how do they pick social security numbers? my sister and i have the same first 5 numbers and we are 5 years apart. do they reuse them after people die? what is the waiting period if they do? anybody know anything about this mystical number?
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A Social Security Number (SSN) consists of nine digits, commonly written as three fields separated by hyphens: AAA-GG-SSSS. The first three-digit field is called the "area number". The central, two-digit field is called the "group number". The final, four-digit field is called the "serial number".