📍 CONNECTICUT
Yale Station Post Office
Post Office (USPS) · New Haven
Yale Station Post Office at 206 Elm Street sits in the heart of the university district, a short walk from Yale's residential colleges and the New Haven Green.
Location & contact
🕑 Hours
| Appointments | By appointment via the USPS scheduler |
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📍 Location & contact
📖 About this office
Yale Station Post Office at 206 Elm Street sits in the heart of the university district, a short walk from Yale's residential colleges and the New Haven Green. It is the natural first stop for students, visiting scholars, and international researchers who need a U.S. passport for study-abroad terms, conference travel, or a first document after naturalization.
The counter offers standard USPS passport acceptance: an agent reviews your citizenship proof, watches you sign the form, and mails the sealed application to the State Department. Because the surrounding blocks are packed with academic calendars, demand spikes around semester breaks, so booking early in the term pays off.
Downtown parking near Elm Street is limited, and many applicants arrive on foot or by bus. If Yale Station is full, the other New Haven offices on Brewery Street and Fountain Street offer the same service on different schedules.
💡 Good to know
Reserve a passport appointment at tools.usps.com/rcas; walk-in windows are unpredictable near a busy campus branch. Students applying for the first time should bring a birth certificate or naturalization certificate, a valid photo ID, and a passport photo. For a broader look at nearby options, see our Connecticut passport overview.