Prefix List for Social Security Numbers

The following is a list of the social security number prefixes and the state or states that issued it.  Sometimes this can be a big help in identifying someone's state of birth.

Note: This list is constantly changing, so you may wish to check the Social Security Online site for the current list.

001-003New Hampshire
004-007Maine
008-009Vermont
010-034Massachusetts
035-039Rhode Island
040-049Connecticut
050-134New York
135-158New Jersey
159-211Pennsylvania
212-220Maryland
221-222Delaware
223-231Virginia
232-232West Virginia and North Carolina
233-236West Virginia
237-246North Carolina
247-251South Carolina
252-260Georgia
261-267Florida
268-302Ohio
303-317Indiana
318-361Illinois
362-386Michigan
387-399Wisconsin
400-407Kentucky
408-415Tennessee
416-424Alabama
425-428Mississippi
429-432Arkansas
433-439Louisiana
440-448Oklahoma
449-467Texas
468-477Minnesota
478-485Iowa
486-500Missouri
501-502North Dakota
503-504South Dakota
505-508Nebraska
509-515Kansas
516-517Montana
518-519Idaho
520-520Wyoming
521-524Colorado
525-525New Mexico
526-527Arizona
528-529Utah
530-530Nevada
531-539Washington
540-544Oregon
545-573California
574-574Alaska
575-576Hawaii
577-579District of Columbia
580-580U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
581-584Puerto Rico
585-585New Mexico
586-586Guam, Philippine Islands and American Samoa
587-587Mississippi
700-729Railroad Workers

NOTE:  INVALID SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS
  1. Three or more leading zeros
  2. Ending in four zeros
  3. Leading number of 9 is suspect, very few ever issued
Note: check the Social Security Online site. Some of the below numbers are being assigned now.
  1. Leading numbers 73 through 79
  2. Leading number 6 or 8

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