What this page says about North Tonawanda 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.
North Tonawanda DMV Office at 500 Wheatfield St, North Tonawanda, NY 14120: every day's hours, the transactions the state lists for it, who runs it, the notice it carries and the other offices in Niagara County.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at North Tonawanda, What North Tonawanda handles, Who runs North Tonawanda, Appointments and what you can do online, Other DMV offices in Niagara County, Before you go to North Tonawanda, Questions about North Tonawanda
Address and telephone
North Tonawanda DMV office
500 Wheatfield St
North Tonawanda, NY 14120
Telephone: (716) 743-4500
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles lists North Tonawanda at 500 Wheatfield St, North Tonawanda, NY 14120 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 North Tonawanda as 43.04032, -78.86733, in its office locations data.
Hours at North Tonawanda
| 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 North Tonawanda 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.
North Tonawanda 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 North Tonawanda is Veterans' Day, November 11, 2026.
What North Tonawanda handles
The state lists 9 transactions for North Tonawanda by name:
- Take a Car or Motorcycle Permit Test Until 30 minutes before closing
- Take a CDL Test 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Tuesdays 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
- Knowledge Test Escort 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Tuesdays 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
- Knowledge Test Oral By Appointment
- Enforcement Until 30 minutes before closing
- Upgrade to Real ID or EDL 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
- Dealer Motorcycle 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
- Dealer Plates 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
- Dealer Transporter 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
A transaction that is not on that list is not done at 500 Wheatfield 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, North Tonawanda 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 North Tonawanda 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 and New York REAL ID and Enhanced license guide.
Who runs North Tonawanda
North Tonawanda is run by the county clerk as an agent of the state DMV.
That is why the hours above are set in Niagara rather than in Albany, and why the clerk keeps 10.75 percent of the gross receipts from the motor vehicle work done at 500 Wheatfield St, the retention percentage written into section 205.
Niagara County, where North Tonawanda 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 North Tonawanda, 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 North Tonawanda takes a reservation is settled on that locator and not here.
Anything that can be finished online does not need North Tonawanda at all, and the New York online services guide sets out which transactions those are.
Other DMV offices in Niagara County
Besides North Tonawanda, the state lists 2 other DMV listings in Niagara County:
- Lockport, 111 Main St, Lockport, county office
- Niagara Falls, 1001 11th St, Niagara Falls, county office
Every one of the 142 New York listings, North Tonawanda among them, is on the New York DMV office list, and the public records for this county are on the Niagara County page.
Before you go to North Tonawanda
Call (716) 743-4500 before setting out for 500 Wheatfield St if your transaction is at all unusual, because the state files that number as the public line for North Tonawanda itself rather than as a statewide queue.
Take to North Tonawanda 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 North Tonawanda costs more than the reading does.
What you pay is set statewide rather than at the North Tonawanda counter, and the current schedule is in the New York DMV fee guide.
Questions about North Tonawanda
Where is the North Tonawanda DMV office?
The state lists North Tonawanda at 500 Wheatfield St, North Tonawanda, NY 14120.
What are the hours at North Tonawanda?
The state publishes North Tonawanda as Monday to Friday 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
What is the telephone number for North Tonawanda?
The state gives (716) 743-4500 for North Tonawanda.
Is North Tonawanda open on a Saturday?
No. The state lists North Tonawanda as closed on Saturday.
Who runs North Tonawanda?
North Tonawanda is run by the county clerk as an agent of the state DMV.
What can you do at North Tonawanda?
The state names 9 transactions for North Tonawanda, beginning with Take a Car or Motorcycle Permit Test Until 30 minutes before closing.
How many other DMV offices are in Niagara County besides North Tonawanda?
The state lists 2 others in Niagara County besides North Tonawanda.