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Birth certificate number definition

Almost all birth certi�cates issued by a U.S. State include an 11-digit number written in XXX-XX-XXXXXX format. The birth certi�cate number is formed by:
• A 3-digit area code number.
• A 2-digit year of registration, which is usually the year of birth.
• A 6-digits serial registration number, assigned sequentially to each birth as it is �led.
This format was adopted by all states in 1948, making the birth certi�cate number uniform across the country.

Where is the Document Number on a Birth Certificate?

In all birth certi�cates issued in the United States of America, the birth certi�cate identi�cation number is located in the upper right corner of the
certi�cate copy.

How to Identify the Birth Area Code

The birth area code consists of the �rst 3 digits of the birth certi�cate number. It is useful to identify the location where the birth occurred.
Find below a list of birth area code numbers by state as well as applicable exceptions:

Birth Area Code By States

State Area Code

Alabama 101

Alaska 150

Arizona 102

Arkansas 103

California 104

Colorado 105

Connecticut 106

Delaware 107

D.C. 108

Florida 109

Georgia 110

Hawaii 151

Idaho 111

Illinois 112

Indiana 113

Iowa 114

Kansas 115

Kentucky 116

Louisiana
117
- Birth certi�cates issued before 1988 in Louisiana may start with 119. New Orleans birth certi�cates started with 117 until 7/01/74

Maine 118

Maryland
119
- Baltimore birth certi�cates issued before the 1970s may start with 154

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Massachusetts
120
- Boston does not have an area code for birth certi�cates

Michigan 121

Minnesota 122

Mississippi 123

Missouri 124

Montana 125

Nebraska 126

Nevada 127

New Hampshire 128

New Jersey 129

New Mexico 130

New York
131
- New York city uses the birth area code 156 for its birth certi�cateS

North Carolina 132

North Dakota 133

Ohio 134

Oklahoma 135

Oregon 136

Pennsylvania uses a 7-digit number, which always ends in 0, followed by an - and the year of birth

Rhode Island 138

South Carolina 139

South Dakota 140

Tennessee 141

Texas 142

Utah 143

Vermont 144

Virginia 145

Washington 146

West Virginia 147

Wisconsin 148

Wyoming 149

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