On-Campus Student Mail
Getting a Mailbox and Keys:
When students arrive on campus, they will receive a mailbox key in their move-in packet. If the key is misplaced or stolen, there is a $16.16 non-refundable charge.
Mailbox Locations:
• First-year mailboxes are located at the East Campus Post Office in the lower level of the East Union Building. The East Campus Post Office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.
• Upper class, on-campus resident boxes are in the Bryan Center Post Office, which is on West Campus and open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday.
• Residents of Central Campus Apartments are served by the U.S. Postal Services’ West Durham Branch on Kangaroo Drive. For more information, their office can be reached at (919) 321-8259.
Delivery Specifics:
Mail boxes are available for incoming mail on August 15. Any mail that arrives before this date will be returned to the sender. Please see how to properly address mail, since mail can’t be delivered to a dorm room.
If a package is too large to fit in a mailbox, we’ll text you or send you an e-mail to let you know your package has arrived. Come to your designated post office and ask a clerk for your package. You must bring your DukeCard with you to pick up packages.
If the wrong box number or no box number is listed, we’ll try to find you in our database. If we can’t find you because of illegible handwriting or different names are listed, we will return the mail to the sender.
Summers:
During the summer, all mailboxes will close the first week of May. We’ll forward First Class Mail and parcels to your permanent home address until August 14. On August 15, any mail with your old mailbox number will be returned to the sender. Magazines or newspapers can’t be forwarded and are recycled. If you plan to stay at Duke over the summer, you can rent a mailbox for $11.
Changes in Status:
• Students moving to West Campus will receive a letter in mid-April that will have a West Campus address and mailbox key. Students remaining on West Campus will keep the same mailbox until they graduate.
• Students moving off campus can come to a Duke post office, drop off your key and fill out a change of address form. If you live off campus, you can still use your Bryan Center mailbox for $21 per semester.
• Graduating students can have mail forwarded to their permanent home address through the end of the year. Newspapers and magazines are not forwarded and are recycled. Students graduating in December have multiple options for their campus mail. Please visit a Duke post office to discuss your options or call (919) 382-4500.
• Students studying abroad also have options for how to handle campus mail. Please visit a Duke post office or call (919) 382-4500.
Anti-Stalking laws prevent postal employees from giving out any information-even to parents- as to whether or not a student has a mailbox. Please contact the Student Service Center for student information at (919) 684-2001.
When students arrive on campus, they will receive a mailbox key in their move-in packet. If the key is misplaced or stolen, there is a $16.16 non-refundable charge.
Mailbox Locations:
• First-year mailboxes are located at the East Campus Post Office in the lower level of the East Union Building. The East Campus Post Office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.
• Upper class, on-campus resident boxes are in the Bryan Center Post Office, which is on West Campus and open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday.
• Residents of Central Campus Apartments are served by the U.S. Postal Services’ West Durham Branch on Kangaroo Drive. For more information, their office can be reached at (919) 321-8259.
Delivery Specifics:
Mail boxes are available for incoming mail on August 15. Any mail that arrives before this date will be returned to the sender. Please see how to properly address mail, since mail can’t be delivered to a dorm room.
If a package is too large to fit in a mailbox, we’ll text you or send you an e-mail to let you know your package has arrived. Come to your designated post office and ask a clerk for your package. You must bring your DukeCard with you to pick up packages.
If the wrong box number or no box number is listed, we’ll try to find you in our database. If we can’t find you because of illegible handwriting or different names are listed, we will return the mail to the sender.
Summers:
During the summer, all mailboxes will close the first week of May. We’ll forward First Class Mail and parcels to your permanent home address until August 14. On August 15, any mail with your old mailbox number will be returned to the sender. Magazines or newspapers can’t be forwarded and are recycled. If you plan to stay at Duke over the summer, you can rent a mailbox for $11.
Changes in Status:
• Students moving to West Campus will receive a letter in mid-April that will have a West Campus address and mailbox key. Students remaining on West Campus will keep the same mailbox until they graduate.
• Students moving off campus can come to a Duke post office, drop off your key and fill out a change of address form. If you live off campus, you can still use your Bryan Center mailbox for $21 per semester.
• Graduating students can have mail forwarded to their permanent home address through the end of the year. Newspapers and magazines are not forwarded and are recycled. Students graduating in December have multiple options for their campus mail. Please visit a Duke post office to discuss your options or call (919) 382-4500.
• Students studying abroad also have options for how to handle campus mail. Please visit a Duke post office or call (919) 382-4500.
Anti-Stalking laws prevent postal employees from giving out any information-even to parents- as to whether or not a student has a mailbox. Please contact the Student Service Center for student information at (919) 684-2001.