Winthrop University Post Office

110 Dinkins Student Center, Rock Hill, SC 29733 • 803/323-2293

Who's Who in the Post Office

Student Information

Transaction Times and Route Schedule

Preparation for Departmental Pick-Up

Choosing a Service for Mailing

Adding Extra Services

Addressing Your Mailing

Service Endorsements Reference Chart

Preparing Packages for Mailing

Correct State Abbreviations for Mailing

US Postal Service Rates Chart for Postage

Standard Mailing Preparation

Student Information

Welcome to the Winthrop University Post Office information guide. Your University Post Office is located at 110 Dinkins Student Center. We are a USPS contract station, offering, with a few exceptions, all the service that can be obtained through a USPS postal window.

Window Service and Delivery Times

The Post Office window is opened for business Monday through Friday. The hours are 8:30am until 3:15 pm. We leave the window opened an additional 10 minutes, from 3:15 until 3:25 for additional parcel pick up service, but we cannot conduct postal business in this time period.

Money Orders can be purchased at our window from 8:30am until 2:30pm. The Winthrop University Post Office is only permitted to cash US Postal money orders which cannot exceed $50.00. Larger amounts may be cashed at one of the local USPS offices. Two forms of ID are required when cashing a money order.

PO Box users can expect their letter mail to be boxed by 10:00 am. Parcels arrive at different times throughout the day and they are boxed as soon as they are processed and may be picked up as soon as you retrieve your notice from your box. Our last delivery for parcels is usually between 2:30pm and 3:00pm.

Postal Services Available

Purchasing of stamps – You may purchase postage by the individual stamp, book, roll, or mixed denominations.

Special Services-Certified, Insured, Delivery Confirmation, Delivery Signature, Priority (packaging available), Parcel post, Airmail, and Money Orders can be obtained through the Winthrop Post Office window.

Picture ID is required to pick-up any mail you have received a notice for, this includes oversized article notices and special service notices such as certified. There are no exceptions to this requirement. You are required to bring both your ID and your notice.

Your Winthrop ID, Drivers License, Photo Credit Card, Photo work ID or similar identification verifying your name and a photo are allowable.

Package Service - Parcels may be mailed from the University PO. Priority Mail packaging can be obtained for free at the PO window, this includes International Priority Service. We also carry Priority Flat Rate packaging. Any articles going any alternative service, (ex: media mail) must come wrapped and ready for mailing.

Passports - Passports cannot be applied for through the US post Office in Rock Hill. You can apply for a passport at the Clerk of courts office in Rock Hill.

Obtaining and Relinquishing a Post Office Box

All resident students are expected to have a Post Office box on campus, as no letters or packages are delivered to resident locations. If you are a resident student, and did not receive a PO Box at an orientation program, please come to the Post Office window at the Dinkins student center, on the main floor, and we will be happy to assign you your box. Your PO Box and combination can be found on Wingspan, under your personal information.

For the first three weeks of fall session, we will box all mail that arrives to the designated box number, as the boxes are not yet completely labeled. Please leave any mail that is not yours in the box at this time. As soon as the session is declared, we will label the boxes and pull any mail that does not belong to you or your box mate, in the box. Please be patient at this time and we apologize in advance for the inconvenience. After the semester is declared, we ask that if mail is incorrectly boxed in your box you bring it to the post office window area, and if we are not opened, drop it in the Campus Mail slot to the right of the windows. The campus slot is there for your convenience

If you have mail intended for a department on campus or a chartered organization, it can be sent free of charge. Correspondence to another student does require postage as student boxes are regulated by the US Postal service.

Your post office box is free to you as long as you are a resident student on campus. If you leave Winthrop or move off campus for any reason, it is your responsibility to inform us of your new address. As soon as you are removed from the resident list, your box will be closed, and your mail will be forwarded to the last address we have on file for you. If you wish to continue to use your box, and no longer reside on campus, but you are still active as a student, you may do so by paying a $35.00 fee. All boxes are subject to two occupants, this includes rental boxes. Boxes are assigned at random, and only married couples are assigned to the same box.

How to Use Your Post Office Box Combination

Instructions for using your combination can be found in the glass case at the front end of the PO Box station at Dinkins. If we are not opened, and you do not understand the instructions, ask anyone using their box if they would explain them to you and remember to return the favor in the future.

Non- Resident Students

Non-resident students may rent a PO Box for the fee of $35.00 per year. This fee is good from August first until July 31 of the next year, no mater when the box is rented. You are required to be an active student in order to rent a box.

Moving Off Campus

If you move off campus, it is your responsibility to bring us an alternative address or your mail will be forwarded to the address we have in the system, which is usually your permanent address. Please be aware that your Winthrop PO box cannot be changed on Wingspan. This is so that we are made aware of your move and release your box for reassignment. If you do not plan on returning to Winthrop the following semester, please inform us so that we can free your box for reassignment. If you forget to stop by and inform the Winthrop Post Office that you have moved off campus, you may go to your local United States Post Office and obtain a change of address form, fill it out and mail it to the Post Office here at Winthrop, addressed to Postmaster, Rock Hill, 29733.

After Hour Handling of Parcel or Mail Requiring a Signature

If you are unable to retrieve mail that either required a signature or is to large for your PO box during our window hours, you may give your ID to a friend, and they can pick-up your item for you unless the item has restricted delivery that requires your signature. If you are unable to give your ID to someone, a call to the post Office at 323-2293, will help us make arrangements to get your special handled mail to you

Problems With Your Mail Service

If at anytime during the school year you feel there is a problem with the handling of your mail, please don’t hesitate to come to the Post Office window and let us help you pinpoint and correct the problem. Remember, as a box mate if there is a problem with either occupant’s mail, the first inquiries regarding mishandled mail will be conducted with users of that box. Please treat your box mates mail as you would want them to treat yours. Please remember mishandling of mail is a Federal offense.

Please don’t hesitate to give us an opportunity to assist you with any of your postal related questions. Either come to our window in Dinkins, E-mail the director at schilffc@winthrop.edu or contact us at 323-2293.