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How to Decipher a Social Security Number |
| This information isn't really a secret. It just isn't very well known. According to the Social Security Administration, your nine-digit Social Security Number (SSN) is divided into three parts: 1. The first three digits are known as the "area number". This is generally the State or territory where your SSN was assigned. 2. The second two numbers are known as the "group numbers". They really do not have any geographical or data significance. 3. The third set, of four numbers, is simply the numerical sequence of digits 0001 to 9999 issued within each group. People born in the United States since 1987 may have had their SSN applied for them by the hospital at birth. This does vary by State. By using the first three numbers of anyone's SSN, you can either tell in which State they were born, or at the least, one of the States where they once lived. Try it! |
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| Notes: 1. Any number beginning with "000" will never be a valid SSN. 2. To date, no area number has been issued after "772". 3. If the same area number appears more than oncve, it is because certain numbers were transferred from one State to another or that the area number was divided for use amongst certain geographical locations. 4. * = New areas allocatedd, but not yet issued. 5. ** = 700-728 issuance of these numbers to railroad employees was discontinued July 1, 1963. Source: www.socialsecurity.gov. All data is current as of January 1, 2004. |
Information is from sources believed to be reliable but cannot be guaranteed. The information presented is solely intended to assist site visitors in better understanding Social Security Numbers.
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