> I wonder if they match the first digits of the zip code. Sounds pretty > close for the East Coast.
Nope, most of the Atlantic states don't have the first digit as their respective zips. Besides ZipCodes weren't implemented until well after SS was established. http://www.ssa.gov/history/ssn/firstcard.html http://www.socialsecurity.gov/ny/exploring-sscard.htm http://stevemorse.org/ssn/ssn.html Back in the distant past, I can remember being able to decode where someone was born by his or her social security number's first five digits. There were even pamphlets describing how to do so. I guess it took quite a while for programmers to figure out the obvious. Incidentally, let me note as a quick factoid that without EZ Check, most employers could spot made up social security numbers presently just by comparing the place of birth and first three digits of the SSN. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
