbox having an elongated hollow container with a single mail receiving compartment therein, the container normally mounted adjacent a roadway and having a front end with a door therein for the insertion of mail into the compartment, and provided with a door in the rear wall of the container to permit removal of the mail from the compartment without having to force an individual to step into the adjacent roadway and expose himself to oncoming traffic. The rear entrance includes a door hinged at the bottom whereas the front entrance has the hinge at the top such that access to the mail compartment may be gained from both ends of the mailbox.