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There were 24,665 OASDI retired beneficiaries in Pottsville in 2018, ranking it 33rd in Pennsylvania, according to the official Social Security Administration website.

The Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) is a program of the Social Security Administration funded primarily through payroll taxes. It was signed into law in 1935 by then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The OASDI program aims to supplement a worker's lost wages due to retirement, disability or death of a spouse.

The following table shows Social Security field offices ranked by number of retired workers in Pennsylvania.

Field Offices Ranking by Number of Retired Workers in Pennsylvania (2018)

Rank	Field Office	Number of Retired Workers
1	Lancaster	83,165
2	Fairless Hills	82,385
3	Norristown	82,070
4	Allentown	71,015
5	York	69,725
6	West Chester	63,685
7	Scranton	60,955
8	Philadelphia, Northeast	57,505
9	Chester	55,565
10	Reading	55,320
11	Pittsburgh, Downtown	54,645
12	Greensburg	53,765
13	Chambersburg	49,635
14	Harrisburg	48,705
15	Philadelphia, Germantown	48,070
16	Erie	43,440
17	Wilkes-Barre	43,145
18	Pittsburgh, Mount Lebanon	40,655
19	Altoona	39,860
20	Ambridge	38,915
21	Johnstown	38,395
22	Carlisle	38,175
23	Washington	33,815
24	Butler	31,845
25	Du Bois	30,630
26	Limerick	30,455
27	Selinsgrove	30,190
28	Philadelphia, University City	27,095
29	Williamsport	26,775
30	Pittsburgh, East Liberty	25,990
31	Stroudsburg, East	25,695
32	Lebanon	24,685
33	Pottsville	24,665
34	Hazleton	24,625
35	Bethlehem	24,540
36	Easton	24,465
37	McKeesport	22,910
38	Philadelphia, Downtown	22,210
39	Monroeville	20,840
40	New Kensington	20,775
41	Uniontown	20,700
42	Sharon	20,625
43	Upper Darby	20,365
44	Cranberry	19,515
45	State College	18,730
46	New Castle	18,340
47	Rostraver	15,580
48	Bloomsburg	15,560
49	Indiana	14,255
50	Kittanning	14,045
51	Towanda	13,585
52	Meadville	13,170
53	Lewistown	11,750
54	Philadelphia, Nicetown	10,645
55	Philadelphia, South	10,480
56	Olean, NY	9,515
57	Corning, NY	7,925
58	Jamestown, NY	7,810
59	Philadelphia, Aramingo	6,290
60	Binghamton, NY	6,235