Social Security Office

Lima, OH Social Security Office 401 West North St, Federal Bldg, Ste 101

Lima, Ohio Social Security Office

Social security offices in Lima, OH offer services by the Social Security Administration.  Services typically available in local social security offices include:

  • Apply for Social Security Retirement Benefits
  • Apply for  Disability – SSDI, Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • Apply for Medicare
  • Help With Medicare Prescription Drugs
  • Check on Application Status
  • Appeal a Decision
  • Obtain Forms
  • Obtain Publications
  • Obtain a Social Security Card
  • Request a Replacement Social Security Card
  • Replacement Medicare Card

What is Social Security?

In 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act. This new federal legislature started the collecting of taxes in 1937. Since then, working citizens across the United States began paying into social security in order to have a form of guaranteed income once they reached retirement age.

The Social Security Act was initially meant to be a form of basic retirement for working individuals. However, in 1939, an amendment was made to the act that allowed spouses and/or children to begin receiving social security survivor benefits if a parent or spouse was deceased and qualified for social security income.

Who is Eligible For Social Security?

The following people are eligible to receive social security benefits:

      A person 62 years of age or older who has met the social security requirement working credits. This occurs by remaining employed for a steady and reasonable amount of time to pay into the social security fund.

      A spouse under the age of 62 who has a dependent disabled child living with him or her.

      High school students from the ages of 18 to 19 as long as they are enrolled full time in high school and have an unmarried status.
      Any person with a disability that was legally verified before the person reached 22 years of age.
      A divorced person who is unmarried and who is over 62 years of age may qualify for social security benefits from a previous spouse if they were married for more than a decade.
Special Instructions For This Office: 
ON SR 81 3 BLOCKS WEST OF THE ALLEN COUNTY COURTHOUSE. NORTH STREET IS ALSO STATE ROUTES 81 AND 309 WESTBOUND THROUGH LIMA. SSA IS IN THE FEDERAL BUILDING WHICH IS A 2-STORY BROWN BRICK BUILDING THAT ALSO HOUSES RECRUITING STATIONS FOR THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE & MAR INES. SSA AND MILITARY RECRUITING SIGNAGE IS POSTED ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BLDG. SSA’S PHYSICAL ADDRESS IS 401 W NORTH STREET, LIMA OHIO.

Lima, OH Social Security Office

401 WEST NORTH ST, FEDERAL BLDG, STE 101
Lima, OH 45801

Office Phone: 1-800-223-0288
TTY: 1-419-227-8262
Website:

Latitude: 40.7423972
Longitude: -84.1097952

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LIMA, OH Office Hours:

Office Hours Notice: Beginning Wednesday, January 2, 2013, offices close at noon on Wednesdays to the public. You should call this Lima, OH office ahead of time to verify their hours of operations.
Monday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Thursday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Friday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Saturday: Closed

Sunday: Closed

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