Senior Citizens Threatened by Hurricane Earl
Receiving Social Security Checks Early
About 737,000 residents in 10 states and D.C.
should get checks today
Sept. 2, 2010 – Senior citizens living on the upper
Atlantic coast, who normally expect their Social Security check on the
third day of the month, should be receiving their checks today. The
agency is sending the checks a day early to 737,000 beneficiaries living
in states expected to be impacted by Hurricane Earl.
States included are South Carolina, North Carolina,
Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Rhode
Island, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C., according to the
announcement by Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security.
"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
Sept. 2, 2010 – Senior citizens living on the upper
Atlantic coast, who normally expect their Social Security check on the
third day of the month, should be receiving their checks today. The
agency is sending the checks a day early to 737,000 beneficiaries living
in states expected to be impacted by Hurricane Earl.