Social Security numbers - Middle numbers (is it true they should only be even numbers)?

the first 3 numbers are you "area"... which means what region of the US you are in. Starting in 1972, "area" numbers were tied to zip codes. For cards issued at birth, it is usually the zip code in which you were born.

the 2nd 2 numbers are you Group #. They DO range from 1 to 99 (odd and even).. and are used to SUB DIVIDE the area into more precisely link "areas" with states.

The last 4 are you "serial number" and they run from 0001 to 9999 and are YOUR unique number within an area

That is false. I work in a field where I have access to thousands of SSN's at various client sites. I see both odd and even numbers in the middle two positions.

for further verification, you can double check the following web site

"Group Numbers

The group number is not related to geography but rather to the order in which SSNs are issued for a particular area. Before 1965, only half the group numbers were used: odd numbers were used below 10 and even numbers were used above 9. In 1965 the system was changed so assignments continued with the low even numbers and the high odd numbers. So, group numbers for each area number are assigned in the following order:

Odd numbers, 01 to 09

Even numbers, 10 to 98

Even numbers, 02 to 08

Odd numbers, 11 to 99

Group codes of "00" aren't assigned

In each region, all possible area numbers are assigned with each group number before using the next group number. This means the group numbers can be used to find a chronological ordering of SSNs within a region. When new group numbers are assigned to a state, the old numbers are usually used up first.

SSA publishes a list every month of the highest group assigned for each SSN Area. For example, if the highest group assigned for area 999 is 72, then we know that the number 999-04-1234 is an invalid number because even Groups under 9 have not yet been assigned."

Did you see the news article where the guy from LifeLock did have his identity stolen? Very funny... Not that I would have used their services before.... but now definitly won't.

Within each area (first three digits), the group numbers (middle two digits) range from 01 to 99 but are not assigned in consecutive order. For administrative reasons, group numbers issued first consist of the ODD numbers from 01 through 09 and then EVEN numbers from 10 through 98, within each area number allocated to a State. After all numbers in group 98 of a particular area have been issued, the EVEN Groups 02 through 08 are used, followed by ODD Groups 11 through 99. .

Uh no i have two odd numbers for my middle numbers so sorry they are wrong

my middle 2 are odd

Mine is 19

Mine's "27"...so, no, they're not just even numbers.

The answer is 'NO'.