What this page says about Jersey City was read from the New Jersey MVC's facility locations, agency services and holiday pages on October 21, 2026, and those pages are linked beside each fact.
Jersey City Vehicle Center at 438 Summit Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07307: what kind of MVC facility it is, the hours and services the MVC gives that kind, appointments and walk-ins, and the other facilities nearby.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Jersey City, What Jersey City handles, Appointments and what you can do online, The notice MVC shows for Jersey City, Other MVC facilities near Jersey City, Before you go to Jersey City, Questions about Jersey City
Address and telephone
Jersey City Vehicle Center
438 Summit Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07307
The MVC publishes no telephone number for any facility
The New Jersey MVC lists Jersey City at 438 Summit Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07307 on its facility locations page, read October 21, 2026, and gives the hours, services and appointment rules for every vehicle center on its agency services page rather than facility by facility.
Hours at Jersey City
| Day | Hours at 438 Summit Ave |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm |
| Thursday | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm |
| Friday | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm |
| Saturday | 8:00 am to 3:00 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
The MVC gives Jersey City the same week as the other facilities of its kind, Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, Sunday closed, on its agency services page; it publishes no hours for the building itself.
Jersey City opens on Saturday, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, as every facility of its kind does under the MVC's statewide week.
The MVC's note on the Jersey City hours: statewide hours for this facility type, the MVC publishes no per facility hours. vehcenters.htm says: 8 am-4:30 pm, Mon-Fri and 8 am-3 pm Saturdays, closed Sundays.
Jersey City closes on the thirteen 2026 legal holidays the MVC lists for every facility, Election Day among them.
What Jersey City handles
The MVC lists these services for every vehicle center, Jersey City included:
- By appointment: Registration/title transfer for private sale of a new vehicle, boat or trailer
- By appointment: New registration/title
- By appointment: Salvage title
- By appointment: License plate transfer or replacement
- By appointment: Replacement or duplicate title
- By appointment: Renewal of registration
- Walk-in: Disability placard (initial or renewal)
- Walk-in: License plate return (most locations have a drop box)
Jersey City is a vehicle center, where the MVC processes vehicle transactions only: a title and registration for a new or used vehicle, boat or trailer, a salvage title, a plate transfer or replacement, a duplicate title and a renewal, all by appointment, with disability placards and plate returns as walk-ins. A license or a permit is not done at Jersey City.
Appointments and what you can do online
An appointment at Jersey City is booked through the MVC's appointment system; the MVC's agency services page says which transactions at a facility of this kind need one and which are walk-ins, and that a renewal appointment can be made from three months before the expiration date.
A renewal, a replacement, an address change and a registration renewal for someone near Jersey City can be done without the trip on njmvc.gov, the MVC's own site; the online services guide says which transactions those are.
The notice MVC shows for Jersey City
The MVC's rule for Jersey City: By appointment only: New registrations/titles (including transfers); duplicate titles, dealer & salvage registrations/titles in bulk; license plate transactions; renewals for registrations expired more than 6 months or are ineligible for online renewal; Walk-in services: 5-year abstracts and disability placards.
Other MVC facilities near Jersey City
Jersey City Vehicle Center is the only facility The MVC lists in Jersey City.
All 107 New Jersey MVC facilities, Jersey City among them, are on the New Jersey MVC facility list.
Before you go to Jersey City
For a first license, a REAL ID or a transfer at a licensing center the MVC uses its 6 Points of ID: the documents are set out in the New Jersey REAL ID guide and the identity and residency guide, and the MVC's REAL ID questions put the standard license at $24 and the REAL ID at $35.
What a visit to Jersey City costs is on the MVC's license fee schedule and registration fee schedule, and in the New Jersey fee guide: a $60 title, $85 or $110 with liens, and a passenger registration from $46.50 to $84 a year by age and weight.
There is no one to call at 438 Summit Ave: the MVC publishes no facility telephone numbers, so the appointment system and the online services are the way to check anything before a trip to Jersey City.
Questions about Jersey City
Where is Jersey City Vehicle Center?
The MVC lists Jersey City at 438 Summit Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07307.
What are the hours at Jersey City?
The MVC publishes the Jersey City hours as Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, Sunday closed.
Is Jersey City open on Saturday?
Yes, Jersey City opens 8:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Jersey City?
The MVC publishes no number for Jersey City or any other facility.
What can you do at Jersey City?
The MVC lists 8 services for Jersey City, the first being by appointment: registration/title transfer for private sale of a new vehicle, boat or trailer.
What kind of office is Jersey City?
The MVC lists Jersey City as a vehicle center.
More New Jersey MVC pages
Other offices and the rules behind them: all 107 New Jersey MVC offices and the New Jersey MVC guide.
What to bring and what it costs before you go: renewing a New Jersey license, registering a vehicle in New Jersey and the New Jersey vehicle title.
The courts, the sheriff and the recorder for the same place are on SearchSystems: Hudson County public records and Jersey City city records.