Send a fax

Social Security

Fax a form to Social Security

Social Security takes paper forms by fax at your local office. Find your office’s fax number on Social Security’s office locator, then send your form from XipFax.

$4.99 for up to 10 pages. Nothing if it fails.

Social Security fax number

Social Security gives each local office’s fax number on its office locator, by your ZIP code.

Find your office’s fax numberSend a fax

From Social Security’s own pages, last checked Oct 21, 2026.

What Social Security requires

  • Applications aren’t accepted by fax

    Social Security no longer accepts a faxed, signed application as a valid application, though a faxed one still sets a protective filing date. Read Social Security’s notice

  • Send forms to your local office

    Social Security takes any paper form by fax at your local office, unless the form says otherwise. Read it on SSA.gov

  • Most evidence isn’t accepted by fax

    Social Security doesn’t accept a faxed copy of most evidence, such as a birth certificate: it asks for the original, or a copy certified by the office that keeps the record. Read Social Security’s rule

Pricing

Pay per fax. Or get your own number.

One fax

$4.99

for up to 10 pages, then 20¢ a page

  • No subscription.
  • A fax that fails costs nothing.
  • An email confirms each fax, delivered or failed.
  • A confirmation to download as proof of delivery.
Send a fax

If a fax failsA fax that fails costs nothing: we don’t charge for it, or we refund what you paid. Other charges, plan fees included, aren’t refunded unless the law requires it.

The plan

$14.99a month

for your own number and 300 pages a month

  • Your own fax number, in a US area code you choose.
  • 300 pages a month, sent and received, then 5¢ a page.
  • Received faxes in your log, and by email as a PDF.
  • Faxes you send draw on your pages, with no payment each time.
  • Cancel online any time.
Get your number

Your plan renews automatically every month until you cancel it. You pay $14.99 today, and $14.99 on the same date each month after that. Cancel any time before your next renewal date and you won’t be charged again: choose Cancel plan on Your number in XipFax. Your plan then runs to the end of the month you paid for, and your number is yours until then.

Faxes go to US and Canadian fax numbers. Prices are in US dollars.

How it works

  1. 1

    Choose who it’s to.

    Find an office on XipFax, like the IRS’s CAF unit for Form 2848, or type any US or Canadian fax number.

  2. 2

    Add your pages.

    Upload PDFs or photos. Put them in order, add a cover page if you like, and check every page in black and white, the way the office will receive it.

  3. 3

    Pay and send.

    Add your email for the confirmation, pay $4.99, and send. We email you when it’s delivered.