Social Security Number Prefix
The Social Security prefix listed below indicate which state the Social Security card was issued in. This can assist you in identifying which state the person lived in or what state they were born in based on their SSN. The prefix on a Social Security card are the first 3 numbers.
| Number Prefix | State Issued |
|---|---|
| 001-003 | New Hampshire |
| 004-007 | Maine |
| 008-009 | Vermont |
| 010-034 | Massachusetts |
| 035-039 | Rhode Island |
| 040-049 | Connecticut |
| 050-134 | New York |
| 135-158 | New Jersey |
| 159-211 | Pennsylvania |
| 212-220 | Maryland |
| 221-222 | Delaware |
| 223-231 & 691-699 | Virginia |
| 232 | West Virginia - North Carolina |
| 233-236 | West Virginia |
| 237-246 & 681-690 | North Carolina |
| 247-251 & 654-658 | South Carolina |
| 252-260 & 667-675 | Georgia |
| 261-267 & 589-595 & 765-772 | Florida |
| 268-302 | Ohio |
| 303-317 | Indiana |
| 318-361 | Illinois |
| 362-386 | Michigan |
| 387-399 | Wisconsin |
| 400-407 | Kentucky |
| 408-415 & 756-763 | Tennessee |
| 416-424 | Alabama |
| 425-428 & 587-588 & 752-755 | Mississippi |
| 429-432 & 676-679 | Arkansas |
| 700-728 | Railroad |
| 729-733 | Enumeration of Entery |
| 433-439 & 659-665 | Louisiana |
| 440-448 | Oklahoma |
| 449-467 & 627-647 | Texas |
| 468-477 | Minnesota |
| 478-485 | Iowa |
| 486-500 | Missouri |
| 501-502 | North Dakota |
| 503-504 | South Dakota |
| 505-508 | Nebraska |
| 508-515 | Kansas |
| 516-517 | Montana |
| 518-519 | Idaho |
| 520 | Wyoming |
| 521-524 & 650-653 | Colorado |
| 525 & 585 & 648-649 | New Mexico |
| 526-527 & 600-601 & 764-765 | Arizona |
| 528-529 | Utah |
| 530 & 680 | Nevada |
| 531-539 | Washington |
| 540-544 | Oregon |
| 545-573 & 602-626 | California |
| 574 | Alaska |
| 575-576 & 750-751 | Hawaii |
| 577-579 | District of Columbia |
| 580 | Virgin Islands |
| 586 | Guam, American Samoa & Philippines |
| 596-599 | Puerto Rico |
