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
PrefixCity
North Carolina
270 – thru – 289
and 297Greensboro, 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 119Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, and
Western NassauMassachusetts
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.
Sep 1, 2010
Early Delivery Of Checks To Some On East Coast
A press release from Social Security:
From the viewpoint of someone who lives in North Carolina (although not on the coast), this seems like an overabundance of caution. We could easily have two or three other hurricanes traveling up the East coast before the end of this hurricane season, indeed before the end of the month. In this case, the checks are to be delivered on the same day the hurricane is supposed to be skirting (we hope) the NC coast!
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Too bad mandatory direct deposit isn't in place now. This wouldn't be necessary.
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