Recommended Address Formats

The Mail Center has two key identifiers to sort faculty and staff mail. The first and primary sort is by department name. If the mail piece does not contain a department name, then we sort by the name that appears on the delivery address. Many times, we receive mail that is simply addressed to Sacred Heart University. We may attempt to deliver this mail by using an “educated guess.” Obviously, this is the least efficient method for sorting mail.

Please be sure to inform those who may be sending you mail the proper format for shipping material to the University.

The following are examples of the proper format:

Faculty and staff Park Avenue campus addressing format for mail and packages

Name: John Doe, Ph.D.
Department: Department of Chemistry
Institution: Sacred Heart University
Address: 5151 Park Ave
City/State/Zip: Fairfield, CT  06825-1000

Faculty and staff West Campus addressing format for mail and packages

Name: John Doe, Ph.D.
Department: Marketing & Communications
Institution: Sacred Heart University West Campus
Address: 3135 Easton Tpke
City/State/Zip: Fairfield, CT 06825-1081

Please note: The USPS high-speed scanners read information from the bottom line and then move upward. Accordingly, the most important address line is the city/state/zip line. In our format, the address line and institution line are the lines read next by the USPS equipment. The USPS is not as concerned with the department or name line. These lines are read last by the Postal Service, but read first by the Mail Center. If the proper format is not followed, mail and packages may be delayed.

Student addressing format for mail and packages

Name: Jamie Doe
MC Box No: MC0101-MC5000
Institution: Sacred Heart University
Address: 5151 Park Ave Dept 1085  
City/State/Zip: Fairfield, CT  06825-1085

NOTICE:  In the Box Number line, the MC stands for Mail Center.  The mailboxes are currently labeled from 0101 through 5000. Students are located in Department 1085 and as you can see, Dept. 1085 matches the final four digits in the zip code 06825-1085. This enables the USPS to sort the student mail quickly and efficiently. If you do not use this format, your mail and packages may suffer delays.