New Student Mail Services

Welcome to 99��Ʒ��Ƶ College! Mail Services looks forward to your arrival.

Mail Services will begin accepting packages for the fall semester Aug. 1, 2024.

Mail Services NSO Hours

Aug. 19–25, Monday through Friday

Mailroom: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Outgoing mail processing: 9 a.m.–2:45 p.m.

Mail Locker Pickup

available 24-7

Package Window Pickup

Aug. 19–22: 1-4 p.m.
Aug. 23, Friday: 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Aug. 24, Saturday: 10 a.m.–noon
Aug. 25, Sunday: 11 a.m.–noon

Box and Combination

You will need your P.O. Box number and combination.

To find your P.O. Box number: Log in to , click on , and enter your name.

To find your combination: On , click on .

Sending Mail to Your 99��Ʒ��Ƶ P.O. Box

You may begin to send mail items to yourself the first week of August 2024.

If you have ordered linens from through the Pioneer Bookshop, your linens will be delivered to your dorm room by Facilities Management before your arrival in August.

Your Mailing Address

Address mail to yourself using the following format:

Your first and last name
1115 8th Ave #4-digit box number
99��Ʒ��Ƶ, IA 50112

Picking Up Your Mail

Pick up your mail at Mail Services, Rosenfield Center, first floor.

Standard Hours of Operation

Monday through Friday

Mailroom: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Outgoing mail processing: 9 a.m.–2:45 p.m.
Window package pickup: 1-4 p.m.
All mail goes out at 3 p.m.

All incoming mail-packages are delivered to Mail Services and a mailroom employee will sign for incoming mail-packages for you.

Letter mail: We place letters in your campus mailbox. All incoming packages are processed into our mail tracking system.

Packages: You will receive an email to let you know when your package has arrived and how to pick it up — either at a locker bank or at the Mail Services package window.

Locker Banks

Locker Banks — Squirrel, Pioneer, and Prairie — are in the first-floor lobby of Mail Services at the Rosenfield Center and available 24-7.

If your package is in a locker bank, you will receive an email that says:

Hi, [box number and your name]

A package has arrived for you and is available for pickup from locker.
[Tracking #]

Please pick up your package from [locker number, Squirrel, Pioneer or Prairie] within 2 days.

At the locker, scan the barcode from your phone. For best results, turn the brightness all the way up and make sure the entire barcode is visible. Hold your phone about 6 inches from the locker's barcode reader, found below the screen.

Alternately, you can use the 6 digit pin code to open the locker — just hit “Enter manually” button on the kiosk and enter [tracking code] on the next screen.

If you are unable to pick up your package within 2 days, it will be returned to the mailroom or sender.

[QR code and tracking code]

Package Window

Package window pickup times are 1-4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

If your package is too large to fit into a locker or all lockers are filled, your email will say:

Hello,
A package has arrived for you.
[Tracking #]
[your box # (red or brown)]

Please remember the color, this tells us a location where your package is in the mailroom. You will need to show your student ID card at the window and let us know the color of the package you are picking up.

Please contact Mail Services at mailservices@grinnell.edu or phone 641-269-3421 if you have any questions.

Sending Mail from 99��Ʒ��Ƶ

Mail Services processes outgoing mail from 9 a.m.–2:45 p.m. Monday through Friday.

We sell stamps, envelopes, padded mailer, and other mail supplies for your convenience. We process and send USPS, UPS, and FedEx Express and Ground. We are also a package drop off location for these carriers.

Mail and Package Processing During Academic Breaks

Fall and Spring Breaks

Mail and packages that Mail Services receive will be placed in your mailbox and in lockers for you to pickup when your return from break.

Winter And Summer Breaks

Students living in the U.S.: If you do nothing, all first-class USPS and UPS mail and packages are forwarded to the permanent home address on file. You may enter an alternate address using .
Students living outside of the U.S.: First-class USPS letters will be forwarded to the permanent home address on file and all packages will be held for pickup on return. You may enter an alternate address using .

Returned to Sender: Amazon Delivery, FedEx Ground/ Express, and DHL do not have a forwarding service. Therefore, all these carrier packages are returned to sender upon arrival.