Campus Mail Tip: Address for Success

Correct addressing is extremely important for anyone wanting to receive mail at Yale. Giving out an incorrect address delays your mail in the US Postal and campus-mail systems, and may even cause your mail to be returned to sender. Are you giving correspondents your correct address?

Faculty and Staff:
ALL US MAIL (letters, packages, subscriptions, etc.):

Your name
Your department
Yale University (or Yale School of Medicine)
PO Box _ _ _ _ _ _
New Haven, CT 06520- _ _ _ _

With few exceptions, your box number is a 6-digit number. Your Zip Code add-on is the last four digits of your box number.

If the company absolutely will not ship by US Mail, use the following format for UPS and FedEx:

Your Name
Your Department
Yale University (or Yale School of Medicine)
Street address
PO Box _ _ _ _ _ _
New Haven, CT 06520- _ _ _ _

Students:
ALL US MAIL (letters, packages, subscriptions, etc.):

Your name
PO Box _ _ _ _ _ _
New Haven, CT 06520 - _ _ _ _

If the company absolutely will not ship by US Mail, use the following format for UPS and FedEx:

Your Name
Your Residential College Name
Yale University (or Yale School of Medicine)
Street address
PO Box _ _ _ _ _ _ (your box #, not the college)
New Haven, CT 06520- _ _ _ _ (last 4 digits of your box #)