Online and phone alternatives versus visiting a Massachusetts Social Security office in person
Task	Best Method	Fastest Option	Massachusetts Visit Notes & Required Originals
Replace a Social Security card	🟢 Online / Phone	Online at SSA.gov or by phone	Bring unexpired photo ID only if online replacement is unavailable in Massachusetts.
Benefit verification (award) letter	🟢 Instant Online	Download PDF online or call 1-800-772-1213	No trip to a Massachusetts office needed unless urgent printed proof is required.
Update direct deposit or address	🟢 Online / Phone	Online account or automated phone line	Can be completed without visiting a Massachusetts field office.
Apply for Retirement, SSDI, or Medicare	🟡 Call First	Online application or phone interview	Call your local Massachusetts branch or 1-800-772-1213 to book an appointment.
Apply for SSI benefits	🟡 Call First	Scheduled phone or in-person interview	Call ahead; bring income, bank, and residency documents.
First-time SSN card or legal name change	🔴 Visit with Originals	Start online, then bring originals	Must present original or certified marriage/court order + unexpired photo ID.

Coverage Ranking

Largest Massachusetts Social Security Offices by Area Served

Largest Massachusetts offices by calculated nearest-place count
Office	Nearby Towns Served	Example Towns	Office Page
East Falmouth, MA 02536	52	Barnstable Town, Bourne, Brewster	Open →
Worcester, MA 01608	20	Brookfield, Clinton, East Brookfield	Open →
Quincy, MA 02169	18	Abington, Braintree Town, Cedar Crest	Open →
Holyoke, MA 01040	17	Amherst Town, Belchertown, Blandford	Open →
Salem, MA 01970	14	Beverly, Danvers, Essex	Open →
Framingham, MA 01702	11	Bellingham, Cochituate, Cordaville	Open →
Malden, MA 02148	11	Everett, Malden, Medford	Open →
Fitchburg, MA 01420	10	Ayer, Devens, Fitchburg	Open →
Gardner, MA 01440	10	Athol, Baldwinville, Barre	Open →
Taunton, MA 02780	9	Bridgewater Town, Kingston, Middleborough Center	Open →
Norwood, MA 02062	8	Brockton, Dover, Foxborough	Open →
Pittsfield, MA 01201	8	Cheshire, Chester, Great Barrington	Open →
Waltham, MA 02452	8	Belmont, Burlington, Hanscom AFB	Open →
Springfield, MA 01104	7	Agawam Town, Longmeadow, Monson Center	Open →
Attleboro, MA 02703	6	Attleboro, Franklin Town, Mansfield Center	Open →
Haverhill, MA 01830	6	Amesbury, Boxford, Haverhill	Open →
New Bedford, MA 02740	6	Acushnet Center, Bliss Corner, Mattapoisett Center	Open →
North Adams, MA 01247	5	Adams, Greenfield, North Adams	Open →
Fall River, MA 02720	4	Fall River, North Westport, Ocean Grove	Open →
Lawrence, MA 01843	4	Andover, Lawrence, Methuen	Open →
Lowell, MA 01852	4	East Pepperell, Littleton Common, Lowell	Open →
Roslindale, MA 02131	4	Brookline, Dedham, Milton	Open →
Cambridge, MA 02138	3	Arlington, Cambridge, Somerville	Open →
Boston, MA 02222	2	Chelsea, Winthrop Town	Open →
Dorchester, MA 02122	1	Boston	Open →

Local Town Lookup (248 Places)

Closest Massachusetts Social Security Office by Nearby Town

Closest listed Social Security office for nearby Massachusetts places
Town or Place	Closest Listed Office	Distance
Abington, MA	Quincy office	9.4 mi
Acushnet Center, MA	New Bedford office	3.6 mi
Adams, MA	North Adams office	5.1 mi
Agawam Town, MA	Springfield office	4.3 mi
Amesbury, MA	Haverhill office	7.6 mi
Amherst Town, MA	Holyoke office	11.9 mi
Andover, MA	Lawrence office	2.5 mi
Arlington, MA	Cambridge office	2.2 mi
Athol, MA	Gardner office	12.2 mi
Attleboro, MA	Attleboro office	1.4 mi
Ayer, MA	Fitchburg office	11.3 mi
Baldwinville, MA	Gardner office	5.0 mi
Barnstable Town, MA	East Falmouth office	13.7 mi
Barre, MA	Gardner office	11.7 mi
Belchertown, MA	Holyoke office	11.4 mi
Bellingham, MA	Framingham office	13.5 mi
Belmont, MA	Waltham office	1.6 mi
Beverly, MA	Salem office	3.5 mi
Blandford, MA	Holyoke office	16.4 mi
Bliss Corner, MA	New Bedford office	2.3 mi
Boston, MA	Dorchester office	2.9 mi
Bourne, MA	East Falmouth office	8.2 mi
Boxford, MA	Haverhill office	7.7 mi
Braintree Town, MA	Quincy office	2.9 mi

