A wireless mail notification system includes a portable controller that is housed within a dwelling and is spaced from the mailbox. The portable controller includes a transceiver and is adaptable between on and off positions. A stationary housing is conjoined to a mailbox support shaft. The stationary housing is mounted exterior of the mailbox. The stationary housing includes a transceiver that is in wireless communication with the portable controller transceiver. A wireless mechanism is included for generating a true notification signal and a false notification signal, respectively, when the door of the mailbox has been opened such that the user understands whether mail has been delivered or retrieved after the door of the mailbox is opened.