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Water heaters date-code guide

State Water Heaters serial number lookup

State is an A. O. Smith brand, and many residential tank and heat-pump water heaters share the parent company’s front-loaded year and production-week serial convention.

Parent
A. O. Smith Corporation
Common code
A widely used style begins with two digits for year and two digits for production week (YYWW).
Reviewed
August 8, 2026

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Decode the manufacturing date

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Using A widely used style begins with two digits for year and two digits for production week (YYWW).

Type exactly what is printed. Spaces and dashes are ignored.

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EQUIPMENT DATA
MODEL24ABC636A003
SERIAL5019X30312
WeekYear

See exactly how the code was read

SerialAtlas highlights the date characters, names the matching rule, and shows alternative interpretations when the code is ambiguous.

  • Current age calculated automatically
  • Confidence and rule source shown
  • Optional model-capacity clue

Evidence-led route update

State Water Heaters date-code evidence

If you need to estimate a State water heater’s manufacture age, capture the full tank or heat-pump rating plate.

Read the A. O. Smith year-week prefix on the tank plate

A widely used style begins with two digits for year and two digits for production week (YYWW). State is in the A. O. Smith family represented by the verified YYWW example: the first two digits are the year and the next two are the production week. The verified State family uses the first two digits for the year and the next two digits for production week. Capture the tank or heat-pump rating plate with capacity and power details so the parent-family read stays tied to the actual product.

Worked example: 0950A12345

0950A12345 — The verified decoder reads this fixture as Week 50 of 2009. The date is a manufacture estimate, not an installation date.

When State support needs more than an age estimate

A manufacture week cannot answer a parts, registration, safety, or coverage question by itself. Commercial and specialty units may require a different confirmation, so retain the full label for A. O. Smith support.

Model number vs. serial number

The State model number identifies capacity and product family while the serial supplies the date evidence; support needs both. Record model, serial, capacity, fuel or power, and the label location; those fields help support staff distinguish a residential format from a specialty unit.

Limits and official support

Commercial and specialty State products require confirmation from the full rating plate. If the result affects warranty, registration, parts, safety, or replacement decisions, use the complete model and serial with the manufacturer or a qualified professional. SerialAtlas is an independent reference, not an official warranty lookup or warranty coverage decision.

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How to read a State Water Heaters serial number

A widely used style begins with two digits for year and two digits for production week (YYWW). SerialAtlas removes spacing and punctuation, then applies only the documented rule families mapped to State Water Heaters. The lookup remains in the browser.

Try this documented-style example0950A12345Load example

Equipment covered

  • gas tank water heaters
  • electric tank water heaters
  • heat-pump water heaters
  • selected commercial units

Commercial, imported, very old, specialty, and private-label equipment can use a different code. Confirm the full rating plate before accepting a result.

Where to find the rating plate

  • Upper or lower side of the tank jacket
  • Near the gas control valve on gas models
  • Behind an electrical access panel
  • Side or bottom edge of a tankless cabinet

Why more than one date can appear

Two-digit years and repeating letter cycles can point to more than one era. SerialAtlas ranks the plausible dates but keeps materially different alternatives visible. Label design, refrigerant, installation records, and product literature can resolve the era.

Source and verification

Inspector Handbook open reference data (CC BY 4.0). Independently implemented and reviewed August 8, 2026.

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What this result does not prove

A manufacture date is not an installation date, warranty decision, recall match, condition assessment, or replacement recommendation. Confirm high-stakes decisions with the manufacturer or a qualified professional.