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.

001-003	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	Virginia
232-232	West Virginia and North Carolina
233-236	West Virginia
237-246	North Carolina
247-251	South Carolina
252-260	Georgia
261-267	Florida
268-302	Ohio
303-317	Indiana
318-361	Illinois
362-386	Michigan
387-399	Wisconsin
400-407	Kentucky
408-415	Tennessee
416-424	Alabama
425-428	Mississippi
429-432	Arkansas
433-439	Louisiana
440-448	Oklahoma
449-467	Texas
468-477	Minnesota
478-485	Iowa
486-500	Missouri
501-502	North Dakota
503-504	South Dakota
505-508	Nebraska
509-515	Kansas
516-517	Montana
518-519	Idaho
520-520	Wyoming
521-524	Colorado
525-525	New Mexico
526-527	Arizona
528-529	Utah
530-530	Nevada
531-539	Washington
540-544	Oregon
545-573	California
574-574	Alaska
575-576	Hawaii
577-579	District of Columbia
580-580	U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
581-584	Puerto Rico
585-585	New Mexico
586-586	Guam, Philippine Islands and American Samoa
587-587	Mississippi
700-729	Railroad 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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Swept March 2000