Amazon places 750 new Locker locations on 500+ U.S. college campuses, cutting shipping friction for students who don't want packages left at dorm mailrooms
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Amazon has added 750 Locker locations at more than 500 college and university campuses across the U.S., the company said in a Tuesday press release.
Students can have eligible orders delivered to a campus Locker at no extra cost, pick them up within three calendar days, or authorize someone else to collect the package, the release said.
"College students are constantly on the move, and picking up a package should fit into their day–not the other way around," Viraj Chatterjee, Amazon's vice president of transportation, said in the release. "Expanding Amazon Locker across college and university campuses nationwide puts secure package pickup directly into the flow of campus life."
The new campus locations join more than 25,000 package pickup points Amazon already offers across the U.S., according to the release.
The Locker network targets customers who do not want a package sent to their home or workplace, the company said in a separate February 2025 article. To use the service, customers search by address or zip code for a pickup point, add it to their address book, select it during checkout, and retrieve the package after a delivery confirmation email.
"Maybe your apartment building doesn't have a mailroom or doorman, or you'd rather pick up the package on your way to another destination. Maybe you want to keep a gift as a surprise," the article said.
Amazon also offers Prime for Young Adults, which provides the full Prime membership for half the price, available to those aged 18 to 24 and to students enrolled in a two- or four-year college. New customers can confirm their age by sharing a driver's license, passport or identity card, or can sign up with a .edu email address, per the release.
The campus locker expansion follows data showing U.S. consumers log 51 digital shopping days a month, up from 46 in January 2024, according to a PYMNTS Intelligence report. A digital shopping day is any day with at least one activity, the report noted.
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