Mail and Mailboxes

Mail and small packages for individuals within the SEAS community are typically delivered to centralized mailboxes within each building. Larger packages/special deliveries are typically delivered directly to individual offices.

For questions or problems with mail delivery within SEAS, contact the Service Center.

For additional information regarding general services, billing, deliveries, mail forwarding and metering contact Harvard University Mail Services. 

Metered Mail

Harvard University Mail Services (HUMS)  handles our outgoing metered and stamped mail.

Mail metering can be provided to any Harvard-affiliated department. HUMS will apply postage to any item that the USPS will accept. HUMS metering service eliminates the need to maintain a mailing system in your department, freeing your department of the cost of leasing agreements, postage advances, and meter maintenance charges. 

At the usual delivery times, HUMS will pick up any mail to be metered. We will code and report charges for postage and fees to suit your department (we’ll accept any number of codes). We can also produce detailed records of metering activity. Departments may also set up multiple accounts on the same billing code with each account showing on separate lines on your detail listing. 

HUMS makes every effort to meter mail on the same day that it is picked up. On rare occasions, or when a very large mailing is picked up at the end of the day, the mail will be metered and sent out by 12:00 p.m. the following day.  

Please contact HUMS to set up an account. 

Mailrooms and mailboxes are managed by the Service Center and can be found in the locations listed below.  For questions or changes, please contact servicecenter@seas.harvard.edu.

Cambridge Mailboxes - 

Pierce Hall 2nd Floor

ESL Entrance

McKay 1st Floor

MD G111 (card access only)

SEC Mailboxes - 

Lower Level 2:  LL2.214

Lower Level 1:  LL1.235

1st Floor:  1.200.3

2nd Floor:  2.111, 2.206, 2.420

3rd Floor:  3.104, 3.207, 3.315

4th Floor:  4.200.C, 4.422

5th Floor:  5.102, 5.422

6th Floor:  6.400

All pre-labeled packages for FedEx Express, UPS, and USPS can be dropped off on the shelves located inside the SEC loading dock doors (room LL1.258).

FedEx picks up pre-labeled packages daily from the SEC loading dock. If you miss the SEC pick-up and have an urgent FedEx shipment, there is a FedEx drop box at Harvard Business School (80 Battan Way), located inside a small vestibule just before the roundabout. Scheduled pick-ups from this drop box occur Monday through Friday at 6 PM.

UPS collects pre-labeled packages from the SEC loading dock each day.

USPS packages will be picked up daily by HUMS from the SEC loading dock. Please ensure all USPS shipments have postage affixed or a metering account number provided. If you would like to set up a metering account, please visit HUMS.