Covington

Address and telephone

Covington
8134 Geiger St, Covington, GA 30014
Telephone: (678) 413-8400

The Georgia Department of Driver Services keeps a page of its own for Covington, read October 21, 2026, with the address, the week's hours and the services offered; it is listed on the DDS locations list with every other center and kiosk.

DDS says Covington serves Newton County.

The DDS page places Covington at 33.6108684, -83.8759192.

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Hours at Covington

DDS publishes the week at Covington as Monday closed, Tuesday to Friday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, Sunday closed, all in Eastern time.

Covington opens on Saturday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, which is the Georgia pattern: DDS runs most of its customer service centers Tuesday to Saturday and closes them on Sunday and Monday.

DDS adds this to the Covington hours: All in Eastern Time Zone.

Covington closes on the dates DDS lists on its office closures page for every customer service center in 2026, the Saturday before a Monday holiday included.

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What Covington handles

DDS lists 11 services offered at Covington:

• First Issuance
• Renewals
• Replace Stolen/Lost
• Out of State Transfers
• Non-Commercial Road Test
• Reinstatements
• Georgia Driving History Reports (MVR)
• Insurance Reinstatements
• Regular Knowledge Exam
• Motorcycle Knowledge Exam
• CDL Written Exams

Covington is a DDS customer service center, the counter for a first license, permit or ID, a renewal in person, a REAL ID, a transfer from another state, the knowledge exams and, where listed above, the road tests. Titles, registration and plates are not done at Covington or any DDS center: they belong to the Department of Revenue's county tag office, and the county tag office guide says which errand goes where.

DDS asks every customer visiting Covington to complete its online license, ID or permit form before the visit, the note it puts at the top of the center's page, and takes cash, major cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay at the counter.

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Appointments and what you can do online

DDS takes walk-ins at Covington for everything except a road test: the helpful links on its page say appointments are required for road tests only, and those are booked on the DDS road test page. Before any visit to Covington DDS asks for its online license, ID or permit form.

A renewal, a replacement, an address change and a driving history for someone near Covington can be done without the trip through DDS online services or the DDS 2 GO app, with a $5 discount DDS gives on eligible online transactions; the renewal guide says who qualifies.

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Other DDS locations near Covington

DDS lists 2 other DDS locations in Newton County besides Covington:

• Newton County Kroger, 3139 Hwy 278 NE, Covington, GA 30014
• Newton Crossroads Kroger, 5341 Highway 20S, Covington, GA 30016

By straight line distance from the map point for Covington, the 5 nearest are:

• Newton County Kroger, 3139 Hwy 278 NE, Covington, GA 30014, about 1 miles
• Conyers Kiosk, 2206 Eastview Parkway NE, Conyers, GA 30013, about 7 miles
• Conyers, 2206 Eastview Parkway NE, Conyers, GA 30013, about 7 miles
• Rockdale County Kroger, 1745 GA-138 SE, Conyers, GA 30013, about 8 miles
• Newton Crossroads Kroger, 5341 Highway 20S, Covington, GA 30016, about 9 miles

All 195 Georgia DDS locations, Covington among them, are on the Georgia DDS location list.

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Before you go to Covington

For a first license, a REAL ID or a transfer at Covington take the documents on the DDS REAL ID page: identity, Social Security number, two proofs of Georgia residence and, where it applies, lawful status. The Georgia REAL ID guide and the identity and residency guide set them out for a visit to Covington.

What a transaction at Covington costs is on the DDS fees and terms page, $32 for an eight year license and $10 for a learner's permit among them, and in the Georgia fee guide, which also carries the Department of Revenue's title, tag and TAVT figures for the county tag office.

Calling (800) 436-7442, or the (678) 413-8400 number DDS prints on the page for Covington, reaches the DDS call center, not a telephone inside Covington, because DDS publishes no direct line for any location.

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Questions about Covington

Where is Covington?
DDS lists Covington at 8134 Geiger St, Covington, GA 30014.

What are the hours at Covington?
DDS publishes the Covington hours as Monday closed, Tuesday to Friday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, Sunday closed.

Is Covington open on Saturday?
Yes, Covington opens 8:00 am to 12:00 pm on Saturday.

What is the telephone number for Covington?
DDS gives (678) 413-8400.

What can you do at Covington?
DDS lists 11 services for Covington, the first being first issuance.

What kind of office is Covington?
DDS lists Covington as a Customer Service Center.

Are there other DDS locations in Newton County besides Covington?
Yes, 2 more in Newton County besides Covington: Newton County Kroger and Newton Crossroads Kroger.

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More Georgia DDS pages

Other offices and the rules behind them: all 195 Georgia DDS offices and the Georgia DDS guide.

What to bring and what it costs before you go: registering a vehicle in Georgia and how a Georgia car title is transferred.

The public records of the same place, kept by the county and the city, not the DMV: Newton County public records.