Social Security Office

Tacoma, WA Social Security Office 2608 S 47th St, Suite A

Tacoma, Washington Social Security Office

Social security offices in Tacoma, WA 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: 
FROM I-5 TAKE 38TH ST WEST EXIT, TURN LEFT AT 3RD STOP LIGHT (PINE ST). GO TO SOUTH 47TH ST. OFFICE IS LOCATED AT CORNER OF SOUTH 47TH AND PINE BEHIND THE 7-11 STORE. PARK IN THE LOT BEHIND 7-11. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION – TAKE ANY PIERCE TRANSIT BUS THAT STOPS AT TACOMA MALL TRANSIT CENTER (51,52,53,54,55,56,57,59,210,300) WALK ONE BLOCK WEST FROM TRANSIT CENTER TO CORNER OF SOUTH 47TH AND PINE ST.

Tacoma, WA Social Security Office

2608 S 47TH ST, SUITE A
Tacoma, WA 98409

Office Phone: 1-800-772-1213
TTY: 1-800-325-0778
Website:

Latitude: 47.2143947
Longitude: -122.4714995

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TACOMA, WA Office Hours:

Office Hours Notice: Beginning Wednesday, January 2, 2013, offices close at noon on Wednesdays to the public. You should call this Tacoma, WA 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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