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". Until June 25, 2011, this is generally the State or territory where your SSN was assigned. Thereafter, the number was randomly 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. By using the first three numbers of anyone's SSN, you can often 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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