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Your Address is Changing

The College is moving to a unified address system. This change will affect all employees starting May 15, 2023 and students starting July 1, 2023.

What's my new address?

Our Campus Post Office, located in Knobloch Campus Center, serves our students, faculty and staff with a variety of mailing and shipping services.

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Hours of Operation & Holiday Closings

The Post Office is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., year round.

The post office is closed Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after, Christmas Day and the week after (when the college is closed), New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, President's Day, Easter Monday, Memorial Day and the Fourth of July.

Package pick-up is available on these holidays, if the college is open.

What Mailing Address Should I Use?

Whether you are a family member looking to ship a package to a student or Davidson employee, it's important to use the correct mailing address. Follow this guide to ensure that your mail gets to its final destination.

Mailing & Shipping Services

Mailing Deadlines

Complete packages must be at our Campus Post Office at the following times:

  • UPS package returns are processed on Wednesdays and Fridays at 4 p.m.
  • Federal Express packages processed at 3:30 p.m. for express and 2:30 p.m. for ground

Products & Services

  • Stamps, money orders, stamped envelopes, and USPS Express and Priority mail envelopes
  • Guidance on domestic mailings
  • Shipping via UPS and Federal Express 
  • Shipping via UPS for drop-off packages with prepaid labels only

Forms of Payment

All major credit/debit cards, checks made payable to Postmaster, and cash are accepted.

Package Pickup and Delivery

When using the tracker provided by your carrier, please be allow an additional 24-48 hours for the package to get to the Campus Post Office from the local post office or shipping center.

Students

  • Students may pick up all packages, including USPS Express packages, at the Campus Post Office window.

Faculty and Staff

  • The USPS delivers packages to the Campus Post Office where faculty and staff may pick them up. Our staff also delivers packages to faculty and staff served by the campus mail route.
  • UPS and Fedex deliver to the campus warehouse. Physical Plant staff delivers those packages to individual offices.

Missing Mail

If you have missing mail, please complete our Missing Mail Inquiry Form so we can best assist you in trying to locate any missing items.