What this page says about Jamestown 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.
Jamestown DMV Office at 512 West 3rd St, Jamestown, NY 14701: every day's hours, the transactions the state lists for it, who runs it, the notice it carries and the other offices in Chautauqua County.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Jamestown, What Jamestown handles, Who runs Jamestown, Appointments and what you can do online, Other DMV offices in Chautauqua County, Before you go to Jamestown, Questions about Jamestown
Address and telephone
Jamestown DMV office
512 West 3rd St
Jamestown, NY 14701
Telephone: (716) 661-8220
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles lists Jamestown at 512 West 3rd St, Jamestown, NY 14701 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 Jamestown as 42.09526, -79.24796, in its office locations data.
Hours at Jamestown
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Thursday | 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Friday | 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
The state publishes the Jamestown week as Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, and those are the counter hours rather than the hours of the building around it.
Jamestown 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 Jamestown is Veterans' Day, November 11, 2026.
What Jamestown handles
The state lists 3 transactions for Jamestown by name:
- Upgrade to Real ID or EDL 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM; Processing for ALL other transactions will stop at 4:15 PM
- Take a Car or Motorcycle Permit Test 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM; Processing for ALL other transactions will stop at 4:15 PM
- Exchange Out-of-State License Out-of-State Transactions (changing license to NY, changing registration to NY, etc.) WILL NOT BE PROCESSED AFTER 3:15 DAILY
A transaction that is not on that list is not done at 512 West 3rd 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, Jamestown 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 Jamestown list actually require is set out guide by guide: New York REAL ID and Enhanced license guide, New York permit test and road test guide, New York motorcycle license guide and New York guide for drivers moving in.
Who runs Jamestown
Jamestown is run by the county clerk as an agent of the state DMV.
That is why the hours above are set in Chautauqua rather than in Albany, and why the clerk keeps 10.75 percent of the gross receipts from the motor vehicle work done at 512 West 3rd St, the retention percentage written into section 205.
Chautauqua County, where Jamestown 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 Jamestown, 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 Jamestown takes a reservation is settled on that locator and not here.
Anything that can be finished online does not need Jamestown at all, and the New York online services guide sets out which transactions those are.
Other DMV offices in Chautauqua County
Besides Jamestown, the state lists 2 other DMV listings in Chautauqua County:
Every one of the 142 New York listings, Jamestown among them, is on the New York DMV office list, and the public records for this county are on the Chautauqua County page.
Before you go to Jamestown
Call (716) 661-8220 before setting out for 512 West 3rd St if your transaction is at all unusual, because the state files that number as the public line for Jamestown itself rather than as a statewide queue.
Take to Jamestown 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 Jamestown costs more than the reading does.
What you pay is set statewide rather than at the Jamestown counter, and the current schedule is in the New York DMV fee guide.
Questions about Jamestown
Where is the Jamestown DMV office?
The state lists Jamestown at 512 West 3rd St, Jamestown, NY 14701.
What are the hours at Jamestown?
The state publishes Jamestown as Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
What is the telephone number for Jamestown?
The state gives (716) 661-8220 for Jamestown.
Is Jamestown open on a Saturday?
No. The state lists Jamestown as closed on Saturday.
Who runs Jamestown?
Jamestown is run by the county clerk as an agent of the state DMV.
What can you do at Jamestown?
The state names 3 transactions for Jamestown, beginning with Upgrade to Real ID or EDL 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM; Processing for ALL other transactions will stop at 4:15 PM.
How many other DMV offices are in Chautauqua County besides Jamestown?
The state lists 2 others in Chautauqua County besides Jamestown.