List of Social Security offices expected to close in 2025

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Giulia Carbonaro

By Giulia Carbonaro

Senior Reporter

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The Social Security Administration (SSA) is set to close dozens of offices across the U.S. this year as part of the advisory Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) efforts to shrink the size of the federal government and cut waste.

The closures, which will span 18 states, have raised concerns over their possible impact on the agency's efficiency and the delivery of benefits that millions of Americans receive every month.

Why It Matters

According to the SSA, more than 72.5 million of Americans receive Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, including some of the most vulnerable individuals in U.S. society.

What To Know

The SSA, according to its own data, has about 1,200 field offices across the country. On its website, Elon Musk-led DOGE lists 47 SSA offices which are set to be closed across the U.S, many of which are concentrated in the South and the Southeast.

According to what an agency spokesperson told The Associated Press (AP) earlier this month, a majority of these offices which will not have their leases renewed were used for in-person hearings, which are being phased out as the SSA focuses on virtual hearings.

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AP obtained information about the expected closing date of only 26 out of 47 of the offices bound to be closed this year. Here they are, by state.

Alabama

Address: 634 Broad St., Gadsden
Closure date: Sept. 30

Arkansas

Address: 965 Holiday Drive, Forrest City
Closure date: April 25
Address: 4083 Jefferson Ave., Texarkana
Closure date: May 25

Colorado

Address: 825 N. Crest Drive, Grand Junction
Closure date: June 21

Florida

Address: 4740 Dairy Road, Melbourne
Closure date: May 16

Georgia

Address: 1338 Broadway, Columbus
Closure date: Sept. 30

Kentucky

Address: 825 High St., Hazard
Closure date: April 24

Louisiana

Address: 178 Civic Center Drive, Houma
Closure date: April 25

Mississippi

Address: 4717 26th St., Meridian
Closure date: June 1
Address: 604 Yalobusha St., Greenwood
Closure date: June 1
Address: 2383 Sunset Drive, Grenada
Closure date: May 1

Montana

Address: 3701 American Way, Missoula
Closure date: June 21

North Carolina

Address: 730 Roanoke Ave., Roanoke Rapids
Closure date: Aug. 1
Address: 2123 Lakeside Drive, Franklin
Closure date: June 23
Address: 2805 Charles Blvd., Greenville
Closure date: June 24
Address: 1865 W. City Drive, Elizabeth City
Closure date: June 24

North Dakota

Address: 1414 20th Ave. SW, Minot
Closure date: June 21

Nevada

Address: 701 Bridger Ave., Las Vegas
Closure date: June 1

New York

Address: 75 S. Broadway, White Plains
Closure date: May 31
Address: 332 Main St., Poughkeepsie
Closure date: July 31

Ohio

Address: 30 N. Diamond St., Mansfield
Closure date: May 17

Oklahoma

Address: 1610 SW Lee Blvd., Lawton
Closure date: April 25

Texas

Address: 1122 N. University Drive, Nacogdoches
Closure date: May 7
Address: 8208 NE Zac Lentz Parkway
Closure date: May 25

West Virginia

Address: 1103 George Kostas Drive, Logan
Closure date: April 30

Wyoming

Address: 79 Winston Drive, Rock Springs
Closure date: June 20

Among the cuts recommended by DOGE, together with the closures of dozens of offices across the country, the SSA has said it will cut 12 percent of its workforce. On Tuesday, the SSA's acting commissioner Lee Dudek also announced that the agency will be cutting its phone services in a bid to combat fraud.

"We're spending the next two weeks to train our field offices to respond to these changes," he said. "These changes are not intended to hurt our customers."

What People Are Saying

Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, said in a statement shared with Newsweek, talking about the SSA's termination of telephone services for benefit claims: "President Trump, Elon Musk, and their hand-picked acting Social Security Commissioner have lost sight of who Social Security is meant to serve.

"In just two weeks, the SSA will force millions of elderly and disabled Americans to either visit understaffed and closing field offices or navigate an online-only system to access the benefits they have earned. They claim this move will reduce fraud—yet they have provided no evidence to support this assertion."

He added: "This cruel policy will create unnecessary hardships for those who need assistance the most."

Connecticut Representative John Larson, who is on the House Committee on Ways and Means subcommittees on Social Security and Work and Welfare, said in a statement: "Let me be clear—laying off half the workforce at the Social Security Administration and shuttering field offices will mean the delay, disruption and denial of benefits."

Everett Kelley, National President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), which represents over 40,000 SSA employees, said in a statement in February: "If Trump and his allies were really looking for efficiency and effectiveness, they'd be investing in SSA's workforce, not dismantling it."

What's Next

The SSA's announced cuts, as the expected dates for its office closures suggest, will unfold quickly.

The impact they will have on benefits is still uncertain, but employees and experts have warned that layoffs and closures are likely to lead to delay in the issuing of monthly benefits.

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