Portable storage delivered to Postville, IA: 8x20 container on your driveway
We bring the container to you. Same 8′ × 20′ shipping container — about 1,280 cu ft — dropped at your address from our Waukon yard, 17 miles (26 min) up the road. $100/mo on annual (saves $240/yr) or $120/mo month-to-month. Delivery is quoted upfront based on distance.
Agricultural hub along US-18 between Waukon and Calmar.
Delivering to Postville from our Waukon yard
At twenty-six minutes out, Postville is straightforward for us to serve and the delivery fee sits at the low end of our range. Worth it if you are filling a container over several evenings between shifts. Less so if you can load in one weekend and drive it in yourself.
Route measured 26 minutes (17 miles) via US-18 and US-52 from the center of Postville to the facility address — not straight-line distance. Rather drive and save? Self storage at our Waukon facility.
Storage in Postville, IA
A working town on US-18 that calls itself Hometown to the World.
Postville sits on US-18 between Waukon and Calmar and calls itself "Hometown to the World" — a town of about 2,400 whose population is roughly 43% Hispanic and draws from Mexican and Somali communities among others. Agri Star, the kosher meat plant, anchors employment with a few hundred jobs, and the surrounding country is straightforward Allamakee County farm ground.
That mix produces a particular storage pattern: shift-work households in rental property with limited garage space, farm and shop overflow that has nowhere to go between seasons, and families moving between houses within the same town. Our Waukon yard is 17 miles up the road — about 26 minutes — which for most Postville customers is a shorter trip than the drive they already make for groceries.
- County
- Allamakee County
- Population
- ~2,400
- Nearest units
- Waukon, IA
- Drive
- 17 mi · 26 min
How it works in Postville
Four steps. We do the heavy lifting on logistics; you load on your own schedule.
Confirm delivery address in Postville, pick monthly or annual, sign electronically.
Waukon yard to your address — 3 to 7 days typical lead time.
No appointments, no time limit. Load it over a weekend or stretch it across weeks.
Reply STOP to your monthly billing email or call us to schedule pickup.
When portable in Postville beats driving to Waukon
Honest version: portable wins when the time-cost of repeated trips to Waukon adds up. The flip happens roughly when you'd load and unload more than 4–5 times during the rental period. Below that, self-storage at our Waukon facility is the cheaper play.
- Active home move — load over weeks, not one weekend
- Renovation — stash a room's contents in your driveway, then put it back
- Storm cleanup or insurance work
- Contractor job-site that lasts 1–6 months
- Long-term stash (12+ months) where you visit once or twice
- HOA or city ordinance bans driveway containers
- No flat ground for a 20-foot container at your address
- Looking for the lowest possible $/mo ($65 vs $100 annual)
A lot of our Postville customers are looking for practical, dependable storage while they move, remodel, or make room at home. We try to keep the rental process simple so getting extra space doesn’t become another project.
Common questions from Postville
We quote delivery upfront based on the real road distance from our Waukon yard — 17 miles to Postville, about 26 minutes each way for our truck. You see the number before you commit, not at drop-off.
A reasonably flat hard surface — paved or graveled driveway, a level yard with firm soil. We'll talk through the spot when you order. We can't set on soft turf in spring thaw.
Yes. Bring your own lock or buy one when we deliver. Keys stay with you — nobody at Blue Storage holds a copy.
Yes — we re-deliver for a relocation fee scaled by distance. Call us with the new address and we'll quote it.
Get a delivery quote for Postville
$100/mo on annual · 8x20 container · 3–7 day lead · sign electronically in 5 minutes