Show all 248 nearby places in Massachusetts (+224 more)

All calculated nearest-office results for Massachusetts
Town or Place	Closest Listed Office	Distance
Brewster, MA	East Falmouth office	29.9 mi
Bridgewater Town, MA	Taunton office	6.8 mi
Brockton, MA	Norwood office	10.5 mi
Brookfield, MA	Worcester office	15.7 mi
Brookline, MA	Roslindale office	2.7 mi
Burlington, MA	Waltham office	8.3 mi
Buzzards Bay, MA	East Falmouth office	9.7 mi
Cambridge, MA	Cambridge office	1.7 mi
Cedar Crest, MA	Quincy office	21.1 mi
Chatham, MA	East Falmouth office	33.9 mi
Chelsea, MA	Boston office	2.7 mi
Cheshire, MA	Pittsfield office	9.3 mi
Chester, MA	Pittsfield office	18.2 mi
Chicopee, MA	Holyoke office	2.8 mi
Clinton, MA	Worcester office	12.6 mi
Cochituate, MA	Framingham office	4.1 mi
Cordaville, MA	Framingham office	6.1 mi
Danvers, MA	Salem office	5.0 mi
Dedham, MA	Roslindale office	3.7 mi
Deerfield, MA	Holyoke office	23.5 mi
Dennis, MA	East Falmouth office	23.0 mi
Dennis Port, MA	East Falmouth office	24.9 mi
Devens, MA	Fitchburg office	10.2 mi
Dover, MA	Norwood office	6.8 mi
Duxbury, MA	Quincy office	21.7 mi
East Brookfield, MA	Worcester office	13.0 mi
East Dennis, MA	East Falmouth office	25.1 mi
East Douglas, MA	Worcester office	13.0 mi
East Falmouth, MA	East Falmouth office	4.2 mi
East Harwich, MA	East Falmouth office	30.8 mi
East Pepperell, MA	Lowell office	13.2 mi
East Sandwich, MA	East Falmouth office	12.7 mi
Easthampton, MA	Holyoke office	5.2 mi
Edgartown, MA	East Falmouth office	16.2 mi
Essex, MA	Salem office	10.4 mi
Everett, MA	Malden office	1.5 mi
Fall River, MA	Fall River office	3.3 mi
Falmouth, MA	East Falmouth office	4.3 mi
Fiskdale, MA	Worcester office	18.4 mi
Fitchburg, MA	Fitchburg office	1.2 mi
Forestdale, MA	East Falmouth office	7.2 mi
Foxborough, MA	Norwood office	7.1 mi
Framingham, MA	Framingham office	2.5 mi
Franklin Town, MA	Attleboro office	11.6 mi
Gardner, MA	Gardner office	1.0 mi
Gloucester, MA	Salem office	12.9 mi
Granby, MA	Holyoke office	5.7 mi
Great Barrington, MA	Pittsfield office	18.2 mi
Green Harbor, MA	Quincy office	22.0 mi
Greenfield, MA	North Adams office	26.9 mi
Groton, MA	Fitchburg office	12.3 mi
Hanscom AFB, MA	Waltham office	6.3 mi
Hanson, MA	Quincy office	14.8 mi
Harwich Center, MA	East Falmouth office	28.8 mi
Harwich Port, MA	East Falmouth office	28.7 mi
Hatfield, MA	Holyoke office	11.4 mi
Haverhill, MA	Haverhill office	2.4 mi
Hingham, MA	Quincy office	5.8 mi
Holbrook, MA	Quincy office	7.4 mi
Holland, MA	Worcester office	22.9 mi
Holyoke, MA	Holyoke office	1.8 mi
Hopedale, MA	Framingham office	12.8 mi
Hopkinton, MA	Framingham office	7.3 mi
Housatonic, MA	Pittsfield office	14.8 mi
Hudson, MA	Framingham office	11.2 mi
Hull, MA	Quincy office	9.1 mi
Huntington, MA	Holyoke office	14.8 mi
Ipswich, MA	Salem office	11.5 mi
Kingston, MA	Taunton office	19.2 mi
Lawrence, MA	Lawrence office	0.7 mi
Lee, MA	Pittsfield office	9.6 mi
Lenox, MA	Pittsfield office	6.0 mi
Lenox Dale, MA	Pittsfield office	7.8 mi
Leominster, MA	Fitchburg office	4.9 mi
Lexington, MA	Waltham office	4.4 mi
Littleton Common, MA	Lowell office	11.3 mi
Longmeadow, MA	Springfield office	4.6 mi
Lowell, MA	Lowell office	0.9 mi
Lunenburg, MA	Fitchburg office	4.0 mi
Lynn, MA	Salem office	4.7 mi
Lynnfield, MA	Salem office	7.7 mi
Madaket, MA	East Falmouth office	32.0 mi
Malden, MA	Malden office	1.0 mi
Mansfield Center, MA	Attleboro office	6.0 mi
Marblehead, MA	Salem office	2.4 mi
Marion Center, MA	East Falmouth office	9.4 mi
Marlborough, MA	Framingham office	8.7 mi
Marshfield, MA	Quincy office	19.0 mi
Marshfield Hills, MA	Quincy office	15.7 mi
Mashpee Neck, MA	East Falmouth office	7.6 mi
Mattapoisett Center, MA	New Bedford office	7.2 mi
Maynard, MA	Framingham office	10.3 mi
Medfield, MA	Norwood office	5.4 mi
Medford, MA	Malden office	1.7 mi
Melrose, MA	Malden office	2.5 mi
Methuen, MA	Lawrence office	3.8 mi
Middleborough Center, MA	Taunton office	7.7 mi
Milford, MA	Framingham office	10.8 mi
Millers Falls, MA	Gardner office	25.4 mi
Millis-Clicquot, MA	Norwood office	7.6 mi
Milton, MA	Roslindale office	3.9 mi
Monomoscoy Island, MA	East Falmouth office	6.5 mi
Monson Center, MA	Springfield office	15.6 mi
Monument Beach, MA	East Falmouth office	7.4 mi
Nahant, MA	Salem office	7.0 mi
Nantucket, MA	East Falmouth office	35.7 mi
Needham, MA	Roslindale office	5.8 mi
New Bedford, MA	New Bedford office	1.8 mi
New Seabury, MA	East Falmouth office	7.5 mi
Newburyport, MA	Haverhill office	8.8 mi
Newton, MA	Waltham office	3.5 mi
North Adams, MA	North Adams office	1.9 mi
