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Social Security # Structure And Link
This link has is from the SSA and has all the latest information including the highest numbers met:
http://web.archive.org/web/200508300.../stateweb.html
If someone says they were born and raised in Illinois and their SSN says otherwise, it could be a
problem. Two common bouncer tricks for catching fake id users: 1. Asking the ID holder what their Zodiac
sign is. 2. Incorrectly "verifying" info on the ID, "So you live at 3912 Hill Ave?" "No, sir. That's 3921 Hill."
A Social Security Number (SSN) consists of nine digits, commonly written as three fields separated by
hyphens: AAA-GG-SSSS. The first three-digit field is called the "area number". The central, two-digit field
is called the "group number". The final, four-digit field is called the "serial number".
The process of assigning numbers has been changed at least twice. Until 1965, only half the group
numbers were used. Before 1972, numbers were assigned by field offices; since 1972, they have all been
assigned by the central office. The order in which numbers were assigned was changed in the 1972
transition. There may have been other changes, but it's difficult to get information on how things used to
be done.
Area Numbers
The area numbers are assigned to geographical locations. They were originally assigned the same way
that zip codes were later assigned (in particular, area numbers increase from east to west across the
continental US as do the ZIP codes). Most area numbers were assigned according to state (or territorial)
boundaries, although the series 700-729 was assigned to railroad workers regardless of location (this
series of area numbers was discontinued in 1964 and is no longer used for new SSNs). Area numbers
assigned prior to 1972 are an indication of the SSA office which originally issued the SSN. Since 1972 the
area number in SSNs corresponds to the residence address given by the applicant on the application for
the SSN.
In many regions the original range of area number assignments was eventually exhausted as
population grew. The original area number assignments have been augmented as required. All of the
original assignments were less than 585 (except for the 700-729 railroad worker series mentioned above).
Area numbers of "000" have never been issued.
UPDATE- "The Social Security Administration has even changed all of its documentation to say that
the assignment of a number doesn’t necessarily depend on the state where you live. What they’re doing
in June 2011, and I know it’s a direct result of this Obama thing, is they’re going to start randomization,
and that is going to be a nightmare for law enforcement."
The following table is now out of date. The SSA currently maintains an up-to-date version. I'm leaving
the old one here in case the SSA's version goes away. As of 2001/5/15, the SSA lists group numbers as
high as 768 as having been issued.
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 586 PI Pacific Islands*
223-231 VA 501-502 ND 587-588 MS
232-236 WV 503-504 SD 589-595 FL
237-246 NC 505-508 NE 596-599 PR Puerto Rico
247-251 SC 509-515 KS 600-601 AZ
252-260 GA 516-517 MT 602-626 CA
261-267 FL 518-519 ID 627-645 TX
268-302 OH 520 WY 646-647 UT
303-317 IN 521-524 CO 648-649 NM
318-361 IL 525 NM *Guam, American Samoa,
362-386 MI 526-527 AZ Philippine Islands,
387-399 WI 528-529 UT Northern Mariana Islands
650-699 unassigned, for future use

700-728 Railroad workers through 1963, then discontinued
729-799 unassigned, for future use
800-999 not valid SSNs. Some sources have claimed that numbers
above 900 were used when some state programs were converted
to federal control, but current SSA documents claim no
numbers above 799 have ever been used.

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