What this page says about 430 E. Main St. was read from the FLHSMV Polk County locations page on October 16, 2026, and that page is linked beside each fact.
Bartow Tax Collector Service Center at 430 E. Main St., Bartow, FL 33830: its hours, the work FLHSMV lists for it, who operates it, how to book, and the other counters in Polk County.
In this guide: Address, Hours, Services at this office, Who runs this office, Appointments and online options, Other offices in Polk County, Before you go, Questions about the Bartow office
Address
Bartow Tax Collector Service Center
430 E. Main St., Bartow, FL 33830
Telephone: 863-534-4700
FLHSMV lists 430 E. Main St. on its Polk County locations page, read October 16, 2026.
FLHSMV gives the map point for this address as 27.8966996, -81.8401739.
Hours
FLHSMV publishes the hours for the Bartow office at 430 E. Main St. as DL: Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:00pm MV: Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm, and that wording is the agency's own because the counter does not keep one opening time across the week.
Read that line before travelling to Bartow, because the driver license and motor vehicle counters at 430 E. Main St. close at different times.
The Bartow office at 430 E. Main St. is shut on the Florida state holidays as well, which the Department of Management Services publishes each year.
Services at this office
FLHSMV marks 430 E. Main St., in Polk County, as a DL & MV office, which means driver licenses and motor vehicle work.
At 430 E. Main St., FLHSMV notes: Driver License and ID Card services are offered by appointment only to Polk County Residents. Please visit www.polktaxes.com; No Written/Computer Exams Provided at this location. Any persons requiring a Learner's License exam MUST complete this exam in a full service DL office or through a third party exam provider; Medical Road Tests by Appointment Only. Call 863-534-4700 to schedule an appointment.
Who runs this office
The Bartow office at 430 E. Main St. is run by the county tax collector under contract with FLHSMV.
Because it is run locally, the opening hours and the appointment system at the Bartow counter on E. Main St are set in Polk County rather than in Tallahassee, and some transactions carry a county service charge on top of the state fee.
Appointments and online options
FLHSMV says an appointment can be booked online for 430 E. Main St..
The office that runs the Bartow counter on E. Main St keeps its own page at polktaxes.com, which is where a change to its hours shows up before FLHSMV picks it up.
For a renewal or a replacement, FLHSMV sends people at 430 E. Main St. to the statewide MyDMV Portal rather than the counter, and what that portal will and will not do is set out in the Florida driver license renewal guide and the registration renewal guide.
Other offices in Polk County
Apart from 430 E. Main St., FLHSMV lists 7 other service centers in Polk County:
- Davenport, 2000 Deer Creek Commerce Lane, Davenport, FL 33837, DL & MV
- Lakeland, 916 N. Massachusetts Ave., Lakeland, FL 33801, DL & MV
- Lake Alfred, 200 Government Center Blvd., Haines City, FL 33844, DL & MV
- Lake Wales, 658 Highway 60 W., Lake Wales, FL 33853, DL & MV
- First Lakeland Tag Agency, 4130 Florida Ave S,, Lakeland, FL 33813, MV
- Express Auto Tags of Winter Haven, 300 Avenue M NW, Winter Haven, FL 33881, MV
- Express Auto Tags of North Lakeland, 4933 US Highway 98 N, Lakeland, FL 33809, MV
All 266 Florida service centers, the Bartow counter on E. Main St among them, are on the Florida service center list.
Before you go
Like every Florida service center, the Bartow counter on E. Main St wants identity, Social Security and two Florida residential address documents before it will issue, and the Florida REAL ID guide sets out which papers count.
Call 863-534-4700 before travelling to 430 E. Main St. if your transaction is unusual, because that number reaches the office itself rather than a statewide queue.
Questions about the Bartow office
Where is the Bartow service center at 430 E. Main St.?
FLHSMV gives the address as 430 E. Main St., Bartow, FL 33830, on its Polk County locations page.
What are the hours at 430 E. Main St.?
FLHSMV publishes the 430 E. Main St. hours as DL: Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:00pm MV: Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm.
What is the telephone number for the 430 E. Main St. office?
FLHSMV gives 863-534-4700 for 430 E. Main St., Bartow, FL 33830.
Does the office at 430 E. Main St. do both licenses and tags?
FLHSMV marks 430 E. Main St. as DL & MV, which is driver licenses and motor vehicle work.
Who operates the Bartow office at 430 E. Main St. office?
The counter at 430 E. Main St. is run by the county tax collector under contract with FLHSMV.
Besides 430 E. Main St., how many other service centers are in Polk County?
Besides 430 E. Main St., FLHSMV lists 7 others in Polk County.