North Attleborough Town, MA	Attleboro office	3.3 mi
North Brookfield, MA	Worcester office	14.5 mi
North Eastham, MA	East Falmouth office	35.3 mi
North Falmouth, MA	East Falmouth office	2.2 mi
North Lakeville, MA	Taunton office	7.5 mi
North Pembroke, MA	Quincy office	15.2 mi
North Plymouth, MA	Taunton office	20.8 mi
North Scituate, MA	Quincy office	12.3 mi
North Seekonk, MA	Attleboro office	5.1 mi
North Westport, MA	Fall River office	3.4 mi
Northampton, MA	Holyoke office	9.0 mi
Northborough, MA	Worcester office	8.7 mi
Northfield, MA	Gardner office	24.0 mi
Northwest Harwich, MA	East Falmouth office	26.9 mi
Norton Center, MA	Attleboro office	5.0 mi
Norwood, MA	Norwood office	1.8 mi
Oak Bluffs, MA	East Falmouth office	11.3 mi
Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA	Quincy office	20.8 mi
Ocean Grove, MA	Fall River office	3.2 mi
Onset, MA	East Falmouth office	9.5 mi
Orange, MA	Gardner office	15.4 mi
Orleans, MA	East Falmouth office	33.9 mi
Oxford, MA	Worcester office	10.5 mi
Palmer Town, MA	Holyoke office	15.4 mi
Peabody, MA	Salem office	4.2 mi
Pepperell, MA	Fitchburg office	12.4 mi
Petersham, MA	Gardner office	11.3 mi
Pinehurst, MA	Lowell office	8.3 mi
Pittsfield, MA	Pittsfield office	0.4 mi
Plymouth, MA	Taunton office	21.4 mi
Pocasset, MA	East Falmouth office	5.3 mi
Popponesset, MA	East Falmouth office	8.3 mi
Popponesset Island, MA	East Falmouth office	8.2 mi
Provincetown, MA	East Falmouth office	38.4 mi
Quincy, MA	Quincy office	1.0 mi
Randolph Town, MA	Quincy office	5.4 mi
Raynham Center, MA	Taunton office	2.3 mi
Reading, MA	Malden office	8.0 mi
Revere, MA	Malden office	4.3 mi
Rockport, MA	Salem office	16.2 mi
Rowley, MA	Haverhill office	9.7 mi
Russell, MA	Holyoke office	13.0 mi
Rutland, MA	Worcester office	11.1 mi
Sagamore, MA	East Falmouth office	12.5 mi
Salem, MA	Salem office	1.3 mi
Salisbury, MA	Haverhill office	11.1 mi
Sandwich, MA	East Falmouth office	11.6 mi
Saugus, MA	Malden office	4.5 mi
Scituate, MA	Quincy office	14.4 mi
Seabrook, MA	East Falmouth office	6.3 mi
Seconsett Island, MA	East Falmouth office	6.2 mi
Sharon, MA	Norwood office	3.0 mi
Shelburne Falls, MA	North Adams office	19.7 mi
Shirley, MA	Fitchburg office	7.8 mi
Siasconset, MA	East Falmouth office	41.0 mi
Smith Mills, MA	New Bedford office	3.7 mi
Somerset, MA	Fall River office	2.2 mi
Somerville, MA	Cambridge office	2.3 mi
South Ashburnham, MA	Gardner office	4.3 mi
South Deerfield, MA	Holyoke office	18.9 mi
South Dennis, MA	East Falmouth office	24.8 mi
South Duxbury, MA	Taunton office	21.3 mi
South Lancaster, MA	Fitchburg office	11.7 mi
South Yarmouth, MA	East Falmouth office	21.9 mi
Southbridge Town, MA	Worcester office	18.2 mi
Spencer, MA	Worcester office	9.8 mi
Springfield, MA	Springfield office	3.1 mi
Stoneham, MA	Malden office	3.8 mi
Sturbridge, MA	Worcester office	17.1 mi
Swampscott, MA	Salem office	3.4 mi
Taunton, MA	Taunton office	1.1 mi
Teaticket, MA	East Falmouth office	4.1 mi
The Pinehills, MA	East Falmouth office	19.6 mi
Topsfield, MA	Salem office	9.1 mi
Townsend, MA	Fitchburg office	7.9 mi
Turners Falls, MA	Holyoke office	27.0 mi
Upton, MA	Worcester office	11.1 mi
Vineyard Haven, MA	East Falmouth office	10.7 mi
Wakefield, MA	Malden office	5.8 mi
Walpole, MA	Norwood office	2.7 mi
Waltham, MA	Waltham office	1.8 mi
Ware, MA	Holyoke office	18.8 mi
Wareham Center, MA	East Falmouth office	11.1 mi
Warren, MA	Worcester office	19.8 mi
Watertown, MA	Waltham office	1.8 mi
Webster, MA	Worcester office	15.2 mi
Wellesley, MA	Framingham office	6.4 mi
West Brookfield, MA	Worcester office	17.7 mi
West Chatham, MA	East Falmouth office	32.4 mi
West Concord, MA	Waltham office	11.0 mi
West Dennis, MA	East Falmouth office	23.5 mi
West Falmouth, MA	East Falmouth office	1.5 mi
West Springfield Town, MA	Springfield office	2.8 mi
West Wareham, MA	New Bedford office	13.9 mi
West Warren, MA	Holyoke office	19.2 mi
West Yarmouth, MA	East Falmouth office	18.9 mi
Westborough, MA	Worcester office	9.4 mi
Westfield, MA	Springfield office	8.3 mi
Weweantic, MA	East Falmouth office	11.4 mi
Weymouth Town, MA	Quincy office	4.0 mi
White Island Shores, MA	East Falmouth office	12.8 mi
Whitinsville, MA	Worcester office	11.7 mi
Wilbraham, MA	Springfield office	8.4 mi
Williamstown, MA	North Adams office	4.5 mi
Wilmington, MA	Lawrence office	8.8 mi
Winchendon, MA	Gardner office	8.0 mi
Winchester, MA	Malden office	4.1 mi
Winthrop Town, MA	Boston office	5.1 mi
Woburn, MA	Malden office	6.2 mi
Woods Hole, MA	East Falmouth office	6.4 mi
Worcester, MA	Worcester office	0.8 mi
Yarmouth Port, MA	East Falmouth office	21.6 mi

