About CheckEBTCardBalance
A simple, fast way to check your EBT card balance.
Published by
Sumo Coder
Content sourced from
State & federal agencies
Directory coverage
253,894 stores
Across 51 states & D.C.
CheckEBTCardBalance is published and maintained by Sumo Coder, an independent publisher of consumer information resources. It was built for one purpose: helping people quickly find the right phone number, website, or app to check their EBT (SNAP food benefits) card balance, no matter which state issued their card. Every state page covers how to check your balance by phone, online, or app, along with income limits and tips for protecting your card from fraud and skimming.
We also cover related questions people run into after they've found their balance — where EBT is accepted, what you can and can't buy with it, and what to do if your card is lost or stolen.
How we source and verify information
Sourced from official agencies
Every phone number, portal link, and income limit is compiled from official sources — each state's EBT/SNAP agency, or the USDA for nationwide rules — never written from general knowledge.
Dated and re-verified
Every state and retailer page shows an "Updated" date — when it was last checked against its official source and corrected if anything changed. Not a cosmetic timestamp.
Independent, not government-run
We're a small independent team, not a law firm or government contractor. Your state's EBT agency is always the authoritative answer for your specific situation.
Our review process
Every state's phone number, portal, and income-limit figures are checked against that state's own EBT/SNAP agency, not copied from a single national template and swapped per state. Nationwide rules — SNAP income eligibility, the Restaurant Meals Program, and EBT fraud/skimming guidance — link directly to their USDA Food and Nutrition Administration source pages on each state's page, so you can verify the underlying rule yourself rather than take our word for it.
- We aim to re-check every state and retailer page against its official source at least twice a year.
- Any correction reported through the link below is checked against the official source and fixed promptly, not just acknowledged.
- This site was rebuilt from scratch in August 2026 after sitting dormant for years, so its update history is short — we'd rather say that plainly than imply otherwise.
What we are not
CheckEBTCardBalance is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the USDA, any state government, or any EBT card issuer. We're an independent publisher, and the phone numbers and details we list are compiled and checked separately from any official state system. For your actual balance or account details, always use the official number or portal listed for your state.
Spot something out of date?
Phone numbers, portals, and program details can change. Let us know about anything that looks wrong — reported corrections are checked against the official source and fixed promptly.
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