Post boxes are points tagged amenity=post_box. Many have collection_times and a ref with the box number.
The query
[out:json][timeout:60]; area["name"="City of Edinburgh"]["admin_level"="6"]->.a; node["amenity"="post_box"](area.a); out;
Run it
Live result from overpass.ch, cached for up to 12 hours. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
How it works
- In Scotland, council areas such as the City of Edinburgh have admin_level 6.
- Post boxes are always points, so
nodeis enough.
Variations
- Post offices are
amenity=post_office. - Find post boxes without collection times to improve the map: add
[!"collection_times"].
Run it from your code
curl https://api.overpass.ch/v1/YOUR_API_KEY/interpreter \
--data-urlencode 'data@query.overpassql'
import requests
query = open("query.overpassql").read()
r = requests.post("https://api.overpass.ch/v1/YOUR_API_KEY/interpreter",
data={"data": query}, timeout=120)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json()["elements"][:3])
const res = await fetch("https://api.overpass.ch/v1/YOUR_API_KEY/interpreter", {
method: "POST",
body: new URLSearchParams({ data: query }),
});
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(await res.text());
console.log(await res.json());
Save the query as query.overpassql. It works the same in Overpass Turbo, QGIS and JOSM.