5. COUNTY CODE CHAR 3 16 18 THIS CODE SPECIFIES THE SSA CODE FOR THE
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF THE BENEFICIARY.
EACH STATE HAS A SERIES OF CODES BEGINNING
WITH '000' FOR EACH COUNTY WITHIN THAT
STATE. CERTAIN CITIES WITHIN THAT STATE
HAVE THEIR OWN CODE. COUNTY CODES MUST
BE COMBINED WITH STATE CODES IN ORDER TO
LOCATE THE SPECIFIC COUNTY. THE CODING
SYSTEM IS THE SSA SYSTEM, NOT THE FEDERAL
INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM (FIPS).
STANDARD ALIAS: BENE_RSDNC_SSA_STD_CNTY_CD
EDIT-RULES:
NUMERIC
SOURCE:
'GEOGRAPHIC CODE MANUAL FOR STATE AND COUNTY
OF RESIDENCE' PRODUCED BY THE SSA.
LIMITATIONS:
SOME CODES MAY BE INVALID, UNKNOWN, OR '999'.
(DIFFERENT FROM FIPS)