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Revised 11-05
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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 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 99163-1700STUDENT 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 99163-4193STUDENT 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. The College Station Post Office, located in the Compton Union Building has boxes with four-digit 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 2812DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 642812
PULLMAN WA 99164-2812NOTE: 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 three 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.
99165
College Station post office boxes: The U. S. Postal Service delivers all mail with a 99165 ZIP code to the College Station Post Office, located in the Compton Union Building.
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.