What this page says about Manistee 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.
Manistee Secretary of State Office at 1638 US 31 South Hillsdale Plaza Suite 400, Manistee, MI 49660: 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 Manistee, What Manistee handles, Appointments and what you can do online, The notice SOS shows for Manistee, Other Secretary of State offices near Manistee, Before you go to Manistee, Questions about Manistee
Address and telephone
Manistee Secretary of State Office
1638 US 31 South Hillsdale Plaza Suite 400, Manistee, MI 49660
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 Manistee, branch number 339, at 1638 US 31 South Hillsdale Plaza Suite 400, Manistee, MI 49660, 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 Manistee at 1475 U.S. Highway 31 S, Manistee, MI 49660 with fax (231) 723-7091.
The state office map layer places Manistee at 44.22488237712589, -86.3130839067814.
Hours at Manistee
The Secretary of State publishes no hours for Manistee Secretary of State Office or any single office. Its offices FAQ, read October 21, 2026, gives Manistee 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 Manistee on a given day are shown when a visit there is scheduled.
Manistee 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 Manistee handles
The Secretary of State publishes no service list for Manistee 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.
Manistee is one of the 131 Secretary of State branch offices the offices FAQ counts, alongside seven mobile offices. A branch office like Manistee 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 Manistee and what to bring.
The FAQ says a visit to Manistee 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 Manistee 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 Manistee 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.
The notice SOS shows for Manistee
A note on the Manistee record: The two state sources give Manistee a different street: the state office map layer says 1638 US 31 South Hillsdale Plaza Suite 400, Manistee, and the Secretary of State's fax numbers document says 1475 U.S; Highway 31 S, Manistee, MI 49660.
Other Secretary of State offices near Manistee
Manistee Secretary of State Office is the only office The Secretary of State lists in Manistee.
By straight line distance from the map point for Manistee, the 5 nearest are:
- Ludington Secretary of State Office, 5902 W Ludington Ave US-10 Hwy, Ludington, MI 49431, about 19 miles
- Baldwin Secretary of State Office, 5653 S M37, Baldwin, MI 49304, about 32 miles
- Honor Secretary of State Office, 10577 Main St, Honor, MI 49640, about 34 miles
- Hart Secretary of State Office, 3740 Polk Road West PO Box 206, Hart, MI 49420, about 37 miles
- Cadillac Secretary of State Office, 1911 N Mitchell, Cadillac, MI 49601, about 45 miles
All 131 Michigan Secretary of State offices, Manistee among them, are on the Michigan Secretary of State office list.
Before you go to Manistee
For a first license, a state ID or an enhanced license at Manistee 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 Manistee.
What a transaction at Manistee 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 Manistee; the FAQ says the local branch numbers were replaced by that one line.
Questions about Manistee
Where is Manistee Secretary of State Office?
The Secretary of State lists Manistee at 1638 US 31 South Hillsdale Plaza Suite 400, Manistee, MI 49660.
What are the hours at Manistee?
The Secretary of State publishes no hours for Manistee 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 Manistee?
The Secretary of State replaced the Manistee 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 Manistee?
The Secretary of State publishes no service list for Manistee; its FAQ says every office offers instant title service.
What kind of office is Manistee?
The Secretary of State lists Manistee 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: Manistee County public records.