Real mail. Real address. Real people.
Mail receiving and registered agent service in Franklin, North Carolina
A real North Carolina street address for your mail and your business filings. Received at our address in Franklin and handled here.
What we do
Every envelope shows up in your HoldenMail account within 24 hours of arrival. You tell us what to do with it. Scan it, forward it, shred it. Nothing gets opened unless you tell us to, and your privacy is always respected.
Running a business from your kitchen table shouldn't mean your kitchen table is on the internet.
Every LLC needs a registered agent, and most owners would rather not print their home address on every invoice they send. North Carolina requires a physical street address for your registered agent, and renting a PO Box doesn't help. Many banks won't open a business account without a real street address.
It's not just business owners who run into this. Remote workers, RVers, traveling nurses, and anyone who lives life on the move all hit the same wall: banks want a real street address. Amazon, Etsy, and Google want one too.
Tell us once and the gutter-guard flyers never reach you. They get shredded here, and what shows up in your account is mail you'd actually open.
That's where HoldenMail comes in. A real Franklin, North Carolina street address, fully USPS compliant, and a North Carolina registered agent who keeps your home address off public record.
Services
Two services, both handled at our address.
Mail Receiving & Scanning
A real street address, not a box number. Every piece is logged on arrival, and you choose what happens next.
- Scanned, forwarded, or shredded, whenever you say so
- Standing instructions available, so you need not decide piece by piece
- Accepted by banks and payment processors
Registered Agent
Your official point of contact for legal notices and service of process in North Carolina.
- Legal and state mail scanned and forwarded the same business day
- Keeps your home address off public filings
- North Carolina annual report reminder
Who this is for
Anybody, really. If you get mail and want a different address on it, you're in the right place. These are just the folks who ask us most often.
Switching is easier than it sounds
Two free checklists so nothing falls through the cracks. Take them at your own pace over your first couple of weeks.
For individuals
Mail Transition Checklist
Six steps, from USPS forwarding through government agencies, banks, and payroll, plus how to cut down junk mail before it starts.
- USPS Change of Address, done first
- IRS Form 8822, SSA, DMV, voter registration
- Banks, cards, loans, insurance
- Junk-mail opt-out links
For businesses
Registered Agent Transition Checklist
Five steps to move your NC LLC or corporation, including the exact form, the filing fee, and how long each option takes.
- Confirm your entity details with NCSOS
- File Form BE-06, $5 filing fee
- Verify the change on sosnc.gov
- Who else to notify, and what stays yours
Our promise
- We open and scan only what you tell us to, piece by piece or as a standing instruction you set yourself.
- No chatbots, no call center.
- Every fee is printed on the plan. There are no others.
- Registered agent legal documents scanned and forwarded the same business day.
- We respect your privacy and handle every piece of mail with care.
- Anything you don't want is shredded securely, never tossed in the trash.
Plans
Individual plans carry your own name. If you want mail addressed to a company, you want a business plan. Every price below is the price, and every fee is printed on the card.
For individuals
Individual
Basic
$15 / month
or $144 a year
- 25 pages scanned each month
- 1 mail forward each month
- 2 names on the mailbox
- 30 days of free storage
Also included: real street address, same-day notification, exterior envelope scan, package receiving, junk mail shredding. Contents are scanned only at your request.
Storage after 30 days is 25 cents a day. Extra pages 50 cents. Extra names $4 a month.
Get startedIndividual
Plus
$25 / month
or $240 a year
- 75 pages scanned each month
- 3 mail forwards each month
- 2 names on the mailbox
- 60 days of free storage
Also included: real street address, same-day notification, exterior envelope scan, package receiving, junk mail shredding. Contents are scanned only at your request.
Storage after 60 days is 25 cents a day. Extra pages 50 cents. Extra names $4 a month.
Get startedIndividual
Premium
$40 / month
or $384 a year
- 200 pages scanned each month
- 6 mail forwards each month
- 2 names on the mailbox
- 90 days of free storage
- Scan everything on arrival, if you want it
Also included: real street address, same-day notification, exterior envelope scan, package receiving, junk mail shredding. Contents are scanned only at your request.
Storage after 90 days is 25 cents a day. Extra pages 50 cents. Extra names $4 a month.
Get startedFor businesses
Business plans accept mail in your company name, take deliveries from every carrier, and we sign for what needs signing.
Business
Basic
$35 / month
or $336 a year
- Mail accepted in your company name
- 100 pages scanned each month
- 3 mail forwards each month
- 3 names on the mailbox
- 30 days of free storage
- North Carolina annual report reminder
Also included: real street address, same-day notification, exterior envelope scan, deliveries from USPS, UPS, FedEx and DHL, junk mail shredding. Contents are scanned only at your request.
Storage after 30 days is 25 cents a day. Extra pages 50 cents. Extra names $4 a month.
Get startedBusiness
Plus
$50 / month
or $480 a year
- Mail accepted in your company name
- 250 pages scanned each month
- 6 mail forwards each month
- 4 names on the mailbox
- 60 days of free storage
- Scan everything on arrival, if you want it
Also included: everything in Business Basic, plus the annual report reminder and signature on delivery.
Storage after 60 days is 25 cents a day. Extra pages 50 cents. Extra names $4 a month.
Get startedBusiness
Premium
$75 / month
or $720 a year. Registered agent included, a $147 value.
- Registered agent service included
- 600 pages scanned each month
- 12 mail forwards each month
- 6 names on the mailbox
- 90 days of free storage
- Packages forwarded on arrival, postage at cost
Also included: everything in Business Plus, and scanning on arrival if you want it.
Storage after 90 days is 25 cents a day. Extra pages 50 cents. Extra names $4 a month.
Get startedPaying annually saves 20% on any plan. You can switch terms later.
Registered Agent on its own
$147 / year
Your official point of contact for legal notices and service of process in North Carolina. Legal and state mail is scanned and forwarded the same business day, and your home address stays off public filings. No mail plan required.
Get startedIf you go past your plan
- Extra pages scanned, $0.50 a page
- Extra forwards, postage plus $4.00
- Extra names on the mailbox, $4.00 a month each
- Mail left past your storage window, $0.25 a day
- Packages left past your storage window, $0.50 a day each
That's the whole list. You pick the carrier on every forward and see the exact postage before anything ships.
Questions
Twenty of them answered plainly, including the ones most services leave vague.
Questions along the way? Just ask.
Write to us and you hear back from the person handling your mail. There is no ticket number and no queue.
Email us
Best for questions about plans, switching your registered agent, or anything you want in writing.
info@holdenmail.comAlready a customer
Requests about a specific piece of mail are fastest through your account, where we can see exactly what you are looking at.
Sign inWhere we are
Franklin, North Carolina. We serve customers across the country, from travel nurses and RVers to business owners who live out of state. The full street address goes out when you enroll, along with the Form 1583 you will need to sign.
We keep the address off the open internet on purpose. It is your address, too.