Lafayette College Mail Center

The correct address format for students’ incoming mail is:

Student’s Name
Box ______, Lafayette College
111 Quad Drive
Easton, PA Zip Code (see below)
Proper Zipcode: for box numbers 7000-8299, use18042-1783, for box numbers 8300-9699, use18042-1784

Keys: Each student is provided a key to their mailbox at the beginning of their first year. That key is the responsibility of the student for his/her entire stay at Lafayette College. If a student does not have his/her key on a certain day, the Mail Center staff will provide the student with the mail if the student shows an appropriate picture ID. This accommodation will only be made ONCE per academic year. If a student loses the mailbox key, he/she will be charged $10 for a replacement key.

Seniors must return their mailbox key the Friday BEFORE senior week or they will be charged a fee.

Packages: Students will receive a slip in their mailboxes when they receive a package. Packages may be picked up during open hours by presenting that slip at the Mail Center window. Accountable mail (Express, Certified, Insured and Registered mail) may be also picked up with a similar slip and must be signed for by the recipient. To claim both packages and accountable mail, proper picture ID is required. Packages MUST be claimed as soon as possible. They will be returned to sender after 7 days.

Newpapers: Students receiving daily newspapers (hometown, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, etc.), should collect their mail daily. Since the mailboxes are of limited size, the Mail Center can only place two days’ worth of newspapers in any mailbox. On the third day and until the box is emptied, the newspaper will not be delivered; it will instead be recycled.

Summer: Before each summer, all students must do one of the following:
• Fill out a forwarding card to have your mail forwarded home; or
• Fill out a card to have your mail placed in your mailbox.

The student mailboxes are generally inactive for the summer months. YOU MUST inform us on how to handle your mail by submitting one of the two above cards; if not, all mail will be returned to the sender.

Outgoing Mail:
USPS: The Mail Center can assist students in sending mail via the United States Postal Service (USPS). The USPS services that are offered at the Mail Center are listed further down on this page.

Inter-Campus Mail: Mail for student mailboxes must be properly addressed with the name & box number. For mass mailings, the Mail Center will insert them into mailboxes two (2) days after receipt. No items smaller than a postcard will be accepted. Single full sheet items must be tri-folded and ˝ sheet items must be folded in half.

All personal mail and/or packages must be picked up at the Mail Center; personal mail will not be delivered. If properly labeled, the Mail Center will try to call the recipient or the departmental secretary, if applicable, to let them know that personal mail is being held at the Mail Center.

Outgoing Mail:
Outgoing College-related mail can be charged to a departmental account if authorized by the appropriate person and the account code is provided to the Mail Center staff. Although the Mail Center will assist with sending personal mail, that mail should NOT be charged to the department; it must be paid for in cash by the sender.

USPS: The Mail Center can assist faculty and staff in sending mail via the United States Postal Service (USPS). The USPS services that are offered at the Mail Center are listed further down on this page.

Inter-Departmental Mail: All inter-departmental mail can be dropped off at the campus mail slot at the Mail Center. Please correctly label envelopes with the full name of the recipient and the department name where they work. Please do not address inter-departmental mail to buildings or rooms.

United Parcel Service (UPS): The Mail Center will assist with UPS packages being sent for college business only. Items to be sent UPS should be properly packed and dropped off at the Mail Center before 3:00 p.m. on weekdays. UPS will not be accepted on Saturdays. The UPS services available at the Mail Center are listed later on this page.

Inter-Campus Mail: Mail for student mailboxes must be properly addressed with the name & box number. For mass mailings, the Mail Center will insert them into mailboxes two (2) days after receipt. No items smaller than a postcard will be accepted. Single full sheet items must be tri-folded and ˝ sheet items must be folded in half.

First Class Mail
A class of mail that includes all matter wholly or partly in writing or typewriting, all actual and personal correspondence, all bills and statements of account, and all matter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection. First Class Mail comprises three subclasses: postcards, letters and sealed parcels, and Priority Mail. Any mailable matter may be sent as First Class Mail.

Priority Mail
First Class Mail that weighs more than 13 ounces and, at the mailer's option, any other mail matter weighing 13 ounces or less. Priority Mail provides expedited delivery. Any mailable matter may be sent as Priority Mail. All Priority Mail must be handed to the window clerk. You CANNOT place Priority Mail in a USPS Mailbox.

Express Mail
A mail class that provides expedited delivery service for mailable matter subject to certain standards. Express Mail International Service is available between the United States and most foreign countries. Must be at the college’s Mail Center by 1:00 p.m.

Certified Mail
A service that provides the sender with a mailing receipt. A record of delivery is kept at the post office of address. This type of mail must be sent at First Class Mail or Priority Mail rates. Certified mail may be combined with return receipt service.

Insured Mail
A service that provides indemnity coverage for a lost, rifled, or damaged article, subject to the standards for the service and payment of the applicable fee.

Return Receipt
The mailing card (Form 3811 for domestic mail) signed by the addressee of an article and mailed back to the sender as evidence of delivery. This supplemental mail service is available for a fee when using Express Mail or certified mail or mail insured for more than $50.00.

International Mail
Mail originating in one country with a destination in another.

Money Orders
Are available for your convenience (cash only), Mon-Fri until 2:00 p.m. A fee is charged per money order.

Postage Stamp
A gummed or self-adhesive paper stamp affixed to mail as payment for postal services. Stamps are available for purchase for individual or office use.

UPS Next Day Air
Guaranteed delivery to all 50 states by 10:30am, noon, or end of day the next business day, depending on destination.

UPS Next Day Air Saver
Guaranteed delivery by 3:00pm or 4:30pm the next business day to commercial destinations where UPS Next Day Air delivery is committed by 10:30am or noon, respectfully.

UPS 2nd Day Air
Guaranteed on-time delivery by the end of the second business day to every address throughout the United States.

UPS Three Day Select
Guaranteed delivery by the end of the third business day to every address in the 48 contiguous states.

UPS Ground
Guaranteed day-definite delivery to every address in the 48 contiguous states.

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