Petersburg BMV Branch

Address

Petersburg BMV Branch
161 N. Nichols Ave, Petersburg, IN 47567
Telephone: 888-692-6841, the BMV Contact Center number the branch list gives for Petersburg

The Indiana BMV lists 161 N. Nichols Ave on its branch location list, read October 21, 2026, as a BMV Branch.

The BMV's branch map places 161 N. Nichols Ave at 38.487733, -87.289143.

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Hours

The BMV publishes the Petersburg hours as Monday and Tuesday closed, Wednesday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Thursday closed, Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday closed, read October 21, 2026.

Petersburg BMV Branch is shut on Monday, which is the pattern at most Indiana branches, so a Monday trip to the Petersburg counter finds the door closed.

There are no Saturday hours at 161 N. Nichols Ave, and the branch closes on the state holidays the BMV publishes for 2026 and 2027.

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Services at this branch

The BMV does not print a service list for Petersburg alone. Its Preparing for a Branch Visit page, read October 21, 2026, lists the transactions available at a branch, and it says a customer may go to any branch in the state, so 161 N. Nichols Ave takes work from outside Petersburg too.

At the Petersburg counter that list is: knowledge exams, commercial driver licenses, a new driver license, learner permit or identification card, renewing a driver license, learner permit or identification card, amending a current driver license, learner permit or identification card, replacing a driver license, learner permit or identification card, title transfers, updates to an existing title, new registrations, disability placards, registration renewals, registration amendments, duplicate registrations, duplicate titles.

Two timing rules apply at the Petersburg counter. For a knowledge exam at 161 N. Nichols Ave the BMV's page says two things: its questions and answers say to arrive at least one hour before closing for the computer based exam and at least 30 minutes before for the printed exam, while its transaction list says the computer based exam must begin no less than 30 minutes before closing, so the hour is the safe reading. A driving skills exam at Petersburg is by appointment only, booked between 48 hours and three weeks ahead through the BMV's driving test scheduler.

The branch list marks 161 N. Nichols Ave as a BMV Branch with no Connect kiosk inside. By the BMV's map coordinates the nearest kiosk to Petersburg is Vincennes at 2031 Hart St, Vincennes, IN 47591-6329, about 17 miles away.

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Appointments and walk-ins

Petersburg BMV Branch takes walk-in customers and appointments. The BMV's branch visit page says an appointment for 161 N. Nichols Ave is booked through the scheduler it links, that each person in a household needs a separate appointment or a separate walk-in, and that only one customer is allowed per transaction, with a family member or support staff allowed alongside a minor or someone who needs help.

Arrive at 161 N. Nichols Ave before the appointment start time and tell the associate at check-in. The BMV asks anyone who cannot keep an appointment at the Petersburg counter to edit or cancel it within 24 hours from the confirmation email, because each branch has a daily cap on appointments.

A renewal, a replacement or a registration renewal for someone who would use the Petersburg counter can often skip it: the BMV points those at myBMV or a Connect kiosk, and the branches, kiosks and myBMV guide says which channel does what.

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Other branches near Petersburg

Petersburg BMV Branch is the only BMV branch the list places in Petersburg.

By straight line distance from the BMV's map point for the Petersburg counter, the five nearest branches are:

• Washington, 900 W National Hwy Suite 7, Washington, IN 47501, about 13 miles
• Vincennes, 2031 Hart St, Vincennes, IN 47591-6329, about 17 miles
• Princeton, 405 W State St Ste 3, Princeton, IN 47670-1343, about 18 miles
• Jasper, 690 West Second STREET, Ste A, Jasper, IN 47546-3244, about 20 miles
• Loogootee, 129A Cooper St, Loogootee, IN 47553-2223, about 24 miles

All 116 Indiana branches, Petersburg among them, are on the Indiana BMV branch list.

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Before you go

Before going to 161 N. Nichols Ave the BMV asks for three things: have a photo ID ready, confirm every document the transaction needs, and check the branch hours. For a first license, a REAL ID or an address change at Petersburg the documents are the ones in the Indiana REAL ID guide and the identity, status and residence proof guide.

What a transaction at the Petersburg counter costs is on the BMV's 2026 fee chart and explained in the Indiana BMV fee guide; a card payment at the counter carries the BMV's $0.40 plus 2.06 percent processing charge.

Calling 888-692-6841 reaches the BMV Contact Center, not a telephone on the 161 N. Nichols Ave counter, because the branch list gives that one number for every branch.

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Questions about the Petersburg branch

Where is the Petersburg BMV branch?
The BMV gives the address as 161 N. Nichols Ave, Petersburg, IN 47567.

What are the hours at 161 N. Nichols Ave?
The BMV publishes the 161 N. Nichols Ave hours as Monday and Tuesday closed, Wednesday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Thursday closed, Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday closed.

Is the Petersburg branch open on Monday?
No. The BMV lists the Petersburg counter as closed on Monday.

Does the Petersburg branch open on Saturday?
No. The BMV lists no Saturday hours for 161 N. Nichols Ave.

Is there a BMV Connect kiosk at 161 N. Nichols Ave?
No. The branch list marks 161 N. Nichols Ave as a branch without a kiosk.

What is the telephone number for the Petersburg branch?
The BMV lists 888-692-6841, its Contact Center, for 161 N. Nichols Ave.