I'm not positive, but I don't think mine follows that rule.
Kingsville zip code 78363.
454 is the first 3 numbers of my SS.
Unless that's not how it's done .
Tell us something we don't know....
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I'm not positive, but I don't think mine follows that rule.
Kingsville zip code 78363.
454 is the first 3 numbers of my SS.
Unless that's not how it's done .
Can't find 530 in any of the Las Vegas zips.
Wrong as prior to 1963 there were no zip codes, and I got my SS before then. That's more than a few exceptions.
That's something I didn't know.
I can't remember how old I was when I got mine, but I would have been 5 in 1963.
Nope; you are in the “few”. “Few” would be defined as the percentage of population alive today that possess social security numbers issued prior to that date. Your age group (& mine) is no longer in the majority. Thus, the “few” exceptions; but that’s not the only reason for the “few” exceptions. If you’re interested, a Google search will explain the other “few” exceptions.
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Got mine as an infant in Iowa in 1959. First three are 481. And there's a shîttonne of us out there with SSNs dating pre-1963.
“Since 1972, when SSA began assigning SSNs and issuing cards centrally from Baltimore, MD, the area number has been assigned based on the ZIP code of the mailing address provided on the application for the original Social Security card. The applicant's mailing address may not be the same as the place of residence.” *
The other exceptions are covered in this article from the SSA government website:
https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v69n2/v69n2p55.html
* The quote is not entirely complete in its presentation. It is specifically addressing the period of time after SSN issuance was taken from the field offices and consolidated nationally (1972). Most of the “field offices” were using the ZIP Codes post 1963. So the use of ZIP Codes long preceded 1972.
The other exceptions are covered in this article from the SSA government website:
https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v69n2/v69n2p55.html
* The quote is not entirely complete in its presentation. It is specifically addressing the period of time after SSN issuance was taken from the field offices and consolidated nationally (1972). Most of the “field offices” were using the ZIP Codes post 1963. So the use of ZIP Codes long preceded 1972.
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The SSA web site shows no SSNs issued with higher first-three digits than 733, with higher number ranges enumerated but not issued. However, that's not correct. The entire range up to 899 has been opened for use. The SSA site simply hasn't bothered to publish new, space-delimited SSN range documents to assist interface programmers since June of 2011.
But wait, there's more.
Most of the range above 899 is open for ITINs. An Individual Tax Identification Number is issued to anyone, without regard to current residency or citizenship status, who has an obligation to file a U.S. tax return. Essentially, they are the functional equivalent of an SSN.
ITINs -
But wait, there's more.
Most of the range above 899 is open for ITINs. An Individual Tax Identification Number is issued to anyone, without regard to current residency or citizenship status, who has an obligation to file a U.S. tax return. Essentially, they are the functional equivalent of an SSN.
ITINs -
- always begin with a 9,
- can be used on any form that calls for an SSN, and
- expire, are revoked, and can be re-issued if they are not used within three years.
If you want to see the correspondence between locations and number allocations (back before things were randomized and other weirdness set in), see this chart.
Complete randomization of the SSN (to include the first three digits) took place seven years ago. But obviously those youngsters aren’t generally in the workforce yet. However, legal immigrants who have applied for a SSN during that time would also have been issued a completely randomized SSN (as would anybody in the federal witness protection program 
).
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That's a better chart, I didn't get mine until 1973 and it had nothing to do with a zip code.
The fact you had a Texas Zip Code is what defined your first three digits as falling somewhere between 449 - 467. Same as with ZX9RCAM’s Kingsville Zip Code.
That chart shows less than 750 three digit numbers being utilized by the SSA (at the time; excluding TINs). The U.S. has over 42,000 Zip Codes (perhaps a few less during most of that time). It was never implied there was an identical one-for-one correlation between the SSN area number and a Zip Code number (see my original post #299).
That chart shows less than 750 three digit numbers being utilized by the SSA (at the time; excluding TINs). The U.S. has over 42,000 Zip Codes (perhaps a few less during most of that time). It was never implied there was an identical one-for-one correlation between the SSN area number and a Zip Code number (see my original post #299).
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