What is Postcrossing?

It's a project that allows you to send postcards and receive postcards back from random people around the world. Learn more.

How does it work?

  1. Request an address and a Postcard ID
  2. Mail a postcard to that address
  3. Receive a postcard from another postcrosser!
  4. Register the Postcard ID you have received
  5. Go to number 1 to receive more postcards!

Our happy members

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“I joined Postcrossing just a few months ago, I am in total love with it. Having grown up with penpals around the world, I find this a fun exciting way to brighten one's life, in a very fast-paced, social media-driven world. There is nothing nicer than waiting for the postie, so I can check the mailbox for my next postcard, from someone across our world who has taken time to write something. I have told all my friends to join. Love love love it.”

Suzanne, New Zealand
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What is happening now?

Postcrossing in numbers

  • icon804,787 members
  • icon211 countries
  • icon81,062,140 postcards received
  • icon391 received in the last hour
  • icon387,256 postcards traveling
  • icon256,473,797,336 miles traveled
  • icon10,299,553 laps around the world