[Tennessee Nana]

When I arrived in the US in 1971 and was issued my SSN# it was explained to me that the 1st few numbers identified the state that the number was issued from

[freepersup]

Correct.

Hey Kleon you listening?

[HiTech RedNeck]

In fact the initial 3 digits indicate the zip coded area that begins with those same digits. I don’t know what they do now that such areas can have originated more than a million SSNs since the beginning of Social Security in some cases. Adding more digits to the SSN will be an upheaval like unto the Y2K panic.

[Kleon]

When I arrived in the US in 1971 and was issued my SSN# it was explained to me that the 1st few numbers identified the state that the number was issued from

Yes, but not necessarily the state in which you reside.