Mail Services

Residential Student Mail Services

Residential Mailboxes | Residential Mail Procedures | Mailrooms | Delivery and Pickup
Residence Hall Zip Codes | Change of Address

Thanksgiving Break Hours

Nov. 23rd and Nov. 24th the Package Pickup window at 23 Owens hall will be open from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm. Nov. 25th those hours will be 10:00 am until 11:30 am. It will be closed on Nov. 26th and 27th.
Regular hours will begin again on Nov. 30th.

Residential Mailboxes

Mail to Virginia Tech residence hall students is delivered to a numbered, locked mailbox. Some residence halls have mailboxes located in the buildings. Other residence halls have mailboxes located in another residence hall serving adjoining residence halls.

Mailboxes are assigned to each student by Residential and Dining Programs (RDP). The mailbox number is the same number as the residence hall room number. Please contact RDP directly regarding a lost or stolen mailbox key. Please follow Residential Mail Procedures when sending mail.

Please contact Residential Mail Services at 1-4085 or mailservices@vt.edu if you have any questions about residential mail services.

Delivery and Pickup

Mail is delivered to residence hall mailboxes Monday through Friday. Packages can be claimed at 23 Owens Hall during business hours. Outgoing mail is picked up daily from the mailrooms and must be deposited by 1:00 p.m. to assure that it is delivered to the U.S. Postal Service that day. Mail recieved after 1:00 p.m. will be processed the following business day.

Additionally, Mail Services will no longer accept and sign for any item that express carriers are unable to deliver directly to a student. Please suggest to your family and friends that they ask about delivery policies prior to selecting a carrier.

Residence Hall Zip Codes

Each Virginia Tech residence hall has an individual nine digit (ZIP + 4) code. The first five digits of each residence hall is 24060 and the last four digits are unique to each residence hall. To expedite delivery, please do not include "Virginia Tech" in the address.

Correct Incorrect

Student
800 Vawter Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24060-0017

Student
800 Vawter Hall
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24060-0017

Change of Address

The university maintains several different addresses for residence hall students: local, permanent, and guardian. These addresses come from the application for admission. For residence hall students, Student Programs will update and maintain the local (residence hall) address. It is the responsibility of each residence hall student to update and/or change your address (except for residence hall addresses) by accessing Hokie SPA as soon as possible after the new address is available.

RDP will reset the local address to the permanent address at the end of spring semester and when a residence hall student moves off campus during the academic year. Residence hall students, who move off campus after their freshman year, must change their address by using Hokie SPA; otherwise the permanent address will be considered the local address for all university mailings.

Questions? Comments?

Send questions and comments about mail rates or services to mailservices@vt.edu.