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Here’s Your BB&T Routing Number

BB&T Bank Routing Numbers by State
What Is a Routing Number?
What Do Banks Routing Numbers Mean?
Codes for International Wire Transfers

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Routing numbers are necessary to know so that you can receive direct deposits or make automatic funds transfers. To save you the time of performing a routing number lookup, here are all of the routing numbers for BB&T Bank:

BB&T Bank Routing Numbers by State

BB&T Bank’s Routing Numbers by State
State	Routing Number
Alabama	0622-0398-4
District of Columbia	0540-0154-7
Florida	2631-9138-7
Georgia	0611-1341-5
Indiana	0839-7428-9
Kentucky	0839-0068-0
Maryland	0550-0330-8
New Jersey	0312-0471-0
North Carolina	0531-0112-1
Ohio	0421-0226-7
Pennsylvania	0313-0912-3
South Carolina	0532-0160-7
Tennessee	0642-0816-5
Texas	1110-1769-4
Virginia	0514-0426-0
West Virginia	0515-0339-4

When trying to locate the routing number on checks, your BB&T Bank routing number is the first string of numbers located at the bottom left of your personal or business checks. If you don’t have your checks readily available, you can use the chart here to locate your routing number quickly.

What Is a Routing Number?

A routing number, aka an ABA number, contains nine digits that help banks identify other financial institutions. For example, if you write a check for a purchase and it’s deposited into a different bank than BB&T, that bank will use the routing number on the check to identify your bank, or the bank the check is drawn upon.

What Do Banks Routing Numbers Mean?

A bank’s routing number is unique. No two banks have the same number. Here’s what each digit in an ABA routing number represents:

Digits one and two: identify the bank or credit union that’s responsible for clearing bank transactions
Third digit: identifies the bank processing center
Fourth digit: identifies the state the bank is located within
Digits five through eight: represent the bank’s ABA identifying numbers
Digit nine: represents the check digit

Codes for International Wire Transfers

Some financial institutions require a bank identifier code, which identifies banks worldwide, to complete an international wire transfer. A bank identifier code — also known as the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) code — is the unique alphanumeric code that banks use to receive international wire transfers. To find the code, contact the bank you are sending the wire transfer to, or look up the code online.

If you are planning to receive an international wire transfer, you’ll need to provide the person sending you the money with details like your name as it appears on the account, account number, bank routing number and SWIFT code.

BB&T SWIFT Code

Here is BB&T Bank’s SWIFT code for international wire transfers:

BB&T Bank SWIFT Code
SWIFT Code	BRBTUS33

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