Additional Facilities

Resident Stations & VSD Locations in Massachusetts (3)

VSD location #LRH

Nantucket, MA 02554

81 Washington St, Nantucket, MA 02554

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VSD location

VSD location #LRI

Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

21 Wamsutta Ave, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

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VSD location

VSD location #LRJ

Harwich, MA 02645

100 Oak St, Harwich, MA 02645

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Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions: Massachusetts Social Security Offices

How many Social Security offices are in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts has 30 published Field Offices across 30 cities, plus 3 Resident Station or VSD locations.

What are standard Social Security office hours in Massachusetts?

Most Massachusetts field offices are open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and Wednesday from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. All offices close on weekends and federal holidays.

Which Massachusetts office serves the largest number of nearby towns?

The East Falmouth Social Security office is the closest mapped branch for 52 nearby towns in Massachusetts.

Do I need an appointment to visit a Massachusetts Social Security office?

Yes, most in-person services require scheduling ahead. Call the local branch phone number on our office cards or the national line at 1-800-772-1213 before driving. You can also manage requests online at my Social Security (SSA.gov) ↗.

Are these Massachusetts pages official government pages?

No. SSA Office Finder is an independent public directory. Visit SSA.gov ↗ for official government services.

Official government portal: Social Security Administration (SSA.gov) ↗

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