Office Closings and Emergencies

Here you'll find information on Social Security office closures, safety preparedness in case of emergencies, signing up for direct deposit of your benefit payments, and more.

This page is updated every 10 minutes. Please check back for the latest information about office closings and delays and to subscribe to your state/territory.

To check the regular hours of the Social Security office in your area, go to our Social Security Office Locator.

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Our offices will close early to the public at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, May 24. See all you can do online at www.ssa.gov/onlineservices.

Closures or Delays Affecting In-Person Service

We encourage you to go online, call us for help, and schedule appointments in advance. Please note that masks are only required when the COVID-19 hospital admission level where the office is located is high. Signage will indicate if masks are required. We will provide a mask if you do not have one. If you must visit an office, you can find out if the hospital admission level is high at the CDC’s COVID-19 by County webpage.

This webpage lists the small number of offices that temporarily:

may provide service only by appointment due to construction, inability to permit people to wait outside the office, or other reasons.
may be closed to the public.

To confirm the address of the office listed, enter the zip code provided below in our office locator at https://secure.ssa.gov/ICON/main.

A C D F G H I K L M N O P R S T U V W

Alabama Subscribe

All offices are open at this time.

Alaska Subscribe

All offices are open at this time.

American Samoa Subscribe

All offices are open at this time.

Arizona Subscribe

The following Social Security office is only able to provide assistance by telephone on Friday, May 24, 2024. There will be no in-person service:

Safford - 85546

Arkansas Subscribe

All offices are open at this time.

California Subscribe

The following Social Security office(s) are only able to provide assistance by telephone today, Friday, May 24, 2024. There is no in-person service today:

Sonora - 95370

Colorado Subscribe

All offices are open at this time.

Connecticut Subscribe

All offices are open at this time.

Delaware Subscribe

All offices are open at this time.

Florida Subscribe

The following Social Security office(s) will temporarily stop all in-person service on Friday, May 24, 2024, at the time shown below. Assistance will still be available by telephone until 4pm:

Kississimmee - 34741 (11:30 AM ET)

The following Social Security offices will temporarily stop all in-person service on Friday, May 24, 2024, at the time shown below. Assistance will still be available by telephone until 12pm:

Orlando - 32812 (10:30 AM)
Orlando Social Security Card Center - 32812 (10:30 AM)

The following Social Security office is only able to provide assistance by telephone until further notice. There is no in-person service:

Tallahassee - 32301

Georgia Subscribe

All offices are open at this time.

Guam Subscribe

All offices are open at this time.

If Your Local Office is Closed

If your local Social Security office is closed, be aware that many services are available online.

If you had a scheduled appointment, please call 1-800-772-1213 for assistance.

You also can do business with Social Security over the phone by calling 1-800-772-1213 (TTY number, 1-800-325-0778).

Emergency Payments

If you do not receive your regularly scheduled payment from Social Security as a result of severe weather or other emergencies, please call your local Social Security office. You can find the phone number for your local office by using our Field Office Locator and looking under Additional Office Information.

Direct Deposit Information

With Direct Deposit, your money is safe in your bank, savings and loan, or credit union account no matter what happens to interrupt mail service. For more information or to sign up visit our Direct Deposit site.

Direct Express Information

If you do not have a bank account, you can sign up for the Direct Express® card program. With Direct Express®, deposits from federal payments are made directly to the card account.

Federal Holidays

All Social Security offices are closed on federal holidays.

External Resources

Hurricane Recovery Assistance

Office Closings and Emergencies | SSA (2024)

Closures or Delays Affecting In-Person Service

If Your Local Office is Closed

Emergency Payments

Direct Deposit Information

Direct Express Information

Federal Holidays

External Resources