Business Policies and Procedures Manual
Chapter 80: Services

BPPM 80.19

For more information contact:
   Mailing Services
   509-335-2365

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Address Conventions

Use the following conventions to record Pullman addresses.

The University Name and Address File (UNAF) allows 25 spaces for a street address. The conventions in this section assist in editing addresses to conform to this limitation. See BPPM 90.70 for a description of UNAF.

Some Standard Abbreviations

Apartment	APT
Circle	CIR
Drive	DR
Lane	LN
Street	ST

Street Directions

The Pullman address system divides the city into quadrants. Each quadrant corresponds generally to the Pullman hills: Military, College, Sunnyside, and Pioneer. All Pullman street addresses include a directional abbreviation that indicates the quadrant. They are SW, SE, NE, NW, E, W, S and N. The street address includes one of these directionals after the house number and before the name of the street.

Example

900 NE B ST

Residence Halls

WSU residence halls are an exception to the rule about street directions. The mailing address is a residence hall room number and the name of the residence hall on the first line. The second line of the the address must be P.O. Box 1700. The P.O. Box number is the same (1700) for all residence halls.

Complete the residence hall address with the name of the residence hall and the word “Hall”. Stephenson and McEachern residence halls also include either E, S or N.

Examples

Student Name 431 Regents Hill Hall PO Box 1700 Pullman WA 99163-1700

Student Name 232 Stephenson Hall S PO Box 1700 Pullman WA 99163-1700

Sororities and Fraternities

Addresses for WSU’s sororities and fraternities follow the same convention as other Pullman street addresses.

Examples

Student Name Delta Sigma Phi 635 NE Oak St Pullman WA 99163-4193

Student Name Kappa Kappa Gamma 800 NE Campus St Pullman WA 99163-4291

Apartments

The USPS has assigned street addresses to the apartment complexes in Pullman. Both the street number and the apartment number are needed in the mailing address.

Enter the apartment number after the street address.

Examples

Correct	Incomplete
1920 NE Terre View Apt 123	Campus Commons N
1405 NE Merman Dr Apt 123	Campus Commons S
1540 NE Merman Dr Apt 100	North Campus Heights
1560 NE Merman Dr Apt 200	North Campus Heights
1580 NE Merman Dr Apt 301	North Campus Heights
1400 NE Valley Rd Bldg K4	Kamiak Apts
1630 NE Valley Rd Apt W204	W204 Steptoe Vlg
710 SE Chinook Dr Apt Q48	Q48 Chinook Vlg
2025 NE Terre View Dr Apt L31	L31 Chief Joseph Vlg
1401 NE Merman Dr Apt 102	102 Terrace

Post Office Boxes

The Pullman Post Office, located on the Lewiston Highway, has up to three-digit post office box numbers.

Mail Codes/ZIP + 4

WSU Pullman utilizes the ZIP + 4 system of the U.S. Postal Service. The correct location of this mail code depends on whether the mail is interdepartmental or part of the U.S. Postal system.

Example

Interdepartmental Address	U.S. Postal System Address
Department of Geology Mail Code 2812	Department of Geology Washington State University PO Box 642812 Pullman WA 99164-2812
Note: WSU Pullman departmental addresses include a PO Box. The PO Box number is comprised of a leading 64 followed by the mail code.

Zip Codes

Pullman has two Zip codes:

99164

WSU Pullman business offices: The U.S. Postal Service delivers all mail with a 99164 ZIP code to Mailing Services, University Publishing, Cooper Publications Building, for distribution with the campus mail.

99163

Residence halls: The U.S. Postal Service, Pullman office, delivers residence hall mail with a 99163 zip code to WSU Mailing Services. WSU Mailing Services delivers residence hall mail to the hall and room number on the piece of mail.

Fraternities, sororities, rest of Pullman: The U.S. Postal Service, Pullman Office, delivers mail with a 99163 zip code to the address on the piece of mail.

Location Change

If a department moves to a new location that requires a change in mail stop, the department is solely responsible for all costs involved in printing stationery materials with the correct location.

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Revisions:  Oct. 2016 (Rev. 480); Nov. 2005 (Rev. 269); Apr. 2001 (Rev. 181); Feb. 1991 – new policy (Rev. 85).