The first question you might ask is: Why is this important to know? It may be helpful because this gives you an automatic state of residency at one time or another. The first three digits of the Social Security number indicate the state of issuance.
You should be aware there are no valid SSN’s with:
— first three digits higher than 728 in 700 series;
— numbers beginning with three or more 0’s;
— numbers ending in four 0’s;
— numbers with 00 group numbers (second set) or 000 serial numbers (third set); or
— numbers beginning with 8 or 9.
If an applicant tries to give you an invalid SS# ask for identification (preferably a Social Security Card).
To use this chart: Find the first three digits of the Social Security Number on the left and the State Issued will be printed beside it.
001-003 New Hampshire 440-448 Oklahoma
004-007 Maine 449-467, 627-645 Texas
008-009 Vermont 468-477 Minnesota
010-034 Massachusetts 478-485 Iowa
035-039 Rhode Island 486-500 Missouri
040-049 Connecticut 501-502 North Dakota
050-134 New York 503-504 South Dakota
135-158 New Jersey 505-508 Nebraska
159-211 Pennsylvania 509-515 Kansas
212-220 Maryland 516-517 Montana
221-222 Delaware 518-519 Idaho
223-231 Virginia 520 Wyoming
232-236 West Virginia 521-524 Colorado
232,237-246 North Carolina 525,585,648-649 New Mexico
247-251 South Carolina 526-527,600-601 Arizona
252-260 Georgia 528-529 Utah
261-267,589-595 Florida 530 Nevada
268-302 Ohio 531-539 Washington
303-317 Indiana 540-544 Oregon
318-361 Illinois 545-573,602-626 California
362-386 Michigan 574 Alaska
387-399 Wisconsin 574,580,586 Southeast Asian Refugees from
4/75 to 11/79
400-407 Kentucky 575-576 Hawaii
408-415 Tennessee 577-579 District of Columbia
416-424 Alabama 580 Virgin Islands
425-428,587-588 Mississippi 580-584,596-599 Puerto Rico
429-432 Arkansas 586 Guam, American Samoa, Philippine Islands, N. Mariana Islands
433-439 Louisiana 700-728 Railroad
