Mail Services (USPS, FedX etc)

Campus Mail Services vs. PBSci Receiving & Delivery (Thimann Stockroom)

• Campus mail services receives/delivers USPS mail to all campus units. They deliver to department mailrooms only.

• The PBSci Stockroom (Located at Thimann) is specific to our Division. All FedEx and UPS packages are delivered to the Stockroom. Stockroom employees sort and deliver these packages straight to offices and labs.

"We are more than happy to contact your team with any delivery as needed, we do this for many people that we serve. We also appreciate any notice of incoming high valued/and or large items prior to them being shipped to campus; we can prepare for them and we can notify folks upon its arrival, when we make a delivery and we can also provide will-call pickups if wanted. " Richard Wood  riowood@ucsc.edu

Thimman Receiving Manager

You may contact Rick and he will also deliver to your office without you being present but must be requested for each delivery.

See more detailed information below.

Campus Mail Services 

 They deliver to department mailrooms only. Our mail room is located at ISB Room 260.

UC Santa Cruz uses Mailcodes (to send) and Mailstops (to receive) receive mail. When you place your department mailcode at the top of your return address for outgoing mail, we put postage on your mail for you, and charge it to your department's FOAPAL at the end of each month.

You can also use your mailcode to send FedEx, UPS and US Postal express mail, for targeted campus distributions and for LiveScan (fingerprinting) services for new employees. 

Including your mailstop in your addressing information will help our mail staff know where to deliver your mail, ensuring that you will receive your mail in a timely manner.

The Department mailing address is:

University of California Santa Cruz

Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics

1156 High Street

MS:  UCO Lick

Santa Cruz, CA 95064

The Department 'mailstop' is: UCO Lick

The Department's mailcode is: 34.258

• Use this code if you need to send a letter or package 

• This code is used as postage payment, as well as for sending/receiving FedEx/UPS packages

Admin Note:  If you will be using the mailcode for research-related expenses - please let the Department Manager know.  Depending on the costs involved, we may ask you for a FOAPAL to transfer the expense to as the Department Budget does not cover individual research expenses.  If you will be frequently using mail services, we suggest that you set up your own mailcode which would be tied to your research FOAPAL.  Mailcodes cost $7.20 per month in addition to any mail expenses.

Department Mail Room Location:   ISB 260

Department Physical Address:  (Non-USPS deliveries)

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Santa Cruz

Thimann Labs Receiving

572 Steinhart Way

Santa Cruz, CA, 95064  

Sending FedEx/UPS

Please contact UCSC mail services at 831-459-2764 or email at mailbilling@ucsc.edu. They can assist you. They will ask you for a mail code (34-258) and will provide you with the campus FedEx account number. 

 PBSci Receiving & Delivery (Stockroom)

• All FedEx and UPS packages are delivered to the Stockroom. Stockroom employees sort and deliver these packages straight to offices and labs

Receiving High-Value Items / Equipment

For deliveries of large equipment or orders that may require special handling or a white glove delivery, please contact the Stockroom in advance, to coordinate the proper receiving, handling and delivery of items.

Richard Wood  riowood@ucsc.edu

Thimman Receiving Manager

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Santa Cruz

Thimann Labs Receiving

572 Steinhart Way

Santa Cruz, CA, 95064  

Personal mail

The use of the department's mail services for personal use is prohibited. There is a self service Postal Kiosk located on the first floor of the Bay Tree Bookstore. You can send out letters and packages, and buy postage. Mail is picked up daily, Monday through Friday at 1pm.