Tipton BMV Branch

Address

Tipton BMV Branch
854 E Jefferson St, Tipton, IN 46072-8750
Telephone: 888-692-6841, the BMV Contact Center number the branch list gives for Tipton

The Indiana BMV lists 854 E Jefferson St on its branch location list, read October 21, 2026, as a BMV Branch.

The BMV's branch map places 854 E Jefferson St at 40.2838939, -86.030145.

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Hours

The BMV publishes the Tipton 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.

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

There are no Saturday hours at 854 E Jefferson St, 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 Tipton 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 854 E Jefferson St takes work from outside Tipton too.

At the Tipton 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 Tipton counter. For a knowledge exam at 854 E Jefferson St 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 Tipton is by appointment only, booked between 48 hours and three weeks ahead through the BMV's driving test scheduler.

The branch list marks 854 E Jefferson St as a BMV Branch with no Connect kiosk inside. By the BMV's map coordinates the nearest kiosk to Tipton is Kokomo at 192 E Southway Blvd, Kokomo, IN 46902-3650, about 12 miles away.

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Appointments and walk-ins

Tipton BMV Branch takes walk-in customers and appointments. The BMV's branch visit page says an appointment for 854 E Jefferson St 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 854 E Jefferson St before the appointment start time and tell the associate at check-in. The BMV asks anyone who cannot keep an appointment at the Tipton 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 Tipton 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 Tipton

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

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

• Kokomo, 192 E Southway Blvd, Kokomo, IN 46902-3650, about 12 miles
• Noblesville, 405 Noble Creek Dr, Noblesville, IN 46060-3108, about 17 miles
• Carmel, 271 Merchants Square DRIVE, Suite A-100, Carmel, IN 46032, about 23 miles
• Anderson, 4330 S Scatterfield Rd, Anderson, IN 46013-2631, about 25 miles
• McCordsville, 8880 North County Road 600 West, McCordsville, IN 46055, about 26 miles

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

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Before you go

Before going to 854 E Jefferson St 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 Tipton the documents are the ones in the Indiana REAL ID guide and the identity, status and residence proof guide.

What a transaction at the Tipton 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 854 E Jefferson St counter, because the branch list gives that one number for every branch.

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Questions about the Tipton branch

Where is the Tipton BMV branch?
The BMV gives the address as 854 E Jefferson St, Tipton, IN 46072-8750.

What are the hours at 854 E Jefferson St?
The BMV publishes the 854 E Jefferson St 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 Tipton branch open on Monday?
No. The BMV lists the Tipton counter as closed on Monday.

Does the Tipton branch open on Saturday?
No. The BMV lists no Saturday hours for 854 E Jefferson St.

Is there a BMV Connect kiosk at 854 E Jefferson St?
No. The branch list marks 854 E Jefferson St as a branch without a kiosk.

What is the telephone number for the Tipton branch?
The BMV lists 888-692-6841, its Contact Center, for 854 E Jefferson St.