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From: Larry Kuttner <>
Subject: Re: SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX ZIP CODES
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 08:13:15 -0800


Great that means that 91000 to 96999 are California and
97000 to 97999 are Oregon and 98000 to 98999 are Washington.
If ZIP was changed after date of death then it's quite possible
that it will give a "false" location. Also as mentioned, the ZIP's
given are for the location to which the decedent's SS payments
were sent and the location to which the death benefit was sent.
If the payments were sent to an agent, guardian, etc., who lived
elsewhere then the final payments ZIP will show the agents
address and not the decedents. But it's the best that one has to
work with.

Larry K.
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At 07:41 AM 1/17/1999 -0800, Jon wrote:
>96xxx is North Eastern California, Alturas, Modoc County is 96101. John
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Larry Kuttner <>
>To: <>
>Date: Sunday, January 17, 1999 12:08 AM
>Subject: SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX ZIP CODES
>
>
>>Quite often a lookup in the Social Security Death Index
>>will result in a final residence or death benefit ZIP code
>>location that will tend to tell the researcher where the
>>person was living when death occurred. Some times the
>>record will show the name of the location and some times
>>it will just show the ZIP code without a city location.
>>
>>We have a NORCALLER who is a retired postal employee
>>who would know more about this than I do, but it appears
>>that for a final residence or death benefit ZIP to be in CA
>>it MUST be something like 91xxx to 95xxx. I was unable
>>to find out if 96xxx is being used. 97xxx is Oregon and
>>98xxx is Washington.
>>
>>If the ZIP code starts with the numbers 1-8 it can not be
>>a CA zip code.
>>
>>If only the ZIP code is given, one can go to the following
>>URL for a location.
>>
>> http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/
>>
>>If the source of the information for the request includes a
>>SSDI lookup, it would help others to know this fact and
>>what information the SSDI shows.
>>
>>Hope this helps.
>>
>>
>>
>>Lawrence E. "Larry" KUTTNER of Oregon
>>(He who muddies the waters)
>>Larry Kuttner <>
>>
>>RESEARCHING:
>> KUTTNER [CA, NY, Prussia]
>> BELLAH/BALLAGH [CA, AR, SC, VI, Ireland]
>> GIBSON [CA, AR, TN]
>> NEWCOMB [CA, CT, NY, ME, MA, England]
>> REYMANN [CA, NM, TX, Alsace]
>> SHADDUCK/SHATTUCK [CA, MO, IA, OH, NY, England]
>> SHARROCK [CA, TX, IL, OH, NY, England]
>>
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