STOP Numbers

Why do I need to use my STOP number?

There are well over a million items delivered to 3601 4th Street annually. There are over 3,400 current faculty and staff and countless former employees to whom items may be addressed. Larger departments have multiple locations and a large portion of employees are in the system under the department’s administrative STOP. Department names printed on addresses often are abbreviated or cut off because they exceed the number of characters printed on the line.

When items are addressed with a STOP number, Mail Services and Receiving spend seconds to sort each item. Without the STOP, items are delivered to the department name if listed, then the recipient’s name if listed and found in the directory with valid delivery information. Any listed purchase order number or phone number is also researched. Some research takes longer than others, but all research delays getting your item to you. Use of STOP numbers speeds up delivery and eliminates guesswork.

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