and we were born 11 years apart and in different states?
2007-05-14 07:02:17 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Your parents must have gotten them at the same time. I got my kids' ss cards at the same time and their numbers are very close together.
2007-05-14 07:04:27 · answer #1 · answered by The Nana of Nana's 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. The social security website explains that the number is divided into 3 parts. The first part is directly related to the zip code of the address used on the form. The second 2 numbers are the group number of the card issued. The last 4 are issued consecutively. So if your parents submitted the paperwork at the same time it is possible that your SS numbers are almost exactly the same with the only difference being the last 4 which may be only off by 1 number.
2007-05-14 14:12:33 · answer #2 · answered by AVeryCoolCat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that is strange. You can check the Social Security website for more info on where numbers were issued.
It's possible that BOTH numbers were issued at the same time after your brother was born. It wasn't until recently that all kids were required to have them (so the parents could report them for deductions on tax returns).
http://www.csgnetwork.com/ssnmbrcalc.html
http://www.mrfa.org/ssn.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_number
2007-05-14 15:19:24 · answer #3 · answered by geeksball 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know how old you are but when I was young, we applied for our SSN when we reached the age of 10. Nowadays you can do it when your child is born. Because of that fact it is possible that your parents submitted forms for the two of you at the same time; possilby even mailed them together int he same envelope and they were processed together. You should ask your parents if they are still living if that was the case. It would serve as some justification for your curiosity. If they did not, then I would say it was purely coincidental.
2007-05-14 14:09:05 · answer #4 · answered by kathleen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not if they were applied for and processed at the same time. Used to be that you didn't need a number until you got a job. It's only recently that you apply when born.
2007-05-14 14:06:37 · answer #5 · answered by stopmeifimwrong 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no not at all my brother and i have the exact same social security number except for the last number he has a five and i have a six and he is older so why didn't he get the higher number?
2007-05-14 14:05:33 · answer #6 · answered by alina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really. My brother and I have almost the same ones. The only difference are the last four numbers.
2007-05-14 14:05:01 · answer #7 · answered by Madrider 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, your number is issued to by when they are applied for. Maybe your parents applied for both of them at the same time. Just a thought.
2007-05-14 14:05:05 · answer #8 · answered by Silver Lady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on when the #'s were issued. If your parents requested them at the same time this is why they are close. I've also been told each state gets a block of #'s.
2007-05-14 14:05:07 · answer #9 · answered by Deb S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my brothers and i were the same way, but my mom waited a long time before applying for our cards and then applied for them all at once. So since she sent all our applications in together, we got consecutive numbers.
2007-05-14 14:06:01 · answer #10 · answered by julliana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