What this page says about Johnstown 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.
Johnstown DMV Office at 223 West Main St, Johnstown, NY 12095: every day's hours, the transactions the state lists for it, who runs it, the notice it carries and the other offices in Fulton County.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Johnstown, What Johnstown handles, Who runs Johnstown, Appointments and what you can do online, Other DMV offices in Fulton County, Before you go to Johnstown, Questions about Johnstown
Address and telephone
Johnstown DMV office
223 West Main St
Johnstown, NY 12095
Telephone: (518) 736-5571
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles lists Johnstown at 223 West Main St, Johnstown, NY 12095 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 Johnstown as 43.00665, -74.37533, in its office locations data.
Hours at Johnstown
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Thursday | 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Friday | 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
The state publishes the Johnstown week as Monday to Friday 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, and those are the counter hours rather than the hours of the building around it.
Johnstown 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 Johnstown is Veterans' Day, November 11, 2026.
What Johnstown handles
The state publishes no transaction list for Johnstown, so what it does is set by what a county office is allowed to do.
As a county office, Johnstown 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.
Who runs Johnstown
Johnstown is run by the county clerk as an agent of the state DMV.
That is why the hours above are set in Fulton rather than in Albany, and why the clerk keeps 10.75 percent of the gross receipts from the motor vehicle work done at 223 West Main St, the retention percentage written into section 205.
Fulton County, where Johnstown 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 Johnstown, 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 Johnstown takes a reservation is settled on that locator and not here.
Anything that can be finished online does not need Johnstown at all, and the New York online services guide sets out which transactions those are.
Other DMV offices in Fulton County
The state lists Johnstown as the only DMV listing in the whole of Fulton County, so the next nearest counter is across a county line.
Every one of the 142 New York listings, Johnstown among them, is on the New York DMV office list, and the public records for this county are on the Fulton County page.
Before you go to Johnstown
Call (518) 736-5571 before setting out for 223 West Main St if your transaction is at all unusual, because the state files that number as the public line for Johnstown itself rather than as a statewide queue.
Take to Johnstown 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 Johnstown costs more than the reading does.
What you pay is set statewide rather than at the Johnstown counter, and the current schedule is in the New York DMV fee guide.
Questions about Johnstown
Where is the Johnstown DMV office?
The state lists Johnstown at 223 West Main St, Johnstown, NY 12095.
What are the hours at Johnstown?
The state publishes Johnstown as Monday to Friday 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
What is the telephone number for Johnstown?
The state gives (518) 736-5571 for Johnstown.
Is Johnstown open on a Saturday?
No. The state lists Johnstown as closed on Saturday.
Who runs Johnstown?
Johnstown is run by the county clerk as an agent of the state DMV.
What can you do at Johnstown?
The state publishes no transaction list for Johnstown, so its work is whatever a county office may do.
How many other DMV offices are in Fulton County besides Johnstown?
None. The state lists Johnstown as the only one in Fulton County.