2006-07-26 12:28:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
When the Social Security Administration began issuing numbers to U.S. citizens, it based area numbers on the same method as the U.S. Postal ZIP codes (numbers increase from east to west) with a few exceptions: 000 has never been issued; 700 to 729, originally for Railroad workers, have been discontinued. The area number is code for the region of the address appearing on SS application forms.
Group numbers represent the order in which SSNs for an area are assigned. They are issued in following order: odd numbers 01 to 09, even numbers 10 to 98, even numbers, 02 to 08, and odd numbers 11 to 99. 00 group numbers are never assigned. Group numbers allow you to determine relative chronological order of cards from the same region.
Serial Numbers are assigned based on order as well. However, unlike group numbers, serial numbers are always assigned in a strictly increasing manner. 0000 is never assigned.
2006-07-26 12:34:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 26⤊ 1⤋
Best answer I could find, I hope it helps.
Your social security number is made up of 3 parts called
the AREA (XXX), GROUP (XX), and SERIAL(XXXX). I'll
explain these parts separately. First, the AREA (XXX) has
one of two meanings, depending on when you got your
number. If you received your social security card before
1972, the area number shows what state you APPLIED for
your card in. If you received your social security card
after 1972, the area number shows the state you RESIDED
in at the time you applied. Here is a list of the number
combinations and their corresponding states.
000 NONE 387-399 WI 528-529 UT
001-003 NH 400-407 KY 530-NV
004-007 ME 408-415 TN 531-539 WA
008-009 VT 416-424 AL 540-544 OR
010-034 MA 425-428 MS 545-573 CA
035-039 RI 429-432 AR 574-AK
040-049 CT 433-439 LA 575-576 HI
050-134 NY 440-448 OK 577-579 DC
135-158 NJ 449-467 TX
580 VI (Virgin Islands) 159-211 PA
468-477 MN 581-584 PR (Puerto Rico)
212-220 MD 478-485 IA 585-NM
221-222 DE 486-500 MO
586PI (Pacific Islands - Guam)
223-231VA 501-502 ND
232-236 WV 503-504 SD
237-246 NC 505-508 NE 587-588 MS
247-251 SC 509-515 KS 589-595 FL
252-260 GA 516-517 MT
596-599 PR (Puerto Rico)
261-267 FL 518-519 ID 600-601 AZ
268-302 OH 520 WY 602-626 CA
303-317 IN 521-524 CO
318-361 IL 525NM
900-999 Were used when state aid to the aged, blind, and
disable was converted to federal programs administered by
the Social Security Association, not valid social security
numbers. You will see that some states have more than one
group of numbers. This is because their original group of
numbers became exhausted.
The GROUP (XX) has no meaning other than to determine
whether or not a number has been assigned. This is
important to know, if you want to use social security
numbers as identification for your customers. Here's how
you should use this information.
Every month, the Social Security Association publishes a
list of the highest group assigned for each AREA. The
order of assignment is odd numbers under 10, even numbers
over 9, even numbers under 9 (except for 00, which is not
used), and odd numbers over 10. So, for example, if the
highest GROUP assigned for AREA 999 is 72, then a customer
who gives you the social security number 999-04-1234 is a
fraud, because even GROUPS under 9 have not yet been
assigned.
The SERIAL (XXXX) portion has no meaning and is not
assigned in strict numerical order. 0000 is never used.
If you know what to look for, social security numbers are
an important tool for screening customers.
For more information about your number visit:
Social Security Numbers And Privacy
FAQ - Social Security Numbers
2006-07-26 12:42:06 · answer #2 · answered by Bethany 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first 3 identify what state you were born in, the others are used to identify you individually.
2006-07-26 12:30:08 · answer #3 · answered by SHOOTER586 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the numbers have to do with the region or state you were born in. The link below has tons of information about it.
2006-07-26 12:34:54 · answer #4 · answered by Dee J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first three are for the area where you got your number at. The others, as far as I know, are just random unused series of digits.
2006-07-26 12:31:19 · answer #5 · answered by fishing66833 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out wikipedia for a great article and explanation.
2006-07-26 12:42:55 · answer #6 · answered by jmskinny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they give info on the state and year you were born in.
2006-07-26 12:30:32 · answer #7 · answered by nefariousx 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