How to Do People Search by Social Security Number

Whether you are trying to confirm a person’s identity for employment purposes, or simply trying to find out information on a person for other professional reasons, you can do a people search on a person with only a social security number

1. Determine whether or not the social security number is valid. So that you are able to accomplish this, navigate to SSNValidator.com. This is a free service that is not affiliated with the government in any way. Once you navigate to the website, simply enter the number into the space provided, enter the CAPTCHA and click “Search”. The results provide you with an approximate date range that this number was issued as well as the state where it was issued.


2. Confirm the state of issuance in order to determine if the person still lives in that location. The prefix of the social security number tells you which state it was issued in. In order to find out which state it was issued in, simply type “social security number prefixes” in a search engine to come up with a list of locations and numbers. For instance, if the prefix for the social security number is 254, this shows that the state of issuance is Georgia.


3. Navigate to the Social Security Death Index website to determine if there is a death certificate that has been issued. When navigating to this website, you will be provided with information such as the full name, the birth and death dates and the last place they lived.


4. Run a background check through a providing service. Although there is a fee involved with this option, there are a number of sites that provide you with this service.