Where can I send a fax? Places near you and the online way
The kinds of places that send a fax for a walk-in customer. What to bring, what to ask at the counter and how to send from a browser with no trip.
You can send a fax at a shipping store, an office supply store or a public library. A hotel business center, your bank or credit union and your workplace are the other places to ask. Each sets its own hours and price, and not every branch has a fax machine. A fax to a US or Canadian number needs no trip at all.
You can send a fax online with no trip to a counter on this site: one document, one card payment and no subscription. The price is in the box above.
What kinds of places send a fax?
Six kinds of places send a fax for someone who walks in with paper. None of them has to, so the last column is what to ask on the phone.
| Place | Who it is for | Ask first |
|---|---|---|
| A shipping store | Anyone who walks in | Whether this branch has a fax machine, and the price per page |
| An office supply store | Anyone, at the print and copy counter | Whether staff send it or you use the machine yourself |
| A public library | Visitors or card holders, by the library's rules | Whether it sends faxes, and any page limit |
| A hotel business center | Guests | Whether a visitor can use it, and what it costs |
| A bank or credit union | Its own customers | Whether the branch faxes a document for an account holder |
| Your workplace | Staff | Whether personal faxes are allowed, and who sees the confirmation |
A map search for "fax near me" shows shops first. A library, a hotel or a bank does not always list faxing online, so a phone call is how you find out.
What should you bring?
- The document on paper, with the pages in order and the staples out.
- The recipient's fax number in writing, with the area code. For a number abroad, bring the country code too.
- The recipient's name and department, for the cover sheet.
- A phone number or an email address where the recipient can reach you.
- A way to pay that the counter accepts.
If you only have a file, ask whether the counter prints it first and what a printed page costs.
What should you ask before you pay?
- What is the price per page, and does the cover sheet count as a page?
- Does a long distance or international number cost more?
- Do I get a printed confirmation page with the number dialed, the result and the page count?
- Does the machine or the shop keep a copy of my pages, and for how long?
- If the line is busy, do you try again, and is a failed attempt charged?
We state no counter price here. Each place sets its own, and a price we have not checked that day would be a guess.
Why are opening hours the real limit?
A counter sends your fax only while it is open, and a deadline does not move for it. Check the closing time. Check that the person who runs the fax machine is in.
Leave time for a busy line. If the recipient's machine is on another call, the counter has to try again while you wait. A deadline in another time zone can also pass before your local counter opens.
How do you send a fax without a trip?
Our send page sends one fax from a browser, paid by card. It reaches fax numbers in the United States and Canada only.
- Upload the document: a PDF, a PNG, JPG or TIFF image, or typed text. On a phone the form offers to take a photo.
- Type the fax number and your name. A cover sheet is included.
- Pay by card on Stripe's page. The card is held, and it is charged only when the fax is delivered.
- Click the link in the mail you get. That click confirms your address and sends the fax.
- Keep the receipt. It carries the carrier's delivery report.
There is no subscription and no fax number to rent. An account is opened for your email address, so the receipt has a place to stay. The price is on the send page, with its date.
The limits are plain. One order takes one file, so several paper pages have to be scanned into one PDF first. The send page states its page limit. The send page does not accept protected health information, so medical records belong at a counter. A number in another country needs a counter that sends abroad, or the prepaid wallet on our pricing page.
Which one fits your case?
- You hold signed paper and have no scanner or phone camera at hand. Go to a counter.
- You have a PDF and every counter near you is closed. Send it from a browser.
- The number is in another country. Ask the counter whether it sends abroad and what that costs.
- The pages are medical records. Use a counter, or ask the clinic whether it takes them another way.
- You fax every week. Our post on pay per fax compares paying per page with a monthly plan.
For a single fax, one-time fax walks through the same choice with email to fax and the API added.
A checklist for the counter
- Call first. Ask whether they send faxes, until what time and at what price per page.
- Bring the pages in order and the fax number in writing.
- Read the number aloud with the clerk before the send.
- Stay until the confirmation page prints.
- Check three things on it: the number, the result and the page count.
- Take your originals and the confirmation with you.
A confirmation shows that the receiving machine took the pages. It does not show that a person read them. If the fax fails, our guide to sending a fax lists the common causes and what to do about each.
Questions
Where can I send a fax near me?
Start with a map search for a fax service near you. It shows shipping stores and office supply stores with a print counter. Then phone a public library, your bank or a hotel business center nearby, because they do not always list faxing online. Ask each one whether it sends faxes for walk-in customers, when it closes and what it charges per page. If the number is in the United States or Canada, a browser is the nearest place of all.
Where can I send a fax for free?
A fax is a phone call that someone pays for, so a counter charges for it. Your workplace can decide to let staff send a personal fax. A library or a bank can decide to send one for its own members or customers at no charge. Ask before you rely on it. Some online services offer a trial that covers one fax. Read when the trial turns into a paid plan. Our own send page is a paid service.
Where can I send a fax right now, after hours?
After closing time, phone around. Some print stores keep long hours, and a hotel can let a guest use its business center at night. If you have the document as a file, you can send it from a browser at any hour. That works for numbers in the United States and Canada. The receipt arrives by mail once the carrier confirms delivery. A fax to another country needs a counter that sends abroad.
Where can I receive a fax near me?
Ask the same counters. A shop that sends faxes can tell you whether it also takes one in for you, and at what price per page. Give the sender the shop's fax number and your name. Ask the shop how long it keeps a fax that nobody collects. The other way is a fax number of your own from an online fax service, where each fax arrives as a file. Our send page only sends.