
For most residential buildings, mail is picked up at the 30th Street Post
Office by Penn Mail staff, delivered in bulk, and sorted and placed in
mailboxes by Datrose, a contract company working for the Department of Housing
and Conference Services. Mail delivery to the College Houses and Sansom Place will occur as long s the proper form of address is used. For prompt delivery, make sure all mail
shows your name, mailbox number (not room number), and street address.
College House and Sansom Place street addresses and zip plus 4’s are listed below. Please address all mail and packages in this manner:
IMPORTANT MAIL INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND CONFERENCE SERVICES
Mail Address Format
Housing and Conference Services has been aware of the problem some residents have been having receiving their mail in a timely manner. The Department Housing and Conference Services and Penn Mail have been working with the United States Post Office Authorities to try and alleviate this problem.
The new equipment the Post Office uses reads the second line of the address. In order to speed up delivery and stop the misdirecting of mail to other parts of the city, we have changed the format of the way mail should be addressed.
The following is the format, per building, that should be used;
Fisher Hassenfeld College House
John/Jane Doe
3700 Spruce Street, MB xxxx
Phila., PA 19104-6025
Gregory College House--Class of 1925
John/Jane Doe
3941 Irving Street, MB xxxx
Phila., PA 19104-6191
Gregory College House--Van Pelt
John/Jane Doe
3909 Spruce Street, MB xxxx
Phila., PA 19104-6004
Harnwell College House
John/Jane Doe
3820 Locust Walk, MB xxxx
Phila., PA 19104-6134
Harrison College House
John/Jane Doe
3910 Irving Street, MB xxxx
Phila., PA 19104-6007
Hill College House
John/Jane Doe
3333 Walnut Street, MB xxxx
Phila., PA 19104-6193
Kings Court/English College House
John/Jane Doe
3465 Sansom Street, MB xxxx
Phila., PA 19104-6185
Riepe College House
John/Jane Doe
310 South 36th Street, MB xxxx
Phila., PA 19104-6023
Rodin College House
John/Jane Doe
3901 Locust Walk, MB xxxx
Phila., PA 19104-6135
Stouffer College House--Mayer Hall
John/Jane Doe
3817 Spruce Street, MB xxxx
Phila., PA 19104-6101
Stouffer College House--Stouffer Building
John/Jane Doe
3702 Spruce Street, MB xxxx
Phila., PA 19104-6026
Sansom Place East
John/Jane Doe
3600 Chestnut Street, MB xxxx
Phila., PA 19104-6106
Sansom Place West
John/Jane Doe
3650 Chestnut Street, MB xxxx
Phila., PA 19104-6107
Ware College House
John/Jane Doe
3650 Spruce Street, MB xxxx
Phila., PA 19104-6024
W. E. B. DuBois College House
John/Jane Doe
3900 Walnut Street, MB xxxx
Phila., PA 19104-6138
It is essential that your box number appear, or mail may
be returned to sender. Should you receive a package, including express mail and
deliveries such as flowers, you will be notified by email. Take
this notification, along with your PennCard, to your package room, or
Information Center, during the designated hours to pick up a package. Retrieve
packages promptly, as those unclaimed after 5 business days are returned to the sender. COD mail is not accepted, and staff will not hold packages or money for mail
pick-ups. Package room hours are posted in your lobby and mailroom. You may
retrieve packages during the specified times only .
Important items should be sent as registered, certified, or express mail, in which some form of signed receipt is necessary. Valuables should be insured. We cannot always guarantee immediate delivery of express mail because once express mail reaches the residences, it must then be processed by the University. If you believe you are missing mail, it is important to report it immediately to your mail clerk and ask to fill out a U. S. Postal #1510 Form. Students desiring private post office boxes may rent space at the University City (40th and Locust Walk) or 30th Street Post Office.
Intramural mail is used for official University business only.
Forwarding Mail: Always leave a forwarding address in Penn-In-Touch
in the “Temporary Address” location if you are moving out during the academic
year and at the end of the academic year. If you need to update your summer
forwarding address after your departure, contact your mail supervisor. Please be aware that the
United States Post Office does not forward mail to other countries.