Post Office
As a USPS contract station, the Bennington College post office can make the same transactions as any hometown post office: sell stamps, stamped envelopes, and regular postcards; mail certified and insured packages; provide postage for all foreign correspondence. In addition to USPS Express Mail, the post office can send items overnight via UPS or Federal Express.
Hours
- During term: M–F 10:00 am–4:00 pm;
Sat 10:30 am–noon - Summer/FWT: M–F 10:00AM–3:45PM
Special hours
- During winter break: M–F 10:00 am–3:45 pm
Closed–Saturday & Sunday - Term hours resume on February 20, 2018
Location
- Regular mail: Commons
- Packages: Buildings and Grounds
USPS Mail
Arrives on campus around 9:30 AM; sorted and placed in mailboxes by noon; outgoing mail must be in the mail slot by 1:15 PM or 3:00 PM, weekdays, and by 11:45 AM, Saturdays. USPS rates.
UPS and Federal Express
Arrives around noon; notices are placed in mailboxes by 1:30 PM; outgoing packages must be to post office by 3:00 PM for pickup.
Your Mail
Your official address is:
Your Name
1 College Drive
Bennington VT 05201-6003
Prepaid Trunks/Packages
Trunks and packages may be shipped to campus, if they are prepaid. If you are a new student, please indicate so on the package.
Fax Service
We have a fax machine, and charge for both incoming and outgoing transmissions: domestic incoming/outgoing $1.00 per page; foreign incoming $1.50 per page; foreign outgoing $5.00 per page. These may be sent during the post office sales hours. Please be certain that you have the correct outgoing fax number. If you receive a fax, we will put a notice in your box. They must be paid for when you pick them up. The fax number is 802-447-4271.
Tracy Provensal
