What this page says about Cooperstown was read on October 21, 2026 from the state's own DMV office data, published by the New York State DMV on data.ny.gov, from dmv.ny.gov and from the Vehicle and Traffic Law, and those sources are linked beside each fact.
Cooperstown DMV Office at 197 Main St, Box 710, Cooperstown, NY 13326: every day's hours, the transactions the state lists for it, who runs it, the notice it carries and the other offices in Otsego County.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Cooperstown, What Cooperstown handles, Who runs Cooperstown, Appointments and what you can do online, Other DMV offices in Otsego County, Before you go to Cooperstown, Questions about Cooperstown
Address and telephone
Cooperstown DMV office
197 Main St
Box 710
Cooperstown, NY 13326
Telephone: (607) 547-4281
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles lists Cooperstown at 197 Main St, Box 710, Cooperstown, NY 13326 in its own office table, which it published last on October 21, 2026 and which was read for this page the same day.
The state gives the map point for Cooperstown as 42.70057, -74.93012, in its office locations data.
Hours at Cooperstown
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 AM to 4:15 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:30 AM to 4:15 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:30 AM to 4:15 PM |
| Thursday | 8:30 AM to 4:15 PM |
| Friday | 8:30 AM to 4:15 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
The state publishes the Cooperstown week as Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 4:15 PM, and those are the counter hours rather than the hours of the building around it.
Cooperstown is shut at the weekend, so a Saturday errand means one of the 14 New York offices that does open on a Saturday.
The next closing the state names for Cooperstown is Veterans' Day, November 11, 2026.
What Cooperstown handles
The state lists 8 transactions for Cooperstown by name:
- Take a Car or Motorcycle Permit Test 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
- Take a CDL Test 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
- Knowledge Test Oral Oral tests are NOT given at this office
- Enforcement 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
- Upgrade to Real ID or EDL 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
- Dealer Motorcycle 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
- Dealer Plates 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
- Exchange Out-of-State License 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
A transaction that is not on that list is not done at 197 Main St, which is the point of the list: the state publishes it office by office rather than claiming every counter does everything.
As a county office, Cooperstown works under section 205 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, which has the county clerk act as the agent of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in registering vehicles, issuing non-driver identification cards and drivers' licenses on an inspector's certification, receiving certificate of title papers and handling motor vehicle enforcement transactions.
What the transactions on the Cooperstown list actually require is set out guide by guide: New York permit test and road test guide, New York motorcycle license guide, New York commercial driver license guide, New York REAL ID and Enhanced license guide and New York guide for drivers moving in.
Who runs Cooperstown
Cooperstown is run by the county clerk as an agent of the state DMV.
That is why the hours above are set in Otsego rather than in Albany, and why the clerk keeps 10.75 percent of the gross receipts from the motor vehicle work done at 197 Main St, the retention percentage written into section 205.
Otsego County, where Cooperstown sits, is one of the 51 New York counties whose clerk holds that agency, while the 11 the statute excepts by name, Albany, Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Onondaga, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk and Westchester, have state run district offices instead.
Appointments and what you can do online
On its office locator the DMV says it "strongly encourage[s] making a reservation" at offices such as Cooperstown, and that when waits are long only people holding one are let in. The same page says booking is "not available for all DMV office locations", so whether Cooperstown takes a reservation is settled on that locator and not here.
Anything that can be finished online does not need Cooperstown at all, and the New York online services guide sets out which transactions those are.
Other DMV offices in Otsego County
The state lists Cooperstown as the only DMV listing in the whole of Otsego County, so the next nearest counter is across a county line.
Every one of the 142 New York listings, Cooperstown among them, is on the New York DMV office list, and the public records for this county are on the Otsego County page.
Before you go to Cooperstown
Call (607) 547-4281 before setting out for 197 Main St if your transaction is at all unusual, because the state files that number as the public line for Cooperstown itself rather than as a statewide queue.
Take to Cooperstown the documents the transaction needs rather than the ones you happen to have: what counts for a New York license or ID is listed in the REAL ID and Enhanced license guide, and what a registration needs is in the registration guide. A second trip to Cooperstown costs more than the reading does.
What you pay is set statewide rather than at the Cooperstown counter, and the current schedule is in the New York DMV fee guide.
Questions about Cooperstown
Where is the Cooperstown DMV office?
The state lists Cooperstown at 197 Main St, Box 710, Cooperstown, NY 13326.
What are the hours at Cooperstown?
The state publishes Cooperstown as Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 4:15 PM.
What is the telephone number for Cooperstown?
The state gives (607) 547-4281 for Cooperstown.
Is Cooperstown open on a Saturday?
No. The state lists Cooperstown as closed on Saturday.
Who runs Cooperstown?
Cooperstown is run by the county clerk as an agent of the state DMV.
What can you do at Cooperstown?
The state names 8 transactions for Cooperstown, beginning with Take a Car or Motorcycle Permit Test 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM.
How many other DMV offices are in Otsego County besides Cooperstown?
None. The state lists Cooperstown as the only one in Otsego County.