Security mailbox

A security mailbox attachable to a wall of a dwelling, comprising a mail receptacle, door means mounted thereon for the deposit of mail into the receptacle and withdrawal therefrom, an activating switch mounted behind said door responsive to the opening of said door means for activating an alarm, a light transmitting shelf in the mail receptacle on which the deposited mail rests, a downwardly and inwardly angled light transmitting panel at a front bottom portion of the mailbox, illuminating means located within the box and below the shelf so that when activated it lights the box interior and the area about the mailbox at night, on the front of the box are mounted an intercommunication transmitter-speaker unit, a manually operable switch for turning on the illuminating means, and a manually operable switch for activating a bell, mounted within the box is a switch means for turning on the illuminating means in response to the opening of the door, and wiring means for transmitting electric power to the alarm switch, to the intercommunication transmitter-speaker unit, to the illuminating means and to the bell switch, which wiring means are communicable through an opening in a back wall of the mailbox with the interior of the dwelling to which the security mailbox is attachable.