How do I deposit a check if I am not near my own bank?

Look at the website for the bank chain your local one is part of. You may find there is another branch not that far away.

When I was in Pennsylvania needing to use my bank I looked on the web and found one in a town I had never heard of, Flourtown, that turned about to be just 5 miles away in a brand new shopping center,

Check the back of your ATM bank card. If it is part of the STAR network, you can make a deposit at participating Star ATMs.

Do your research here:

http://www.star.com/cfm/?go=atmlocator2.start

You can always take the check to the bank that's on the check.

Direct deposit if you are dealing with a company paycheck.

Otherwise mail.

Just mail it in with a deposit slip.

you can do a wire transfer,they cost like 15.00 but if you open a savings account they will do it for nothing at a bank.a mininum deposit is required but is usually pretty resonable

Looking for an answer on this too

you can mail it in to a branch....

very good question