Press Release (En español)
For Immediate Release
press.office@ssa.gov
Social Security Checks Arriving Early Along Atlantic Coast Money Will Get to Atlantic Coast Residents Ahead of Hurricane Earl
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced that benefit checks are being delivered to some Atlantic coast residents on Thursday, September 2nd, before the arrival of Hurricane Earl and ahead of the regular September 3rd payment date. About 737,000 beneficiaries in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C. are affected by this early check delivery.
"Delivering checks early to these residents eliminates one concern beneficiaries might have as they prepare for the storm," Commissioner Astrue said. "As beneficiaries take steps to ensure their own safety, this is one step we can take to help them. They should also be aware that Direct Deposit is a more secure and convenient way to receive payments, particularly when natural disasters strike."
Social Security worked closely with the U.S. Postal Service and the Department of the Treasury to make the early delivery of checks possible. Beneficiaries living in areas with the following first three digits in their zip codes will receive early delivery.
| State | 3-Digit ZIP Code Prefix | City |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 270 - thru - 289 and 297 | Greensboro, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Charlotte, Fayetteville, Kingston, Hickory, and Asheville |
| South Carolina | 290 - thru - 296 | Columbia, Greenville, Charleston, and Florence |
| Maryland | 206 - thru - 212, 214 - thru - 219, and 267 | Linthicum, Baltimore, Cumberland, Eastern Shore, and Frederick |
| Washington, DC | 200, 202 - thru - 205 | Washington DC |
| Virginia | 220 - thru - 225, 228 - thru - 239, and 244 | Richmond, Culpeper, Norfolk, and Farmville |
| Pennsylvania | 189 - thru - 194 | Philadelphia and Southeastern PA |
| Delaware | 197 - thru - 199 | Wilmington |
| New Jersey | 070 - thru - 074, 076 - thru - 078 and 080 - thru - 088 | DV Daniels, NNJ Metro, South Jersey, Newark, Trenton, Monmouth and Kilmer |
| New York | 100 - thru - 104, 110 - thru - 114, and 116, 115, 117, and 119 | Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Western Nassau |
| Massachusetts | 021 - thru - 026 | Brockton, Boston, Northwest Boston, and Cape Cod |
| Rhode Island | 027 - thru - 029 | Providence |
The Department of the Treasury, through the Federal Reserve, has requested that financial institutions in the affected areas honor the paper checks.