Interoffice & U.S. Mail Delivery
Interoffice Mail
Faculty, students, and staff have access to the University's interoffice mail system which spans the Cambridge, Allston, and Longwood campuses.
- We deliver interoffice mail to Harvard departments daily via HUMS vehicles.
- Mail received by HUMS employees is delivered to the primary processing facility at 28 Travis Street in Allston, where it is sorted and delivered to the HUMS drop-off point at Harvard schools and departments, in most cases, within 24 hours.
- Interoffice mail customers may request one, two, or three deliveries daily. Currently, most offices choose to receive one delivery/pickup per day.
- We keep an inventory of interoffice envelopes on hand and can provide them to departments on request. We will also pick up excess interoffice envelopes for reuse.
U.S. Mail
Most of the University’s U.S. Mail is delivered to the primary processing facility at 28 Travis Street in Allston.
- Once sorted, it is entered into our tracking system (where applicable) and delivered to most University addresses.
- HUMS will pick up outgoing U.S. Mail, with or without postage, from any delivery point.
The U.S. Postal Service delivers some of Harvard’s U.S. Mail to campus via traditional postal carriers.
Change of Address
If you are relocating from one campus address to another please use the following information regarding the change of mailing address:
- You cannot submit a USPS change of address for your University address as the post office will not forward mail within the Harvard campus. HUMS can accommodate departmental forwarding, however, we do recommend contacting important mailers to alert them of your new address.
- Your human resources department will change your address in PeopleSoft. However, it may take some time as your job location change navigates the system, which could potentially delay your mail delivery. You can easily make this change yourself by updating your personal information in PeopleSoft. HUMS does not manage PeopleSoft location codes but can assist with questions.
- If an entire department is moving, in many cases a department administrator will contact HUMS with address changes. HUMS will then be able to immediately forward mail.
HUMS Information Desk
The HUMS Information Desk can provide assistance with:
- Forwarding incorrectly addressed or insufficiently addressed U.S. and interoffice mail sent to Harvard University campus addresses
- Changing your address or mail delivery
- Information about rates and services offered
- Supplying or removing interoffice envelopes
- Bulk mail processing services