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verifySSN: Area code can be larger than 740 #2970
Description
The United States Social Security Number area code used to startwith a number less than 740 bt this is no longer the case:
https://www.ssa.gov/history/ssn/geocard.html
There are now routinely SSNs with area code larger than 740.
Activity
Update verify_ssn.cc to fix new format
martinhsv commentedon Sep 19, 2023
Hello @jakubsuchy ,
My skim of the documents suggests that the U.S. government is still not issuing numbers in the 900s. Should we perhaps consider including that in the if statement (instead of only rejecting '666')?
jakubsuchy commentedon Mar 2, 2024
This doc says they now issue those I think: https://www.ssa.gov/employer/randomization.html
"Previously unassigned area numbers were introduced for assignment excluding area numbers 000, 666 and 900-999."
fzipi commentedon Oct 12, 2026
Revisiting this one. Confirmed in both branches:
area >= 740 || area == 666(src/operators/verify_ssn.ccin 3.x,apache2/re_operators.cin 2.x). Since SSN randomisation in 2011 the Social Security Administration assigns all area numbers except 000, 666 and 900-999, so the check should bearea == 0 || area == 666 || area >= 900. One-line fix in each branch plus a test; I can open the PRs.