What this page says about Coldwater was read from the State of Michigan's Secretary of State office map layer, the Secretary of State's offices FAQ and its branch office fax numbers document on October 21, 2026, and those sources are linked beside each fact.
Coldwater Secretary of State Office at 7 Vans Ave, Coldwater, MI 49036: where the address comes from, the statewide hours, scheduling a visit, what a branch office does, and the other Secretary of State offices nearby.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Coldwater, What Coldwater handles, Appointments and what you can do online, Other Secretary of State offices near Coldwater, Before you go to Coldwater, Questions about Coldwater
Address and telephone
Coldwater Secretary of State Office
7 Vans Ave, Coldwater, MI 49036
The Secretary of State publishes no telephone number for any office; its one line is 888-SOS-MICH, (888) 767-6424
The State of Michigan's own Secretary of State office map layer places Coldwater, branch number 223, at 7 Vans Ave, Coldwater, MI 49036, read October 21, 2026; the Secretary of State's offices FAQ says the address of an office is also shown when a visit is scheduled. The Secretary of State's branch office fax numbers document lists Coldwater at 7 Vans Ave., Coldwater, MI 49036 with fax (517) 278-1335.
The state office map layer places Coldwater at 41.93874504801184, -84.98424962586732.
Hours at Coldwater
The Secretary of State publishes no hours for Coldwater Secretary of State Office or any single office. Its offices FAQ, read October 21, 2026, gives Coldwater the same week as every other office: 9 am to 5 pm Eastern time (8 am to 4 pm Central) on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 11 am to 7 pm Eastern (10 am to 6 pm Central) on Wednesday, and a 10 am Eastern opening on the first Thursday of each month; it says some offices close for lunch or open only on certain weekdays and that all close on state holidays. The hours that apply to Coldwater on a given day are shown when a visit there is scheduled.
Coldwater closes on state holidays, which is all the Secretary of State's offices FAQ says about holidays; it publishes no dated list for 2026.
What Coldwater handles
The Secretary of State publishes no service list for Coldwater Secretary of State Office; its FAQ says every office offers instant title service, and the transaction chosen when a visit is scheduled is what the office prepares for.
Coldwater is one of the 131 Secretary of State branch offices the offices FAQ counts, alongside seven mobile offices. A branch office like Coldwater does the driver and vehicle work in one place: a first license or state ID, a renewal that cannot be done online, an enhanced license, a title transfer, tabs and plates, and a driving record. The Secretary of State office guide says what to book at Coldwater and what to bring.
The FAQ says a visit to Coldwater is served in about 20 minutes when scheduled, that a walk-in is given the next available slot, which may be later that day or the next business day, and that the office takes cash, a check or money order to the State of Michigan, cards and Apple Pay, Google Pay or Samsung Pay, with a processing fee on a card.
Appointments and what you can do online
The Secretary of State asks everyone going to Coldwater to schedule an office visit, up to six months ahead, online or on (888) 767-6424; its FAQ says the scheduling system walks through what to bring for the transaction and shows the office address and the day's hours.
A tab or plate renewal, a license or ID renewal, an address change and a driving record for someone near Coldwater can be done without the trip through the Secretary of State's online services or at one of the more than 160 self-service stations its FAQ counts; the online services guide says which transactions those are.
Other Secretary of State offices near Coldwater
Coldwater Secretary of State Office is the only office The Secretary of State lists in Coldwater.
By straight line distance from the map point for Coldwater, the 5 nearest are:
- Hillsdale Secretary of State Office, 59 E St Joe Ave, Hillsdale, MI 49242, about 19 miles
- Albion Secretary of State Office, 308 S Superior St, Albion, MI 49224, about 24 miles
- Battle Creek Secretary of State Office, 5420 Beckley Road, Suite L, Battle Creek, MI 49015, about 25 miles
- Sturgis Secretary of State Office, 931 S Centerville Rd Sturgis Plaza, Sturgis, MI 49091, about 25 miles
- Jackson Secretary of State Office, 1184 Jackson Crossing, Jackson, MI 49202, about 36 miles
All 131 Michigan Secretary of State offices, Coldwater among them, are on the Michigan Secretary of State office list.
Before you go to Coldwater
For a first license, a state ID or an enhanced license at Coldwater take the documents on the Secretary of State's first time license or ID page: identity, Social Security number, Michigan residence and, for an enhanced document, citizenship. The Michigan REAL ID guide and the identity and residency guide set them out for a visit to Coldwater.
What a transaction at Coldwater costs is on the Secretary of State's license and ID page and its title and registration page, $25 for a first operator license and $15 for a title transfer among them, and in the Michigan fee guide.
Calling (888) 767-6424 reaches the Secretary of State's call center, not a telephone inside Coldwater; the FAQ says the local branch numbers were replaced by that one line.
Questions about Coldwater
Where is Coldwater Secretary of State Office?
The Secretary of State lists Coldwater at 7 Vans Ave, Coldwater, MI 49036.
What are the hours at Coldwater?
The Secretary of State publishes no hours for Coldwater itself; its FAQ gives one week for every office, 9 am to 5 pm Eastern on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and 11 am to 7 pm on Wednesday.
What is the telephone number for Coldwater?
The Secretary of State replaced the Coldwater branch number, like every other, with one line, 888-SOS-MICH, (888) 767-6424, staffed 8:30 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday.
What can you do at Coldwater?
The Secretary of State publishes no service list for Coldwater; its FAQ says every office offers instant title service.
What kind of office is Coldwater?
The Secretary of State lists Coldwater as a Secretary of State branch office.
More Michigan SOS pages
Other offices and the rules behind them: all 131 Michigan SOS offices and the Michigan SOS guide.
What to bring and what it costs before you go: the Michigan license renewal, the Michigan vehicle registration and the Michigan vehicle title.
For the same place, the court cases, jail bookings and deeds are on SearchSystems: Branch County public records.