Social Security #'s

Factual Questions
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Simple question:

Does the prefix (first 3 numbers) of your SS# indicate where you were born?

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Doh!

That should read what state you were born in…

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Social Security Numbers.

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And from the SSA,

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I just knew **Q.E.D. **would have sumthin’ for me!

Thanks

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So, what I gather it doesn’t necassarily(sp) indicate what state you were born in correct? (specifically asking about those who were born in the states)

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http://www.investigateanyoneonline.com/ssn-aboutnumbers.shtml

AAA-GGG-SSSS

Area-{classified}-{classified}

The first three digits are your area - which for the most part means the state you were scanned into the Social Security System. Mine are 078 - New York State.

That’s all I can say, now.

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The first three digits of a Social Security number indicate the state from which the person applied for a Social Security number. Not the state of birth.

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Cecil Adams on Are social security numbers recycled? What do the numbers mean?

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Corbomite makes a good point. It is the state you were in when you applied, not the state you were born in. For instance, I was born in NY state, but my first 3 numbers are 178 - PA