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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.