Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 14:53:14 -0400
Reply-To: Charles Patridge <Charles_S_Patridge@PRODIGY.NET>
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From: Charles Patridge <Charles_S_Patridge@PRODIGY.NET>
Subject: Re: Social Security Number Validation
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William, Mark, Dave, and who is this "Chuckster" <grin>
Some more stuff I got from ssa.gov website.
I don't think Dave is going to get anything from SSA about validating his
SSNs.
Chuck P.
Is there any significance to the numbers
assigned in
the Social Security Number?
Question
Is there
any significance to the numbers assigned in the Social
Security
Number?
Answer
No. The
digits in the Social Security number allow for the orderly
assignment
of numbers. The number is divided into three parts: the
area, group
and serial numbers. Further information about the Social
Security
Number is available on SSA's website at
http://www.ssa.gov/foia/highgroup.htm. SSNs are assigned randomly
by computer
within the confines of the area numbers allocated to a
particular
State.
===========================================================================
Do the
numbers in a Social Security number have any
meaning?
Question
Do the
numbers in a Social Security number have any meaning?
Answer
The
following is general information about Social Security numbers
and a list
which indicates the State and its corresponding area
number used
by Social Security when assigning Social Security
numbers.
The
nine-digit Social Security number is divided into three parts—
· The first
three digits are the area number. If your Social Security
number was
assigned before 1972 when Social Security cards were
issued by
local offices, the area number reflects the State where you
applied for
your number. If your number was assigned in 1972 or
later when
we began issuing Social Security cards centrally, the
area number
reflects the State as determined by the ZIP code in the
mailing
address on your application for the number.
· The
middle two digits are the group number. It has no special
geographic
or data significance but merely serve to break the
number into
conveniently sized blocks for orderly issuance.
· The last
four digits are serial number. It represents a straight
numerical
sequence of digits from 0001-9999 within the group.
To see the
most recent information about the allocation of Social
Security
numbers go to SSA’s web site at
http://www.ssa.gov/foia/stateweb.html.
=======================================================================
Which
Social Security numbers are invalid (impossible)
?
Question
Which
Social Security numbers are invalid (impossible) ?
Answer
An invalid
(or impossible) Social Security number (SSN) is one
which has
not yet been assigned.
The SSN is
divided as follows: the area number (first three digits),
group
number (fourth and fifth digits), and serial number (last four
digits). To
determine if an SSN is invalid consider the following:
No SSNs
with an area number in the 800 or 900 series, or "000"
area
number, have been assigned.
No SSNs
with an area number above 728 have been assigned in the
700 series,
except for 764 through 768.
No SSN's
with a "00" group number or "0000" serial number have
been
assigned.
No SSNs
with an area number of "666" have been or will be
assigned.
Information
about the SSN and SSNs that have been assigned is
available
on SSA's website at
http://www.ssa.gov/foia/highgroup.htm.
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http://www.ssa.gov/foia/stateweb.html
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ALLOCATIONS
Since 1973, social security numbers have been issued by our central office.
The first three (3) digits of a person's social security number are
determined by the ZIP
Code of the mailing address shown on the application for a social security
number. Prior to 1973, social security numbers were assigned by our field
offices. The
number merely established that his/her card was issued by one of our offices
in that State. See also High Group List of SSN's.
THIS DATA IS STRICTLY FOR
INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES
The chart below shows the first 3 digits of the social security numbers
assigned throughout the United States and its possessions. See "Note" at
bottom of page.
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
691-699*
232-236
West Virginia
232
North Carolina
237-246
681-690*
247-251
South Carolina
654-658
252-260
Georgia
667-675
261-267
Florida
589-595
766-768
769-772
268-302
Ohio
303-317
Indiana
318-361
Illinois
362-386
Michigan
387-399
Wisconsin
400-407
Kentucky
408-415
Tennessee
756-763*
416-424
Alabama
425-428
Mississippi
587
588*
752-755*
429-432
Arkansas
676-679
433-439
Louisiana
659-665
440-448
Oklahoma
449-467
Texas
627-645
468-477
Minnesota
478-485
Iowa
486-500
Missouri
501-502
North Dakota
503-504
South Dakota
505-508
Nebraska
509-515
Kansas
516-517
Montana
518-519
Idaho
520
Wyoming
521-524
Colorado
650-653
525,585
New Mexico
648-649
526-527
Arizona
600-601
764
765
528-529
Utah
646-647
530
Nevada
680
531-539
Washington
540-544
Oregon
545-573
California
602-626
574
Alaska
575-576
Hawaii
750-751*
577-579
District of Columbia
580
Virgin Islands
580-584
Puerto Rico
596-599
586
Guam
586
American Somoa
586
Philippine Islands
700-728
Railroad Board**
NOTE: The same area, when shown more than once, means that certain numbers
have been transferred from one State to another, or that an area has been
divided for
use among certain geographic locations.
Any number beginning with 000 will NEVER be a valid SSN.
The information in our records about an individual is confidential by law
and cannot be disclosed except in certain very restricted cases permitted by
regulations. (Back to
top)
* = New areas allocated, but not yet issued (Back to chart)
** 700-728 Issuance of these numbers to railroad employees was discontinued
July 1, 1963. (Back to chart)
