Wheeler Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 It is interesting to note that you can tell where a Social Security Number was issued simply by looking at the first few digits of the number. This does not tell where the person was born, only where he or she was living when the number was issued. Nonetheless, it can be a valuable clue as to where to look for additional information. The Social Security Account Number (SSAN) is divided into three sets of digits. For example, let’s take 123-45-6789. The 3 digits in the first group indicate the state or territory in which the number was originally issued. The second group of 2 numbers is used to define the people within the state. The third group of 4 digits is simply issued in numerical sequence. The following list shows the area indicated by first 3 digits: 001-003 New Hampshire 004-007 Maine 008-009 Vermont 010-034 Massachusetts 035-039 Rhode Island 040-049 Connecticut 050-134 New York 135-158 New Jersey 159-211 Pennsylvania 212-220 Maryland 221-222 Delaware 223-231 Virginia 232-236 West Virginia 237-246 North Carolina 247-251 South Carolina 252-260 Georgia 261-267 Florida 268-302 Ohio 303-317 Indiana 318-361 Illinois 362-386 Michigan 387-399 Wisconsin 400-407 Kentucky 408-415 Tennessee 416-424 Alabama 425-428 Mississippi 429-432 Arkansas 433-439 Louisiana 440-448 Oklahoma 449-467 Texas 468-477 Minnesota 478-485 Iowa 486-500 Missouri 501-502 North Dakota 503-504 South Dakota 505-508 Nebraska 509-515 Kansas 516-519 Idaho 520 Wyoming 521-524 Colorado 525 New Mexico (also 585 below) 526-527 Arizona 528-529 Utah 530 Nevada 531-539 Washington 540-544 Oregon 545-573 California 574 Alaska 575-576 Hawaii 577-579 District of Columbia 580 U.S. Virgin Islands 581-585 Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa 585 New Mexico (some 585 numbers) 586-699 Unassigned 700-729 Railroad Retirement Board 730-899 Unassigned A few Social Security Numbers beginning with a 9 have been issued, but these are very rare. For more information about obtaining information from the Social Security Administration, look at: www.socialsecurity.gov/foia/foia_guide.htm Quote Link to comment
Linda Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 good information there thanks Quote Link to comment
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