Address Formats

Incoming Mail & Shipments

• Encourage all correspondents to use complete addresses when mailing items to the Health Sciences Center.
• Complete and properly formatted mail moves through the US Postal Service system faster than mail that must be hand sorted.
• Incoming mail without the appropriate addressing requirements, including STOP number, may be delayed or returned to sender.
• The following is the USPS accepted format for addressing mail to 3601 4^th Street:

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
YOUR NAME
DEPARTMENT NAME
3601 4TH ST STOP XXXX
LUBBOCK TX 79430-XXXX (STOP NUMBER)

List of TTUHSC STOP Numbers

If you are using a different physical Address:
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
YOUR NAME
DEPARTMENT NAME
STREET ADDRESS
LUBBOCK TX 794XX-XXXX

If you want to include your STOP number, place above the street address.

If you want to use dual addresses:
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
YOUR NAME
DEPARTMENT NAME
Physical Address:
STREET ADDRESS
LUBBOCK TX 794XX-XXXX
Mailing Address:
3601 4TH STREET STOP XXXX
LUBBOCK TX 79430-XXXX (STOP NUMBER)

Return Address

• The return address does not require the sender's name, but a clear designation of the address for undeliverable, returned mail must be evident.
• This includes name or department, address and/or P.O. Box, STOP number, city, state, and zip code.
• All mail presented to Mail Services for postage must bear an official TTUHSC return address.

YOUR NAME OR DEPARTMENT
TTUHSC
3601 4TH STREET STOP XXXX
LUBBOCK TX 79430-XXXX

Departmental and Texas Tech University Campus Mail

• Departmental and TTU campus mail must bear the recipient's name, department, and STOP (TTUHSC), MS (TTU/TTUS) or Mail Code (TTUHSCEP).

RECIPIENT NAME
RECIPIENT DEPARTMENT
STOP XXXX

Inter-Campus Mail

• Mail sent to any other campus will be sent USPS first class mail and should be fully addressed.

Outgoing Mail

• Using the USPS approved format below will ensure the fastest sorting and delivery of your mail.
• The standardized format includes using all capital letters without punctuation, a uniform left margin, with secondary addresses such as room or apartment numbers on the address line if possible.
• If mailing to an individual at a business, the recipient name is on the first line, above the name of the business.
• Mail with dual addresses (both a street address and post office box) is delivered to the address immediately above the city and state. If both addresses are included on the same line, the P.O. Box is the delivery point.
• The zip code must correspond to the address directly above the city and state.

RECIPIENT NAME
COMPANY OR BUSINESS NAME
STREET ADDRESS SUITE/ROOM/APT #
CITY STATE ZIP CODE